Drunk Hearts Scream Sober Thoughts (Camren)

Drunk Hearts Scream Sober Thoughts - 2

"You know each other?"

Dinah asks dumbfounded and apparently breaking off the staring contest between the two girls.

"Yes we did."

"Briefly."

Both girls answered and Lauren visibly looked hurt from Camila's 'briefly' comment. Noticing the tension Dinah just slowly stepped out of the room with an 'I'll leave you guys to it.'

"Take a seat Lauren"

Camila decided to take the polite route because she didn't really know how else to handle a situation like this. Never in a million years did she think that she would cross paths with the emerald-eyed beauty.

"If you don't want me here Camz- Camila please just say so."

'Damn she doesn't beat around the bush.' Camila thought.

"I'm sorry. I just honestly didn't expect to see you today Lauren. A mental preparation would have been nice haha."

Camila attempted to lighten the mood with that joke but nothing seems to diffuse the tension in the room.

"Me too but we can't change it now. Maybe I should just leav-"

"No no. Dinah said you wanted to work here, I'll give you a fair interview. Now please, take a seat."

Lauren and Camila both took their seats and proceeded with the interview. The younger one just went on with the basic interview protocol knowing quite well what Lauren was capable of. After a good set of questions, Camila couldn't help but feed her curiosity.

"How are you Lauren?"

"I kind of just told you, I went to UCLA, had some trouble there and I-"

"What I mean is that, How are you Lo? Like how are you really?"

Finally understanding the question, Lauren was unsure of how to answer it. Should she be specific? Should she step on sensitive topics?

"Honestly? I would've been better if you never left Camz. I can't really ask how you are too without feeling bitter. I mean look at you all established and shit. You left, never looked back and here you are, on top of New York City. I'm happy for you really but if you ask me how I am, how I was, you better be prepared for my answer."

"Tell me, I can take it."

Lauren took a moment to gather her thoughts and take big breaths before finally letting out all her pent up tension.

"You left me! On graduation day! How do you think I felt? I get it maybe you were hurt and broken and shit because of how you felt about me but didn't you stop and think about how I'd feel too? Some best friend you were. I was more than willing to live with how you felt about me. I know it would be hard for you if I didn't reciprocate how you felt but not everything is about you Camila! Friendships are commitments too you know and I felt like you were never really committed to our friendship,"

"But-"

"No please let me finish, you don't get to talk after leaving me like that. You keep thinking that it was hard for you living with your feelings for me but didn't you think it was hard for me too? Living and knowing I was hurting my best friend because I didn't reciprocate the kind of love you felt for me. Multiple times I've tried to convince myself to just try and see you in that light and just maybe pretend to love you back that way because maybe just maybe I'd eventually truly fall in love with you. I almost gave in to those ideas but it would've been unfair, for me and for you Camz. I loved my best friend way too much to be unfair to her."