You Know (C.C / You)

seven

"You sure you're okay with it?"

"Yeah," Lauren nodded with a shrug. "She deserves to be happy, you know? Besides, we're over each other."

Lauren glanced at Camila, who was opening her locker. Lauren leaned against the lockers, arms crossed. I bit my lip, eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"If you don't mind me asking," I hesitantly said. "What exactly happened?"

Lauren turned her head to look at me, and sighed, "I fell out of love, Y/N. It happens."

I studied her face for a moment, searching her eyes for any type of emotion.

"You're lying," I responded. "You looked up to your right. What happened, Lauren?"

She sighed again, then pushed off of the lockers, and quietly said, "Another story for another day."

She patted me on the shoulder, then walked off to class. I watched Lauren walk away, my eyebrow now raised. I shook my head, looking over to Camila, who was now currently walking over to me.

I smiled, "Morning. Ready to head to English?"

"Morning, and no, not really," she lightly laughed. "But just because you're in it, yes."

I grinned, and we both began to walk to English.

•

Dinah sat down across from Camila at the lunch table. Camila put her phone away, seeing as her best friend had just arrived.

"What took you so long? You're usually here before me," Camila asked.

"Was talking to a teacher," Dinah responded. "Anyways, what happened last night? At dinner and shit?"

"Oh, we talked and got to know each other. Her parents are apparently on a business trip," Camila mentioned, eyebrows now furrowed. "I don't know why, but I think she's lying about that. And then after dinner we cleaned up, and before she left, she kissed me on the cheek."

Dinah glanced over at Y/N, who was talking to Ally, then back at Camila.

"Why do you think she's lying?" Dinah asked, then added - quite loudly, "And she kissed you on the cheek!?"

Camila flushed red, feeling eyes on her and Dinah. Lauren, looked at Y/N, while Y/N bit back a smile and looked down at the table.

"Shut up, Dinah!" Camila hissed. "And because - if her parents are business people, wouldn't you think they'd live in a bigger house? I mean, my dad is and we live in quite a huge house."

Dinah shrugged, "Maybe they don't like to show their money off. No big deal."

Camila hummed, "Yeah. I know. Just a little off."

"You went over to Camila's last night?" Ally asked, glancing at Lauren, then back to Y/N.

"Yeah, she invited me for dinner," Y/N shrugged, but when no one said anything, she sighed. "Okay, someone tell me what's the big fucking deal with Lauren and Camila. You said it wasn't serious, so you're obviously lying."

Lauren seemed a little shock by your outburst, but sighed and leaned forward, her folded arms now on the table. She looked at Y/N, and ran a hand through her hair.

"Okay, well, you should know that Camila and I were best friends since birth," Lauren started to explain. "Our mothers worked together, they still do. You know how the story goes, Y/N, one of us likes the other, and magically Camila liked me back."

"Then why'd you break up?" Y/N asked, slightly confused. Lauren opened her mouth, then closed it, her throat drying up. She took a sip of her water, but still couldn't speak.

"Her father got into a car accident," Normani spoke up. "Along with her sister and brother, Chris and Taylor. They lived all the way in Seattle. Lauren had went there for the summer, like she always does,"

"I wasn't in the car," Lauren murmured, finding her voice. "I was with my friends, Lucy and Keana. I - I had gotten a call from the hospital, we they drove me there. Apparently the storm had caused them to drive off the road," she took a deep breath. "A-And the c-car flipped off the bridge. M - My dad drowned - my brother died on the table in surgery, and my sister - she - she was in a coma and died."

Y/N stared at Lauren, sorrow in the pit of her stomach. She now felt guilty for asking, but that still didn't explain her and Camila, so she waited, and Lauren soon responded.

"Anyway," she took another deep breath. "I went home, depressed, angry, sad. I should've been in that car, you know? And Camila tried comforting me, hearing the news from her mother, who my mom told. But I pushed her away, I didn't want her comfort or pity. I got irritated and annoyed by her, and snapped. I lashed out, said mean things and threw things," Lauren ran another hand through her hair. "And that night, I did the most unexpected thing. I did the thing I feared the most. My mother and father got a divorce because my dad cheated, and I did that to Camila," Lauren looked at Y/N. "I cheated on her. Twice."

" - And I had to find out from Normani,"

Lauren spun around, and Y/N looked up, locking eyes with Camila. Dinah stood next to her, arms crossed.

"Which I'm also very sorry for," Lauren retorted.

"Oh, I know," Camila rolled her eyes. "That's why I blocked your number. Because you wouldn't stop. You kept calling and texting."

"I - uhm, sorry for asking?" Y/N apologized, but it came out as a question.

"No, no," Camila waved her off. "It would've came out sooner or later," she shrugged. "Glad to get it over with."

•

I stared at Camila and her suddenly new founded confidence. Here she was, sassing Lauren out.

I'm not gonna lie, I do feel guilty for asking. But just because half of Lauren's family died, doesn't give her right to betray and hurt Camila like that. But I guess I do get it. I mean, if I look at it from Lauren's perspective, she was angry and hurt. If it's one thing I know, it's you should give a person space when they're hurt. I had to do that with Reese. She was angry with me, for some unknown reason.

When Lauren didn't respond, Camila simply hummed and turned on her heel, confidently walking away with Dinah.

I bit my lip and watched her walk away, then looked back at Lauren, who stared at me.

"What?"

Lauren sighed and shook her head, "Nothing. You're so lucky I'm over the accident, or else I would've just beaten your ass for making me tell you."

"Uhm, I never made you," I jokingly pointed out, causing her to roll her eyes but laugh.

If only I could get over things that easily.

•••

there's Lauren's past relationship with Camila and why she broke up! is Lauren actually over her, and the whole accident? and will Y/N ever get over what happened to her and Reese?

also; are any of you guys going to the August 18th show in Virginia? if so message me

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-Gracie