Secrets (A Camren Fanfic)

Chapter 14

As soon as the bell for lunch rings I sprint to Camila's class so I can walk her to lunch.

"Hey Lern Jergi" Camila smiles huge when she sees me which causes my smile to stretch from ear to ear.

"Hey Camz." I give her a quick kiss. I can tell she wasn't expecting me to kiss her in school by the way her body stiffened. I don't blame her, I surprised myself as well but I won't let anyone stand in the way of my happiness with Camz.

I grab her bag with one hand and hold her hand with the other. "How was class babe?"

"It was so lame, I couldn't stop thinking about you." the younger girl looked at me with those big brown eyes and as always my heart skipped a beat.

"I couldn't stop thinking about you either." I smile and pull her closer.

"Can we stop for one second? I have to give Mrs. H something." Camila asks and I just nod. I owe another apology anyway.

We walk into class and Camila let's go of my hand and reaches into her backpack.

I walk up to Mrs. H shyly. "Hey can I speak to you for a second?" I ask and she takes a look at Camila who's still fumbling in her bag and nods.

"I just wanted to say you were right yesterday.. about everything. I guess I just didn't want to admit it to myself but snapping at you wasn't the right way to go about things. I'm sorry Mrs. H." I look down, ashamed of my actions the previous day.

"Don't worry Lauren it's completely okay. I was over stepping boundaries and I apologize as well. Thank you for apologizing though that was very mature." she opens her arms and I give her a long hug until Camz interrupts.

"There are five different grants here." Camz hands Mrs. H a handful of papers.

"What's that for?" I ask.

"The foster care Camila and I volunteer at doesn't have enough funding to stay open. If it closes down the kids will be put out and separated from their siblings. These grants will hopefully keep us afloat. I just pray to God it all works out." Mrs. H smiles sadly.

"Wow that's sad, I'm sorry." I feel bad because I know how important this is for Camila.

"It's okay God has a mysterious way of working things out." Mrs. H raises her hand for a second and it looks like she murmurs a quick prayer.

"Thank you for bringing this Mila. I'll fill this all out today and I'll let you know how it goes." The teacher hugs Camz shortly before wiping her eyes.

This must be hitting both of them a lot harder than they let on.

As we walk out of class I hold Camila's hand again. "Why is the foster care closing?" even though I don't know anything about the kids there, I feel my heart strings tugging. I don't know what I would do if I were moved from house to house, separated from my family and when I finally find a place I feel at home in, I'm moved.

"There's just not much funding. The government barely gives enough money to survive two weeks and the owner of the foster house was recently diagnosed with cancer so all her money went towards chemo."

"Wow.. I'm sorry Camz I wish there was something I can do." I sympathetically apologize.

Before Camila responds I hear a bang and turn to find Camila pushed against the wall with Brad almost choking her.

I immediately run to her side and try to get Brad off of my girlfriend.

Wait.. Not my girlfriend. Not yet at least.

"This is why you dumped me? For this fucking faggot? You're one of them now? You're so disgusting!" He spits out and I've never seen him so angry, it scares me.