circles // laucy

a just universe

The first thing Lauren feels when she wakes up is the throbbing of her head. The second is excruciating guilt. She immediately starts looking for her phone, finding it underneath her own body that's still cladded with Dinah's tight party dress.

She quickly takes it off and throws it on the floor before focusing on her phone. There are a few texts from last night that she hadn't opened, her band membes and Lucy all asking where she, and then two texts from this morning.

Ally [9:56]: She's awake right now and doesn't remember anything that happened after she collapsed.

Normani [10:49]: Buses leave at noon so if you got enough balls get your messy ass over here.

She responds to both with a thank you before texting the only person on her mind right now.

Lauren [11:07]: Are you awake?"

Lucy: Yeah.. but I also feel like I might be dead.

Lauren: I really wanna see you.

Lauren: Can I please see you?

Lucy: I feel sick.

Lucy: I'll see you when we get to Denver k?

Lauren: Yeah okay

She loudly groans with frustration and punches her pillow a few times which seems to spark noises of dismay in the top bunk directly across from her. Actually it sounds more like there's an animal dying behind the curtain.

"Camz?"

All Lauren gets as a response is more whining. "Sorry," she mutters before getting out of the cramped sleeping spot to look for Dinah. Right as her feet hit the floor the door opens and Lauren's senses are infiltrated by the scent of a delicious breakfast.

"Hola Laurenza." Dinah greets her, "Still feel like shit? Cause you definitely look it."

Lauren just sends a death glare the girl's way as she snatches one of the bags from her hands, immediately digging in. "Don't bother with-" Lauren's warning is cut short by Camila's curtain opening slightly. She sticks her hand out like she's waiting for Dinah to place her breakfast in it but turns out the youngest girl has other plans as she rips the curtain all the way open and loudly greets the hungover girl.

"I wanna die." Is all Camila murmurs when she finishes fighting Dinah.

"Feel you on that, sis." Dinah jokingly responds, "Not really though. Cause unlike you two, my life isn't a big fat mess."

"You were so nice to us last night, what changed? Missing your girl?" Lauren smirks as she watches Dinah's face turn to stone mid-bite. The younger girl quickly recovers and she looks at the non-existent watch on her wrist, "Would you look at that. It isn't noon yet I could still switch to the cool bus!"

"Don't you dare, DJ." Lauren groans before crumpling up the paper bag that previously contained her breakfast and throwing it at the girl's face.

"Only if you shut up about that and get to the stuff that matters. How's Lucy?"

"Oh yeah, something was wrong with her last night." Camila pitches in, looking extremely concentrated as she tries to recall more memories from the previous night.

"I'm surprised you remember anything about last night." Lauren attemtps to joke but she regrets the words as soon as she says them because Camila sucks her lips into her mouth awkwardly before muttering, "I definitely remember certain things about last night."

It stays silent for a few seconds until Dinah saves her two friends from the awkwardness, "Anyways, like I asked, how's Lucy?"

"She doesn't wanna see me."