HER Tearful Heart - Zauren

26 - Changed...

I hear a knock on the door. I'm currently in the 'lounge' area of the bus. It's just a place with a couch and it actually has a door which allows you to have some privacy and stuff. It's quiet and just what I need at the moment.

"Lauren?" I hear. I figure it's Zayn, so I just don't answer.

You're probably wondering why I'm acting like this with him, but it just annoyed me that he got to pissed and actually wanted to jump to the violent side, just to somehow defend me. I don't need more fights in my life. I don't need people getting in trouble because of me. And just the thought of him fighting someone, whoever it is, frightens me, because I've been through physical abuse. And seeing the guy that I love get physic, I mean, get in fight, because of me... I don't want him to get hurt, and I don't want to ever be scared of him.

"Can I come in?" A deep voice says and I immediately recognize it as Harry's.

"Yep." I reply.

He opens the door with a nervous, and also apologetic smile.

"Hey there." He says. I pat the spot beside me and he sits down on it.

"How are you?" I ask leaning my head on his shoulder for some kind of comfort.

"I'm fine. Just a little confused due to the circumstances we've been through just seconds ago." He says.

"I know. I wasn't expecting that from her. She's just been acting weird. I don't know what's gotten into her."

"It must be that Michael guy. I didn't like him nor his buddy." I shakes his head to the sides.

"Me neither. I mean, I have nothing against them, but I just felt this weird vibe when they were here. I don't know."

"Yeah..." He sighs.

We stay silent for a little bit. Probably thinking about the same thing: Camila Cabello. I need to ask her what's wrong. She always trusted me with her problems and now she's like slipping away from night to day. I didn't even know she knew them and had this kind of relationship with them. She would've told me if she knew them or was involved with Michael, but she didn't. I'm as skeptical as they are. We're all new to this new Camila. I just hope this is just phase and it'll go away. Soon.

"Do you like her?" I ask lifting my head off of his shoulder to take a better look at his face.

"What? No-I mean, yeah, of course. She's our friend Lauren." He answers nervously, shifting in his place.

"You know I didn't mean it like that. You don't have to tell me, but I can see it in your eyes." I put my head back on his shoulder and he leans his on my head.

"In my eyes? What do you mean?"

"I mean, that every time you're with her, or someone mentions her name, it's like you turn into a freaking meerkat. First you look for her every time you hear her voice, second, you're eyes get brighter and you start smiling like a puppy. It's cute." I explain, waving my hands in the air to add some expression to it.

"Yeah... I do. I think I like her. I mean, seeing her with Michael, his arm around her waist, it just infuriated me. I didn't like it." He mumbles.

"Trust me. Me neither. But don't worry. They're probably just friends. She likes you. She's told me she likes you, she wouldn't just start dating another guy, knowing that she has feelings for you and not him."

"I hope you're right. But listen-" He mumbles again, and then lifts his head off my head making me lift mine to see what he was going to start talking about. "You know Zayn was really just trying to protect you right?"