Ethereal

twenty nine

"Lauren, could you tell us why you are entering the hospital?" A paparazzi interrogated Lauren.

Dinah pulled Lauren closer to her as they made their way inside the building. The paparazzi were relentless and Dinah knew Lauren would yell at them if she didn't pull her away. There were a lot of stories centered around fifth harmony lately. They could barely leave their house without getting targeted by the paps.

Lauren wished they could have had some sort of security system, but they couldn't. They tried their best to keep the information about Camila's eating disorder to themselves. If they told management, all hell would break loose. They couldn't use big rob when it came to situations like this.

The girls usually made up lies when things happened to Camila. They told management that Camila just went home for a few days when the truth was that she was in rehab. The 4 girls all covered for small girl at one point or another. It was digging the hole of managements hatred for Camila even further. All 5 girls knew shit would blow up soon, but they just took things day by day. Their label was extremely controlling. They wouldn't care that Camila had an eating disorder. Speculation would start to occur through out the media and their label would speak out and throw Camila under the bus. They would make it seem like everything was Camila's fault. Every fight, every time something didn't work out, it would all be "Camila's fault."

Dinah opened the large glass door and put her hand on Lauren's back, pushing her inside. Security stood at the door to make sure the paparazzi didn't get inside the building.

Today was the day Camila was getting out of treatment. Lauren, Dinah, and Camila would attend a meeting and if everything went right, they would take Camila home today.

Lauren was really hoping they could take Camila home. They had a show 2 days later in New York City. They had to fly out the next day. Lauren would have had to leave Camila behind for another week.

"Ready?" Dinah flashed a small smile and pointed down the hallway. Lauren smiled and nodded.

A doctor led the 2 girls to a meeting room. Lauren took a seat at the table across from Dinah. She waited impatiently for Camila. She was just excited to see the small girl. She missed her smile and her giggles. She missed everything about Camila, even if she had only been gone for a week.

"She's on her way down." A doctor informed. Lauren thanked him quickly and drummed her fingers on the table.

There was a faint knock at the wood door. Lauren immediately shot up out of her seat and flung the door open, revealing camila on the side. Lauren pulled Camila into a tight hug and held her tight against her chest. Camila jumped up and wrapped her legs around Lauren's waist, some things never changed.

Camila planted her feet back on the ground. Lauren could finally get a good look at her. She was wearing a baggy t-shirt with shorts. Her hair hung loosely around her shoulders, left natural. She had dark circles under eyes, caused by the lack of sleep. But her eyes seemed to have more of a sparkle in them then before. Lauren frowned slightly, she didn't look like she put on any weight at all. Which scared the green eyed girl.

Camila could finally appreciate Lauren's eyes in their fullest color. The light coming from the window made Lauren's eyes pop. She missed those ocean eyes.

"Hi, how are you?" Camila questions with a face eating grin.

"It doesn't matter, I'm fine now." Lauren replied.

"You know I'm sorry." Camila apologized. Lauren placed a quick kiss on Camila's lips.

"Yeah." Lauren rubbed the small girls arm in reassurance.