The Lie (Camren)

27. Reverse

"Camila? Can you hear me?"

"Is she breathing?"

"What the fuck, why wouldn't she?"

"She's okay guys, give her some space. Camila, can you hear me?"

"Mila, get your ass up now! You've scared us enough it's not funny anymore."

The girls' voices were all Camila could listen to while coming around. Her eyes were still shut as she laid a limb on the room's floor, while Normani checked her pulse and Dinah held her best friend's hand as if it could help her magically recover.

Lauren on the other hand stood on her feet behind them, while the others were knelt, and as much as she tried to seem untouched and concerned only at a human level, the cold sweat on her limbs and the flush on her cheeks could give her away if anyone checked her body posture meticulously. She mentally felt relieved that the girls were too busy, trying to bring Camila back.

When her eyelids moved and slowly parted revealing the brown of her iris, Dinah pulled her up in her arms, letting out a deep breath of relief. Normani exhaled as well and turned towards Lauren, for a reason the green-eyed woman couldn't grasp. They exchanged a look, and her fists relaxed, when Normani turned back towards Camila, allowing the blood to flow back on her fingers.

Lauren wanted more than ever to pull Camila in her arms and make sure she was fine, but the fright was still there, as the image of the person she loved lying on the floor unconscious was imprinted in her mind. There was also the fear of getting caught and showing her deep interest towards her.

"What happened?" Camila mumbled.

"You passed out."

"What? For how long?"

"Not much, only a couple of minutes." Camila's lips parted as she remembered the fight she had with Lauren. However, Lauren was still there standing behind the girls while in Camila's memory, she had stormed out of the room.

The girls helped her, get up slowly and Normani excused herself to bring Camila the water taking Lauren with her as well.

"Mila, you scared me to death. Damn you! Don't tell me William...." Camila stared at her best friend confused and when she understood the suggestion she immediately flinched.

"God! No! Of course not!" Dinah however, kept staring at her in disbelief, because she had no clue, Camila didn't allow Will to touch her anymore. "I swear it, we're careful, there's no chance I'm pregnant." Only then did her friend relax.

"Then what's wrong? Is it alcohol? You don't look drunk."

"Because I'm not! I don't even know how I got here."

"I got up here to find you, because you said you wanted to change your clothes, but were missing for too long and I got worried. Do you remember this?"

"Yes."

"When I got up here Normani, followed me and tried to convince me to get downstairs, but I knew something was off and I insisted and we got in the room and saw you lying on the floor and Lauren standing, doing nothing at all to bring you back. I thought you were dead for a moment. Don't tell me that bitch..."

"Dinah, no! Lauren would never hurt me!" Camila cut her off and instantly earned a stern glare from her friend. Because indeed Lauren had already hurt her and her words revealed some emotional bond and trust towards the brunette, that couldn't be justified in Dinah's head.

"She already did it. Am I missing something here?!" When Camila didn't reply, Dinah gasped. 'It's about time to tell the truth.' Camila thought and before her friend could scold her, Normani's voice calling her back downstairs, forced her to leave the room.