TWENTY TWO

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"Thanks for letting me stay over" Nova beamed as she settled into the centre of Camila's uncomfortable bed "My roommate sucks! You're so lucky to be housed alone

Camila laughed as she clipped her bra "Well as long as you're happy with me stumbling in at god knows what hour you're free to stay" Nova laughed back "That's fine by me!" She began in a high pitched voice "I can't believe you're actually going out with Summer? I thought you hated her"

"I like going out, besides, Summer is faker than my social worker's boobs!" Camila grunted "Maybe I can get her to spill some gossip"

Nova furrowed her brows before releasing another smile "You know what you should do" she spoke, grabbing for Camila's phone "Send Lauren a photo of you in your underwear!"

Camila curved her brow "Why would I do that?"

Nova jumped up onto her knees and opened the camera app "Think about it, she's sat at home and you send her a sexy underwear picture? She'll die!" The girl bleated dramatically "Especially if you're going out to get drunk! She'll be so mad she can't have you until tomorrow!"

Camila thought for a moment before giving in to the girl's idea, she stood against the wall and pressed her hands into her boobs with her long dark hair tumbling to the line of her panties "All good!" Nova smirked, handing back her phone to show her the image "Jesus, I do look good!"

With that she pulled up Lauren's name and sent the picture with a giggle "I have to get ready! Come on, help me put this shirt on!"

After a few more minutes of poking and prodding, Camila was ready to go with an apprehensive shimmer in her blazing brown eyes. The cab to the club was short, but her mind couldn't help but wonder about the night ahead

Part of her wanted to bail and head to Lauren's, the other part of her wanted to see what Summer had wanted. She arrived at the front door with a smile to the now familiar security guard before venturing inside to find the girl and her friends

"Camila hey!" Summer yelled above the music with her already tipsy tone "You made it!"

"Yeah, guess I did" she smiled back the best she could, eyeing the girl's friends that all looked surprisingly sweet "Come on, let's go get a drink!" The elder offered "I'm paying!"

Camila followed the girl to the bar with a quiet sigh, looking around at the space Lauren and her friends would usually reside. Seeing the space empty however only made her feel that much better. She glanced down at her phone to check if she'd replied, thankfully she had

Lauren - Fuck, Thanks booty call🌶️🤤

Camila smiled at the text before having a drink shoved into her palm "Here! Drink up, we have a big night ahead of us!" Summer pushed "It's been so long since we hung out!"

"I still find it weird that you invited me" Camila confessed "I'm not exactly thrilled by it either" Summer let out a weak laugh as she began walking side by side towards her dancing friends and classmates "I know, but I want us to get along now all of that shit is over" she spoke "I swear, college has made me a better person!"

Camila didn't buy it for one moment, after their last friendship attempt, she was left in a state not even a change of city could fix "So am I, that's what worries me" she spat, lifting her drink towards her lips to swallow almost half of its contents

Summer swallowed hard before plastering on another fake smile "You're not the little girl you used to be Camila, look at you drowning in that alcohol" the resentment could be felt throughout the busy bodies, for some reason neither of them wanted to really be near each other but an unknown motive kept them side by side

Camila scoffed sarcastically "I'm a big girl now, I know how to handle myself and my liquor" she spoke, slamming the glass down after finishing the end to approach one of Summer's friends to dance

"Ok big girl! Let's see what you've got!" Summer spoke under her breath as she joined the group with a toothy smile

The club continued to get busier and busier, the drinks flowing endlessly while all became far too intoxicated to think. Camila made a few new friends and shared some genuine laughs, although wanting to be at home she almost felt proud of herself for taking a night off of overthinking

She made ways towards the bathroom with a slow walk, her legs barely holding her straight before realising Summer to have followed right behind "I need to pee so fucking bad right now!" She laughed "Come in the stall with me"

Camila laughed back, too drunk to even care that she hated every inch of Summer's breathing body "You're so weird!" She stammered "You can't pee alone?"

"No!" Summer cackled "I like the company!" Her body slumped into the toilet with a thud as she dragged her bag onto her lap "Here, let me show you something!" She reached into the side pocket and pulled out a tiny bag that instantly sobered Camila into a gasp "Summer! What the fuck is that!"

The elder cocked a brow and suddenly the joking mood changed "You have to ask?" She mocked "Oh Camila, it's your party starter! Remember?"

Camila reached for the door with glowing red cheeks, desperate to escape before jumping back at the harsh hand that wrapped around her wrist and slammed her back into the door "Get off of me!" She yelped "I'm Leaving!"

Summer laughed with a sadistic smirk, waving the bag of white powder in front of Camila's nose "You're a big girl huh?" She scoffed "Don't think I forgot about you and your little obsession!"

"My obsession?" Camila spat viciously "The obsession that you put me on?" Her hands clamped beside her thighs "What are you trying to do Summer, Huh? You want me to ruin my life again?"

Summer stepped in closer with an evil grin the younger remembered vividly "You haven't changed Camila!" She spat with venom "You're still the same old lost girl that begged me for this shit every weekend!" 

Camila tried to break free from Summer's stance but failed miserably when her intoxicated body stumbled back into the door "I'm not that girl anymore!" She hissed "I'm not the girl you bullied into an addiction because I had nobody else!"

Summer laughed sarcastically, throwing her bag into the floor to offer the small baggie into Camila's palm "Who do you have now then huh sweetheart?" She mocked "I know you're dying to get this inside of you again! Forget all of your issues and feel that fucking incredible buzz you used to love!" 

Camila felt the pain in her chest as she resisted the bag back into Summer's hand "You can't stand that I'm doing good now!" She spat, loosing her balance only slightly before pushing her back into the toilet "It doesn't concern you! You shouldn't care enough to try and force it down my throat!"

Summer rolled her head back with a laugh as Camila towered over her "I knew you asking me out tonight was a fucking joke! You're sick Summer!" Camila yelled, turning around to grab for the stall door "I bet all of my friends I'd get you to take it again Camila!" Summer laughed, stammering over her words "I will win this fucking bet!"

Camila stormed out of the club with her purse hanging over her shoulder. The tears in her eyes now streaming down her cheeks as she walked home nothing but sadly familiar. Even the text from Lauren went ignored, asking how her night was now unanswerable in every way possible

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