The Payphone (Camren)

Chapter 8: Somebody Else

Guizzzzzz izzzzz my birfday tooooodaaaaaay!!! (15th September)

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We spent the majority of the remaining time at Lauren's house going through the song. We learned everything pretty quickly as Lauren had already basically done everything for us.

When I went home, I stole another of Lauren's bananas which Lauren actually noticed. I was the last to leave and Lauren was basically half asleep by the time my mum arrived to take me back home. Saying bye to Lauren was awfully painful because I had grown so attached to this girl in such a short amount of time. Despite my suspicions, Lauren was a really cool person and I enjoying spending time with someone who was on the same wavelength as me. We seemed to click like I had always known her.

I spent the rest of the night reading Fifty Shades of Grey to try and understand why Lauren read the whole trilogy and tried to watch the movie which (like most books turned movies, let's be real) was more shit than the books according to her. I didn't make it past the 15 minute mark. She told me despite all the 'fucked up-ness' (her words, not mine) their story was beautiful. I don't know if you realised this by now but I tend to believe everything that comes out of that green eyed girl's mouth.

So I tried. I read a whopping total of 100 pages then decided I was done. I don't understand why she read the whole trilogy and watched the movie. To each their own I guess.

I spent most of the night stalking Lauren's recent tumblr activity and writing random things in my notebook. I couldn't take my mind off Lauren's almost identical notebook, and her pieces. I did get into an accident at a local fair some years ago but no one told me that I'd lost any memories and I don't remember Lauren ever visiting me - I'd definitely have remembered her.

Was it possible that she and I were best friends? From childhood? It didn't make any sense, she would've visited me or something. Was it a coincidence that I decided to answer the Payphone because it was the death anniversary of Harry? That kid had so much ahead of him.

Was it possible that Lauren was the Payphone girl? Are there correlations or coincidences?

I slept fitfully that night, deciding to tell my friends about the Payphone girl in the morning.

When I woke up I dragged myself into the shower and I was done by the time my whole bathroom fogged up. I put on my uniform and went to get breakfast. I ate like a zombie.

When I left, I kissed Sofi on the cheek and shouted a quick bye to my mum. I checked my phone and found a text saying that Shawn wouldn't be walking with me to school which again, I was relieved to hear. Dinah would be the first person I planned to tell everything to.

"Chancho!" A voice ripped through my thoughts. Startled, I let out a scream. "Shut your mouth." Dinah said abruptly and turned me around.

"Uh- hey!" I said somewhat nervously. How would she take the news? I was so nervous Dinah could see it.

"What's going on?" She asked worriedly.

"Um well I sort of need to talk to you about something." Dinah just nodded and slung an around around my shoulders, my shorter height making it comfortable for her. I immediately felt more relaxed and leaned into her.

I told her everything. When I was done all she said was, "Bish what?!" I knew it was a bad time but she successfully took the news without being extreme.