Day 2: Dinah's Note
Six twenty am. All were awake still but Lauren. None of the other girls fell asleep but Lauren.
"The sunrise is beautiful." Ally said as she tried to take a picture for snapchat.
"You know, maybe this roadtrip was about more than just finding Camila." Dinah said, staring up at the horizon that split the city below and the endless sky above. "Like I haven't had this kind of fun and these kind of laughs and memories with you girls in a while. I missed it."
"It's stuff I wish Camila could be here for. She loves this kind of stuff." Normani replied.
"I should read the note shouldn't I?" Dinah asked the other girls. The two nodded. "Ally can you..?" since Dinah wasn't able to move under Lauren's head without waking the girl up, Ally was on the other end and slid off the hood of the car and opened the car door, grabbing the map then handing it to Dinah. "I'm gonna read it out loud. It's Mila talking to me. It's not gonna be anything to mysterious." she laughed.
China Jane!!
Hello lovely! You know better than anyone that I love you and am constantly trying to kola hug you and make you love me because I'm seriously in friendship love with you. Before you ask, I'm perfectly safe and ok. You don't have to worry.
Dinah, you are truly the overprotective sister I never had and I can't thank you enough for being there for me and watching out for me when I don't watch out for myself. Do you remember the time you and I decided it would be a good idea to sneak away from everyone at a venue in North Carolina and hangout by ourselves? It was in 2013 on our first tour. (Not the mall tour. That's for a different story between you and me.) The I Wish tour, we were an opening act. But on this beautiful sunny and very humid day in Raleigh, North Carolina, you bought me lunch and I bought you ice cream. It was basically the beginning of Camila and Dinah's troublesome adventures that we now a days, always go on. This specific time the two of sat down to eat at a diner that was down the street from the venue. You and I both know that specific conversation we had is what shaped the way our friendship works.
I told you about the cute boys I've had crushes on. I told you about how they were always bad boys and I needed to stop crushing on boys would only crush my heart. I talked about how I felt like no boy would ever date me or give me my first kiss. I felt so unloved and useless. It was this specific time that you said, and I quote, "Mila, you're so important to so many people. That right boy will come around soon I promise." and it was a few years later that after I had my first kiss with whom should not be named, the boy who was not man enough to even admit we dated. You know who I'm talking about. You. Know.
I felt my heart shatter into millions of pieces when he spoke the words "you're a lovely girl but just not for me." I felt my heart continue to shatter when I poured the remains of my broken heart into a long, very inaudible speech to you. You think a girl can only cry for so long before legitimently exploding but I guess not. Those next few months, I was a mess. Everyone knew it. I acted ok on camera and in front of fans but I have to. I have to be tough, I have to be strong, I have to. Because if I'm not, what would the fans say? Dinah, you, were the one who offered to throw a punch his way if he stepped near me again. Even though it was in a classic Dinah Jane joking way, it was still with the intention of trying to cheer me up and with the intention of making me feel safe.
So this brings me to you being in Raleigh, North Carolina. You're here because of that diner. That diner that we spent that hot, 2013 afternoon spilling our guts about boys and gossip and everything in between over burgers and milkshakes. You're here because I know you will protect the other girls to no end. You will defend them and fight for them against anyone or anything. So, Dinah, take the girls to the venue that we played that show in, get inside, (don't get lost. You always get lost in venues..) get up on that stage and take a look around and remember the feeling of one of Fifth Harmony's first time playing a show where people knew the words to our songs. Then, find the diner, and just talk to them. Talk about life, talk about boys, talk about me for all I care about. I just want you to feel that bond and connection on another level like I did that day. That was the day I was so sure you Dinah Jane, had made me so obsessed with you. You are the kind of person I need in my life because you bring such joy to me and such comfort and safety. Thank you. Don't forget to protect the other girls. They sometimes forget to protect themselves from certain things, people, even their own demons. Remind them that they're loved and safe.
With love, Camila
"Oh my god." Dinah whispered as she finished reading out loud the note.
"That was such a sweet note." Normani replied. "Was yours like that too?" she asked Ally.
Ally nodded. "It was nostalgic like that too."
"So we find the venue, get inside then find the diner and just sit and talk? That's it?" Dinah questioned.
The other two just looked at her in equal confusion.
Dinah looked down at Lauren who was still dead asleep on her lap. "She's like a child." Dinah laughed, referring to Lauren.
"She's like a little puppy dog." Normani laughed. "Look at that pout on her face." the rest of the girls laughed and look down at Lauren.
Dinah moved her leg slightly and Lauren's eyes slowly opened. Her eyebrows quickly furrowed when she realized everyones eyes were on her. "What the hell?" she mumbled and stretched her arms across all the girls. "Why are you guys staring at me?" she slowly sat up and ran a hand through her hair.
The three just looked at each other and laughed, leaving Lauren clueless. "I love you Lo." Dinah said as she leaned her head on Lauren's shoulder.
"Alright, we gotta get going." Ally said, sliding off the hood of the car.
Normani hopped off too, leaving just Dinah and Lauren.
"I don't want to get up." Lauren yawned while trying to cuddle with Dinah. Her voice was still extra raspy from just waking up and she was still extremely tired.
"I know." Dinah played with Lauren's hair for a second before sliding off the car. "Come on. Let's go find our dork." she waved her hand for Lauren to follow her.
Lauren sat and looked at the view for a second. This was what she had missed while she was sleeping. It was beautiful. Definitely something Camila would have wanted to take part in. Maybe another time when Lauren was awake and Camila was with them, they could go back to this exact spot and do this again.
A/N:
So Dinah's note had a bunch of hints to real life. Who shall not be mentioned, Dinah and Camila's troublesome adventures, friendship love, Dinah getting lost in venues, etc. I just like referencing things that hopefully you're catching as well. I hope you're enjoying the story so far! So much is about to happen in the coming parts! Stay tuned!
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