The Wake Up Calls (Camren)

Chapter 17-

Lauren-

"Wait...so your saying she's in trouble? Is that Austin kid stirring up trouble already? Because if he is I will-"
"Lauren it's not him okay. Well he is annoying but that's not it." She stopped me before I went into full on crazy Lauren rant mode.
"Then what is it?" I was really starting to get impatient now. I was even rubbing my thumb and pinky together. And I only do that when I am getting stressed or impatient.
"It's something...medical. She's.. she...she could be dying Lauren."
My eyes widened fully, finally aware of the situation.
"What has she got?"
"You need to talk to her. or don't talk to her. But I can't tell you anymore. All I can do, all you can do is watch out for her and help her through this. If you want to know what's going on. Ask her." She opened the is door and walked on.
I felt my eyes water but I took a few seconds to regain my composure before stepping onto the bus.
I greeted our driver who was talking to someone over the radio before making my way further into the bus.
Dinah had disappeared to her bunk leaving the room empty with just me standing alone. All I wanted to do was wrap my arms around Camila and never let her go. I can't believe I got so mad at her. I can't believe the way I've been treating her the last few weeks. She didn't deserve that, not with everything she's been facing. But I still don't know what she been dealing with.
I walked into the bunk area noticing Dinah's bunk curtain was closed. I looked around and the only people who's curtains were closed where Dinah, Hailee and our manger. The rest where open and empty, except for one. Camila was sprawled out on top of her blanket. it was freezing in here what was she doing? I noticed she had her earphones in. I grabbed the blanket lying tangled under her body and slid it out from under her. I was about to cover her over with it when a small hand grabbed onto my wrist.
"Oh sorry. I didn't realise you were awake." I dropped the blanket from my hands and began to step away from her bunk.
"Wait."her face was pale and she had dark bags under her eyes which I had missed before because she had covered them up with makeup.
"Will you...will you stay with me?" She pulled out her earphones.
I was startled, I didn't expect her to ask me that.
"Ye-yeah. Of course I will. All you had to do was ask."
I slipped my shoes off before climbing up into her bunk. she moved over to give me room to squish in next to her. I hadn't been this close to her for a while now. It almost felt...weird to be this close to each other. I grabbed the blanket and pulled it over the two of us. we were nearly centimetres away from each others face. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath relaxing into the warmth of the blanket.
"I'm sorry Lo."
"Why are you sorry? I'm the one who should be sorry." she opened her eyes and looked directly into mine. her eyes were normally filled with joy and happiness but instead they seemed to be filled with sadness.
"I haven't been putting enough effort into the group. And I'm sorry. I'll try my best to do better Lo, I promise." She gave me a small smile.
"What you are doing is fine Camz. I'm sorry if I ever let you think you were doing something wrong. I'm sorry I blamed you. I know it was wrong...i just took my anger out on you. and for that I'm sorry." I leaned over and kissed the top of her forehead. "Turn around." She rolled over onto her side and let me shuffle over and wrap my arms around her pulling her close into my chest. Her body was still freezing from the cold air so I squeezed a little tighter to help warm her up. She was tense at first but finally embraced my touch and let her body fall into place with mine. I wrapped my legs around hers and rested my head in the crook of her neck.
It was the first time in weeks I had even spent this long in the same room as her.
The first time I had touched her in weeks.
And the first time she looked at piece while she slept.
She had appeared so stressed over the last couple of weeks.
This moment was peaceful.
It got me thinking about how we used to spend our time together. We used to lay like this when we were on tour and just talk about things. Nothing serious, just stupid stuff really.
Now we barely even talk about anything.
But what we used to talk about seems really childish when I think about it now.
I could feel her body rising and falling in time with my breathing.
I closed my eyes, nestling my head further into her neck before drifting into sleep.

....

When I woke up she was missing. I felt the mattress next to me but there was nothing there. Or more to the point, no one was there.
I sighed, rolling over and jumping down from the bunk. Everyone was still in their bunks asleep so I quietly made my way out to the front of the bus when I heard yelling coming from outside.

"YOU WERE A MISTAKE CAMILLA!" The moment I heard his voice I knew who it was.
"I'm sorry Austin! I really am!"
"Sorry is not good enough. I'm going to take you for everything you have. This group, that girl who your in love with, watch your back Camila. Make the most of it while you still can." It went quiet then moments later Camz walked back onto the bus.
"Are you okay Camz?" Her face was filled with fear.
"...What? Oh sorry Lauren, what did you say?" Her face was pale and her breathing was irregular.
"I asked if you were okay? Did he hurt you?" I grabbed her wrists and checked her over.
She waved me off and went to the fridge to grab a bottle of water.
"I'm fine Lo. How much of that did you hear?" She raised an eyebrow at me.
"Enough to know he's threatening you. I think the whole bus could hear you two, you need to stay away from him."
She rolled her eyes and took a drink from the bottle.
"I'm serious. and judging by the look on your face when you walked back in hear after that, you know he's dangerous too."
"He wouldn't hurt a fly, especially not me." she opened the fridge back up and slid the bottle into the side door railing.
"What's that supposed to mean? A little bit certain aren't we Camila?" She sounded like...not up herself or stuck up, but sure that he wouldn't hurt her.
"That's not...I'm just saying, the only way he'll try and hurt me is by hurting this group. He won't get physical. He's not that type of guy." Again she seemed so sure about him.
"But he's the type of guy who screams and threatens a girl at the top of his voice!?"
"Hey, what's with the loud voice Lauren, and what was with the shouting before?" We both turned around to see Dinah leaning against the cupboard.
"Oh morning Chechee." Camila grabbed Dinah's face in her hands and kissed her cheek.
"Morning Mila! So what's going on?"
I looked Camila in the eyes but she didn't say anything.
"Are you going to tell her or should I?"
She rolled her eyes at me again.
"Okay then." I looked over to Dinah, "Austin is being an 'ass' and just threatened to and I quote, "Take everything Camila has."
"WHAT! I'll show him a piece of my mind..." Dinah cracked her wrists.
I nodded my head in agreement. "Yeah, let's go."
"No! Look I'll figure something out." Dinah raised her eyebrows at Camila in disbelief.
"I'll handle it Dinah!"