Lauren's POV
I wake up at 8:30 and the first thing I do is check my phone. I see a few Twitter and Instagram notifications, as well as a text from Camila. Damn she's cute, I think to myself as I read her text.
To Camila☺️: Good morning, I was already asleep last night when you texted but I felt the same way! Talking to you was easy and it just felt right, I can't wait to meet you. Btw, I bet you did amazing last night at the concert!! :)
I got up after checking the rest of my notifications and hoped in the shower. Lana del Rey was playing in the background and I was singing into the shower head. When I got out of the shower I heard a ding telling me I had a new text.
From Camila☺️: I did okay, always could've done better! But that's okay, gotta be able to improve ya know?
I smile at that texts. She's so grounded and normal, not like most famous singers these days. I decided to not respond to her right now but to text normani instead.
To Mani💁: Am I picking you up before school?
I finished getting ready and headed downstairs to get some breakfast. "Morning mom", I say to her and kiss her cheek before going to pour some cereal. "Morning" she says before going back to looking at her phone.
Yes I still live with my mom. I go to the University of Miami, and it's only about a 20 minute drive from my house. I plan to move out within the next year, but why move out when your mom makes dinner and does the laundry? I have it pretty good if you ask me. Mani and ally have an apartment together and I stay there if I have late classes or party a little too hard, ya know what I mean?
From Mani💁: That would be amazing, I won't need a ride home though because I have dance! Thanks Lo, you the best!!
To Mani💁: I'm leaving the house, see you soon.
I say goodbye to my mom before grabbing my books and slipping out the front door. I am surprised by how warm it is considering its February and it's supposed to be winter. I guess that whole winter thing doesn't apply to Florida because it's never below 50.
When I get in the car I remember I forgot to text Camila before send send her a quick text.
To Camila☺️: you are so humble, that's a really good quality to have as a super famous pop star(; I will try to respond as much as I can today but I have a few classes I can't sneak my phone in. Have a great day!
Then I head off to mani's which is only a 5-10 minute drive to her house, so I arrive shortly after. I pull up outside and honk twice before she comes running out with her bags for school and dance in her hand.
"Hey mani, need some more stuff?", I laugh at her. "No, I need to finish school up so I can stop carrying all these damn books around. That's what I need Lauren", she says with an attitude. "No need to be a smart ass", I say before driving the rest of the way to school.
I have never really enjoyed school since I was a kid. I have a lot of 'friends', but only about 5 that actually know a lot about me. I make good grades, and I am captain of the softball team at UM, but school has never been some where I enjoy going. I think it's because everyone acts a certain way, and pretends to be someone they aren't and that really bothers me. I don't change who I am for anyone, if you don't like me that sucks ass for you. I will keep doing me.
When I came out in 9th grade to my friends and family, the word passed around school too. At first I felt like shit because I thought everyone looked at me differently, or I thought people were talking about me. It ended up being all in my head and after about 6 months I ended up not giving a shit what anyone said about me. Normani and Ally were both there as my support team, as well as my family for the most part.
I met Normani in second grade. She fell off the monkey bars on the playground and I took her to the nurse. Our friendship pretty much came flying in full force after that incident and we were inseparable. I have another best friend named Ally, she is a year older than me and Mani in age, but we are all Juniors in college. We had a class together in 8th grade and have been best friends for the past 7 years. Mani, ally and I have other friends but usually it's just us hanging out because we feel most comfortable together.
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So there's a little back story on Lauren's best friends and her thoughts.
How is it so far? Kinda lame because nothing's happened yet but it's coming. Don't worry.
