Look into the Mirror (Camren)

Chapter XI

Everything was a blur.

I woke up to an empty house. It's not the same fancy looking house anymore. It looked abandoned and creepy. The beige colored walls were now a shade of black and grey because of the dust and some of the paint were peeling off of the walls. The wooden floor wasn't that shiny anymore and leaves were scattered everywhere. I was frightened. I ran downstairs as fast as I could and got of the house. I ran as far away as possible and try to recall where our campsite was.

I just need to find my friends.

Also, one of the creepiest things I noticed was; there are no paintings on the walls. Just a lot of windows. I have no idea what I saw last night, or who they were but all I know is that this will be the last camping trip I'll ever go to.

"Camila!" I heard a someone yell.

"Camila, where are you?" Someone yelled again. I recognized who it was; Normani and Harry.

"Mani! Harry!" I yelled back.

"Camila? Where are you?" Harry yelled. "Keep yelling so we can find you!"

"I don't know! Uhm, on my left is a tree and on the other side is a tree too. Oh, and in front of me is a t-"

"There you are!" Normani sighed in relief. "We were looking everywhere for you! We were so worried!"

"Oh, and what a very good description about your surroundings!" Harry rolled his eyes. "To be honest, it sounds so tree-rible." Harry joked which made both of us chuckle.

"Goodness, I'm stuck with three year olds!" Normani sighed then continued typing something in her phone. "I've already texted Ally. She said they'll meet us at the campsite."

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I told them everything that happened. They were so creeped out and looked at Drew.

"Do you remember where the old house was?" Drew asked.

"Just a few walks away, I think. I can't remember." I sighed. "So, do you guys think it's Lauren or not?" They all shook their heads.

"Where is Lauren, anyway?" I sighed.

"Wait, so you don't know what happened?" Dinah raised her eyebrows at me.

"No?" I asked unsurely, looking at the three confusedly. What on earth are they talking about?

Normani looked at Ally and Dinah. Ally furrowed her eyebrows then nodded slowly. She looked at Dinah who nodded as well.

"I thought you knew." Ally wondered out loud.

"I don't." I played with the ring on my finger as a reflex. "I lost contact with all of you, remember? No one told me anything about all of you and Lauren while I was away."

"Lauren had been missing," Jake stopped putting the tent at the top of the van to think. "About two days since you left."

"What?" My eyes widened at the news. "What happend? Is she okay? Do you guys know where she is now?"

"No. Sorry, Mila." Normani shook her head sadly. "The last time I talked to her, she was staring at your picture." That's when I began to sob uncontrollably.

"I shouldn't have left. I knew she'd be broken if I did," I paused to wipe my tears "but, I still left."

"Mila, It's not your fault." Harry sat next to me then put his arm on my shoulder. "We'll find her. Don't lose hope."

"What if she already moved on?"

"Let's not focus on the negative, Mila." Harry smiled sadly then ruffled my hair.

"Alright." I sighed.

"Don't get creeped out but Im glad that you survived." Drew looked at me suspiciously then his eyes widened. "Camila, look at your hip and see if there's a mark."

"What? Why?" I asked as I raised my shirt slyly.

"Just do it." Drew rolled his eyes.

"Alright... What kind of ma- holy shit." I exclaimed as I saw a small red and violet discoloration on my skin.

"Holy shit." Harry's eyes widened.

"What? What is it?" Drew asked as he ran towards us. "Shit."

"What on earth is the holy shitting all about? let us know! Hoii we exist." Dinah rolled her eyes.

"Well, this happened to my mom. When I was younger, I was this little rebellious kid. One day, my family decided to go camping. It was in the middle of the night when I got out of the tent because I couldn't sleep so I walked around and I think I woke my mom up because she started calling my name. When I got back to our campsite, she was running somewhere. I followed her until I saw her enter inside a creepy looking house. I was about to go inside the house when I heard screaming and saw blood being scattered on the window. I was scared and ran back to the campsite. I woke up my dad and we began searching for my mom inside the house. We saw her lying on the floor unconsciously. We examined her, and she had almost the same mark as Camila's on the same spot. My mom died five days later and we never knew why." Drew explained. My eyes widened.

"I'm gonna die???" I exclaimed. "Who's willing to take me to church?"

"Holy shit." Dinah's eyes widened.

"Holy shit indeed." Ally nodded at Dinah. "Is Mila gonna be okay?" Ally asked worriedly.

"I don't know." Drew sighed.

Ariana walked next to me and examined the mark on my hip.

"Did you know Lauren loves dragonflies?" Ariana asked while looking at me intently.

"We have no time fo-" I tried to say something but Ariana continued.

"No, I'm serious." Ariana pointed at the mark on my hip. "The mark is shaped like a dragonfly. We all know Lauren likes drawing dragonflies on Camila's hips or wrist. She even has a tattoo on the nape of her neck. What if the person Camila is with when she was in the house really is Lauren, not an imposter? If it's not Lauren, Camila would've been gone by now."

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"Do you think she died, that's why we cant find her anymore?" Normani wondered out loud after a moment of silence.

"I hope she didn't. No, she's not dead." I stated firmly, even though I'm starting to feel like she did.

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A/N: Heyyy sorry I just updated this story today. Life's been a little rough lately.

PS I don't really feel well but I updated anyway so sorry if there are any mistakes.