Linger (Camren)

Chapter 10: Ready or Probably Not

{Camila's POV}

After getting off the phone with Lauren, I found myself cornered in my own kitchen by Dinah and Phoenix. I fought them off as best I could, which in reality, was a battle that lasted about 30 seconds before Dinah held me up by my ankles upside down and Phoenix threatened me with a bottle of ketchup, I finally told them everything they wanted to know about Lauren.

Despite all the teasing and hassling, they made sure I knew they were there for me and that I had their support in any way that I needed it.

This was the first time in a long time that I showed interest in anyone, and after the experience I had in the past, I learned to never take the life I have for granted.

Since everything that had happened, I've opened my eyes to so many things.

Above all things, I realized that my feelings are valid simply because they exist. Every emotion I have, I feel with a deep intensity. I commit myself to these feelings and make them known to the people I love and those around me, simply because I can't hold them in for very long.

The world was meant for sharing what is in our hearts and souls, but only if they are shared with the purest of intentions. This is what I live by everyday of my life...

But at the same time, there lays a part of me that goes against everything that I believe. It's the part of me that latches onto negativity. It's the part of me that scares me the most.

...

It wasn't a busy day.

In fact, I spent all day lounging around with twiddle dee and twiddle dum.The three of us eventually grew fatigued and tired of watching movies for hours on end.

So, we acted like the mature young adults that we clearly are... and played hide and seek.

Turning off all the lights in the house seemed like a good idea at the time, but as night quickly came and we were met with a nearly pitch black environment, we realized that our toes would greatly appreciate a way to avoid the torture of being jammed on the corner of every piece of furniture in the house.

At least mine would.

So we all agreed on leaving a few of the lamps on.

Phoenix was the first to seek, and as usual, he was being a doofus.

"What the hell are you doing?" I watch with wide eyes as he bends over to touch his toes and screeches like a wild animal.

"I'm treating my body right! Gotta have those loose muscles, girl. Can't be spraining or pulling anything." He says with a wink.

"Ok, that makes sense...But, ew. Why the need to sound like a dying animal though?"

He turns to Dinah, still stretching, "Yo Dee, do my noises bother you?"

"Hell yea" she says with a blatant "duh" face.

He twists his body back to me, "Then that's why" he says smugly.

These two children.

"Alright! Let's get serious for a moment, shall we"

We all walk to the center of the living room, form a circle, and put our hands in.

"I swear, to play fair, or be square" we recite in unison

"Let's DO this suckas!" Dinah is the first to run off.

"Better get a move on Millz, I'm not holding back for either of you" he says as he turns around and begins to count out loud. "1...2...3..."

I sprint out of the room and up the stairs. My first instincts were correct, Dinah had locked herself in the linen closet