The Baby Project

Chapter 19

Skipping to Tuesday (the day Camila gets discharged from the hospital)

Marco: hi,I'm here for Camila Renae.
Front desk woman: okay. Same room,room 106.
Marco: thank you.

Marco: knock,knock.
Camila: Marco!
Marco: hey,lil sis. How ya feeling?
Camila: I'm good.
Marco: good. I'm glad. We were so worried about you.
Camila: awww.
Marco: I'm serious.
Camila: hey,you can't be mad at me. I didn't shoot myself.
Marco: I know but(gco)
Camila: but nothing. I bet you were gonna say "you shouldn't have gone to the dance" blah,blah,blah. Well,guess what? I didn't know someone was gonna get shot,no one knew someone was gonna get shot.so there's really no one to blame except the girl with the gun.
Marco: I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that.
Camila: It's fine. Can we just leave? You brought my clothes right?
Marco: yeah. Here you go.*hands her her clothes*
Camila: imma go change.
Marco: you can walk right?
Camila: yeah.
Marco: alright, I'll wait out here.*sits on her bed and makes a face* you actually sleep on this stuff?
Camila: why,what's wrong?
Marco: it's so...hard.*moves around uncomfortably*
Camila: *laughs* oh my gosh. You need help,bro.
Marco: why you laughing? It ain't funny. You need a new bed.
Camila: tell the nurse. After today,I don't need to come back here. Okay,I'm ready.
(She's wearing a great cropped sweatshirt with great sweatpants and pink ugg boots)
(Marco is wearing black joggers with a black shirt and all white Jordans)
Camila: aye,bro. Where'd you get those shoes? They're fly!
Marco: thanks. *mumbles under his breath* my girl bought them for me.
Camila: who?
Marco: *speaks fast so Camila won't hear* my girl.
Camila: Marco, I'm not playing. Who bought them for you?
Marco: *sighs* my girl. As in, my girlfriend.
Camila: *her face brightens and she smiles*
Marco: why are you looking at me like that?
Camila: Marco. You have a girlfriend!? Oh my god. Can I meet her? Please!!!
Marco: okay. Okay,you can meet her. She's getting her nails done right now. Man,you beg a lot,you know that?
Camila: yeah. It always seems to work.
Marco: whatever. Come on.
(They walk out the hospital room and leave. But when they're about to leave,they see August walking to their car,when he sees them he goes toward them)
Camila: get in the car. Go,go,go!!*tries to get in the car,but august stops her by gently grabbing her hand*
August: Camila (gco)
Camila: let go of me,August.
August: nah,lemme talk to you right quick.
(Marco is already in the car watching them)
Camila: no,August. Leave me alone.
August: no,five minutes. Please,just five minutes.
Camila: August, I don't have time for this,I just got out the hospital, I need to lay down and rest. *yanks her arm away from August and jumps in the car*
Camila: just drive.
Marco: what did he do to you?*looks at August as he looks at what he has in his hands*
Camila: he cheated on me.
Marco: what!? *starts the car up*
Camila: what are you doing!? Don't try to run him over!!
Marco: why shouldn't I?
Camila: because he's a person and you can go to jail for running over someone.
Marco: *sighs* you lucky you my sister. Cause if you weren't I would just ignore you and run his ahh over.
Camila: trust me,I know you would. Let's just go home.
Marco: okay.*he starts the car again and drives out of the hospital parking lot* so who was she?
Camila: what? Who?
Marco: his side chick.
Camila: oh,Maya Hart.
Marco: hmm. And do you think she's pretty?
Camila: I guess. I don't know. I really don't care.
Marco: sorry. Mel's missed you so much.
Camila: I missed her too.
Marco: oh,Lauryn called and said that after I pick you up,you can get some rest and then I could,or Lauryn take you to wherever y'all are going to get ready for tomorrow night.
Camila: oh yeah. She told me. I feel fine,so I don't need rest.
Marco: so why'd you tell August that?
Camila: so he could get away from me. And apparently it worked. So when does your girlfriend finish her nails?
Marco: I don't know but you'll be at the club so you probably won't meet her today.
Camila: oh. Wait,how did you know we were(gco)
Marco: chill,I won't tell Mom. Don't get in trouble though.
Camila: who told you?
Marco: Lauryn accidentally blurted it out to me.
Camila: sounds like something she'd do.
(They laugh)
Camila: I miss this. Laughing and just spending time with each other.
Marco: yeah,me too.
Camila: so did you figure out if you're going out of state for college?
Marco:no,not yet.
Camila: oh.
Marco: finally home.
Camila: thanks, Marco.
Marco: for what?
Camila: picking me up,taking me home, and just cause you're a good big bro.
Marco: no prob,lil sis.
(They go inside and Melody, Camila's little sister hugs her)
Melody: Camila!! You're home. I missed you sooo much!
Camila: I missed you too. Aww,did you get taller!?
Melody: yup.
Camila: aww. Hey Mom.
Mom: hi,Camila. Are you feeling better?
Camila: yes,Mom. How are you?
Mom: I'm better now that you're okay.
Camila: *smiles and hugs her family* I missed you guys.
Marco: we missed you too.
Camila: well,I'm gonna get ready to meet Lauryn. (As she gets ready to shower, Lauryn calls her)
Conversation:
Lauryn: hey.
Camila: what's good?
Lauryn: I'm picking up Bahja, so I'll be at your house in 30 minutes.
Camila: alright.thanks.
Lauryn: no prob. See ya in a few.
Camila: bye.
End of Conversation