Catfish

Burning Cities

1 Month Later

"Hey, we should call Camila, or Lauren."

"Let's call Camila, she's probably with Lauren right now."

The guys go on their Skype account and click on Camila's name.

She never answered because her and Lauren were on a date.

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2 Months Later

"Hey, we still need to call Camila."

"Oh, right."

She never answered that time because her and Lauren were sleeping.

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4 Months Later

"We haven't talked to them in four months!"

"Are they really that busy?"

"Okay, this time let's call Lauren."

She never picked up because they were on vacation in Italy.

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6 Months Later

"Okay, we seriously need to call them already."

Camila didn't answer because she was at home with her family. Lauren was with her family.

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8 Months Later

"Okay, we can't finish this episode without the ending!"

"Why don't we just release the episode without the ending?"

"Max, that part is key in an episode like this, our viewers will be very mad if we can't tell them what happened."

"Fine, let's call Lauren."

She never answered because she was in the studio.

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10 Months Later

"Nev, we've already released a lot of episodes, we need to release this one already!"

"They haven't even called us back!"

"Okay? Let's call them one more time. If they don't answer, we release it anyway."

The guys circle around Nev's laptop, deciding who they should call. They decide on Camila, because she was the main person in the episode.

"It's ringing."

"What if she doesn't pick u–" their voices drop when they see that Camila accepted the call. The camera hadn't turned on yet but you could hear loud sobs.

"Camila?" Max asks wearily.

"I-I'm... Hi?" Camila says, not knowing what to say.

"What happened, why are you crying?" Nev asks, worried about what might have happened to the young girl.

"Nothing. I–" she breaks down again, her entire body shaking. The guys stare at her, not knowing what to do to comfort her.

"Camila, what's wrong?"

"Nothing is wrong! Everything is fan-fucking-tastic in the Camren world." She says, slamming her fist down on her laptop keys.

"In the what?"

"Max, that's Camila and Lauren's ship name."

"Their wha–"

"It's not much of a ship name anymore." She says quietly. The guys turn to her in shock.

"What happened? Did you guys–"

"What happened is that I am a fuck up of a girlfriend!" She statted to yank at her hair lightly.

"Wait, what? What did she–"

"She proposed." The guys stare at her in shock.

"That's great! But–"

"She took it back."

"What?!"

"Yeah, I fucked up."

"What? What did you do?"

"I fucked up." She laughed bitterly. Her laugh turns into another loud sob and she hides her face in her hands.

"Stop being vague! What happened, please tell us."

"I fucked up."

"Camila, come on–"

"I fucked up."

"Tell us what–"

"I fucked up!" She shouts. She keeps repeating her words, like a mantra. She stands up and starts to trash her room.

"Hey. Hey! Stop it, why won't you talk to us?"

Camila stops, her hands holding a lamp above her head halting. She sits back down, holding the lamp tightly. She starts rocking slowly in her chair, the chair squeaking loudly.

"I fucked up." And with that, she hangs up. Max stands up abruptly, pacing around their room. Nev grabs his phone, attempting to call either of the girls, but none of them were picking up.

"We can't put that in there."

"Of course not."

The guys stare at each other for a long time, then back at the computer.

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They release the episode the next day. Fans have an outrage about not knowing what happened to the couple. Nonetheless it was the shows' most viewed episode of all time.

The media goes nuts, bothering both girls for answers. Their families aren't left alone either.

The girls wouldn't see each other for seven years. By then Camila had released a book, detailing their relationship and why it ended so badly. Camila's number one fan was Lauren, she would read the book every night.

Lauren had also started acting. She starred in many films, tv shows, and many commercials. She made more albums and promoted Camila's book quietly.

They each dated people, but no relationships ever lasted quickly, which gave both girls a bad reputation.

When the girls had met again, they smiled at each other and got coffee, as if they were old friends.

They would love each other like old friends for a long time.

But one day, Lauren gave Camila back her ring.