To Build A Home (CAMREN)

Chapter 10

Lauren just done her daily studying at the public library. The sun almost set when she got out from the building then something happened with her. She got mugged. Just because she brings her bag, the muggers think inside that bag there's some prize possession they could robbed from her. Sure it just contain her necessary things and her empty wallet that just hold her ID and student ID. Not much for the muggers to grab her and beat her up.

Good thing Lauren learn some basic martial arts to defend herself back then at school without her father knowing. Lauren put up a fight but still she lost. It's two against one. The muggers leave Lauren alone when she's laying on the pavement when they think it's enough. Lauren almost lost her consciousness but she wait until the pain is bearable so she can continue her track to go back to the shelter. 

Slowly Lauren got up clutching her left ribs. She walk painfully and grimace one or twice and trying to breathe normally. "Stupid muggers"Lauren grumble to herself as she collect her scattered belonging and put it into her bag again. It kinda hard to breathe when you feel your ribs being pounded and kicked. She feel her ribs slowly and breath in relieve. Nothing broken just a bruised ribs, Lauren thought internally.

When she arrive at the shelter, good thing no one around. Just some people who leave in there look at her funnily but paid no further attention towards her. While still holding her ribs, Lauren stalk down to her room. Lauren feels bad for people who didn't have shelter and she fully understand the term that no more than one day stayed at the same room but Malika assure her that the room Lauren's staying is her room.

Lauren throw herself to the bed and groaning when her body protest. She forgot for awhile that someone just beat her to a pulp. She need to change her clothes but with her kind of situation is kinda hard. A thought cross her mind that maybe somewhere out there there's a person who can help her out but she change her mind the last minute. She didn't need the unnecessary attention. 

With bloodied and tattered cloth, she force herself to sleep it off. Maybe tomorrow it won't be this painful. With that kind of thought Lauren close her eyes and breathe deeply although it kind of hard to breath when someone just mugged you. The next day Lauren force her eyes open when she hear the boisterous of Dinah voice and the sweet laughter that come out from the brunette that she goes by with Camila. 

"Holy fuck"Lauren curse out when she tried to move her body from the bed. Her whole body full of pain and it kinda hard to move. She take a deep breathes and forcefully jerk herself up. "Dios mio"Lauren talk to herself when she stare back at her reflection on the mirror. Her left eye swollen and black. Her nose a bit bruise just like her jaw. When she lift up her bloodied shirt, there's a blemish of fresh large purple bruised on it.

She didn't feel that painful last night and now when she her reflection, she almost didn't recognised herself. Slowly she change her bloodied shirt into fresh one. After she done changing, she turn her doorknob and walk slowly but painfully to the eating area. She wait in line just like everybody else to get her turn. "Good morning, Lau- what happened to you?"Ally look up and let out a small gasp when she looks at Lauren face.

"Nothing"Lauren trying to shrug it of by moving her shoulder. The movement hurt Lauren. She grimace and taking a deep breath. "Go sit at your usual table and I ask someone to bring your food to you"Instructed Ally with concern on her face. Lauren almost scoffed at the expression that Ally wore but scoffing need energy and any kind of small movement hurt her. "I don't need your pity, Ally"Gruff out Lauren.

"I can do it by myself. It's nothing"Lauren move slowly so the line didn't get held up. "It's not nothing, Lauren"Ally turn around and wash her hand. She grab Lauren tray and fill it up with the food that being serve up today. When the tray already fill up, Lauren grab her tray again and tried to move while still clutching her bruised ribs. "I'm not pitying you, Lauren. Let me help you out"Ally tried to reason with Lauren.