Who Should I Choose? (Camren/You)

Chapter 21

     Lauren's POV
    (Prior to the gunshot)

    As Lauren stands outside, having to witness a psychopath point a gun at Y/N, the girl who completely stole Lauren's attention at first glance and continues to do so, many emotions run through her. Fear, anger, sorrow, panic, and the desire to do something, anything, to save her crush. The only reasons why Lauren isn't rushing inside the house right now are because it could trigger Ariana to actually shoot; and the cops should be here soon, hopefully. This thoughtful mentality soon changes when Lauren sees Ariana's finger begin to move on the trigger. Lauren reaches her hand towards the doorknob, ready to burst into the house, but she quickly retracts when she sees her dad and best friend grab Ariana. Lauren lets out a huge sigh of relief,
    Thank God, it's finally over, thinking that the storm had finally ended and wanting to check on everyone, Lauren decides to enter the house, not even considering her dad's or Y/N's requests. When Lauren enters the house, she sees her dad and Zayn trying to restrain a screaming, furious Ariana, and Y/N untying Selena, who looks absolutely terrified. When Y/N's Y/E/C eyes meet green, Lauren knows she's in trouble,
"Lo! I told you to stay outside!" Y/N has to yell so she can be heard over Ariana's death-like screams. When Lauren's about to respond with an 'everything's fine!' or something to that extent, she notices out of the corner of her eye her dad getting hit hard by Ariana, directly in the eye,
Oh shit... When Lauren sees Ariana freely moving, she expects the girl to aim towards Y/N. Having this preconceived notion, Lauren decides that her best option is to run towards Ariana, with hopes of tackling the girl before she can shoot. This plan is canceled when Ariana does something extremely surprising and unsuspecting, she aims towards Lauren. Lauren wants to do something to protect herself, really, she does, but her body won't allow her to for some unfortunate reason,
Fuck, this is it. I'm going to die... Lauren silently accepts defeat and attempts to mentally and physically prepare herself for the outcome. Instead of feeling the impact of a bullet like she was expecting, she's met with something else, someone else. As Lauren feels a body rap itself around her in an attempt to shield her, a loud noise is made, this being a gunshot. The two fall to the ground hard, Lauren being on the bottom. As soon as Lauren lands on the floor, pain shoots through her, but not due to a bullet. Lauren quickly crawls out from beneath the body that's still laying on top of her to see her best friend, now holding the weapon, and her cousin, punching her ex-best friend in the face repeatedly. Lauren moves her attention back onto the person who saved her life, Y/N. She's laying face down, not moving,
"Oh my God, Y/N!" Lauren says while rolling Y/N onto her back. When Lauren sees Y/N for the first time, she instantly feels sick to her stomach. The girl has blood gushing out of her forehead and shoulder, has tears rolling down her face, and looks to be in extreme pain. Not really having any clue what to do but having watched enough TV in her life, Lauren quickly takes off her sweatshirt and places it on Y/N's shoulder, trying to stop the bleeding,
"Laur, I think I got shot," Y/N weakly says, trying to lighten the situation. Instead of laughing like she would've done if this weren't real, Lauren feels tears build up in her eyes,
Don't cry right now, you have to be strong for her, "Ya, I think you were too,"
"Pretty badass, right?"
"I'd say so," Lauren says with a nod while continuing to hold the sweatshirt against the wound,
"Good, because it fucking hurts," Y/N says with tears continuing to stream down her face, the excruciating pain becoming a bit too much. Lauren notices the girls eyes beginning to grow heavy and she knows that's not good,
"Hey hey hey, not so fast, you gotta stay with me. The ambulance will be here soon, but you gotta keep your eyes open for me, Gorgeous,"
"I—I don't think I can..." Y/N mumbles while tiptoeing on the brink of unconsciousness. Lauren leans over so her face is directly in front of Y/N's, eyes boring into one another. At this time, Lauren can hear the door opening and police entering, but Lauren couldn't care less, her sole focus is on Y/N,
"They're here, Y/N/N. You're going to be fine," Lauren tries to ensure the injured girl,
"Lo—" Y/N looks like she wants to say something important, but before she can finish her statement, her eyes shut completely,
"Y/N/N?" Lauren begins to gently shake Y/N, trying to stir her back into consciousness, "Come on Babe, stay with me," Lauren would typically blush at the pet name that just happened to casually flow out of her mouth, but she's too worried and occupied to even think twice about it, "Y/N! Wake up!" It's at this time when the tears begin to flow from the green eyes and Lauren feels someone wrap their arms around her and pick her up. At first, Lauren is frightened and feels the need to defend herself, but then she realizes it's her step-dad. At this realization, she buries her head into his neck and begins to cry heavily. He rubs her back gently and hums softly in her ear in hopes of calming her down. When Lauren finally has some control of herself, she looks back to see Y/N getting lifted up onto a gurney by paramedics,
"She's lost a lot of blood. We need to get her to the hospital, now," Lauren hears one of the medics say as they roll Y/N out of the door, which makes her even more scared,
"C'mon Kids. Let's head to the hospital, I'll call Anna,"
"Ariana?" Lauren quietly questions, considering she didn't get to see the aftermath of the mayhem,
"The cops got her," Selena answers, clearly shook over everything,
"How's that going to work out?" Lauren asks,
"We'll deal with that mess later. For now, let's just worry about Y/N. I'll drive us to the hospital," Zayn says, very concerned about the girl whom he recently sort-of befriended. While stepping into the car, one thought is racing through Lauren's mind,
Please, Y/N, be okay.