Cant't help falling in love (CAMREN)

Author's Note

I don't know if this is technically an "author's note," but whatever. Proceed reading:

Hi, everybody.

Congratulations to making it to the end of this emotionally tiring story. I could barely finish writing it.

I came up with the plot after listening to Terrence Loves You by Lana Del Rey. So I planned out and outlined everything before I started writing, so I didn't decide to "kill" Camila in the middle of writing this. I decided before I even started. As I was writing and it got close to where I planned to have everything happen, I stopped writing for weeks because even I didn't want it to happen. I also was originally going to make Lauren commit suicide eventually, but I couldn't do that to everybody reading or myself. I made myself sick to my stomach while writing because I didn't know how anybody else would react to the sudden plot twist, and because I even made myself sad about it.

I cried while writing chapter 22.
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But I keep having to remind myself that nothing I wrote actually happened and will never happen.

And I hope you guys remembered too and didn't cry too much over this.

This is also sort of an apology to everybody who did get upset over the ending.

So this is a short, unofficial alternate ending:

Lauren woke up next to Camila, with tears in her eyes, and breath heavy. She sighed in relief as she felt Camila in her arms, looking peaceful and content. Lauren smiled and giggled to herself. "Damn," she whispered. "Never speeding again." She kissed Camila's forehead, waking her up.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Just a bad dream," she chuckled again.

"Okay," Camila yawned, her eyes closing. "I love you."

"I love you, too, my darling."

You are what you are

I don't matter to anyoneBut Hollywood legends will never grow oldAnd all of what's hiddenWell, it will never grow cold

But I lost myself when I lost you

But I still got jazz when I've got those bluesAnd I lost myself when I lost youAnd I still get trashed, darling, when I hear your tunes

But you are who you are

I won't change you for anythingFor when you are crazyI'll let you be badI'll never dare change thee to what you are not

But I lost myself when I lost you

But I still got jazz when I've got those bluesI lost myself and I lost you tooAnd I still get trashed, baby, when I hear your tunes

I put the radio on, hold you tight in my mind

Isn't strange that you're not here with meBut I know the light's on in the televisionTrying to transmit, can you hear me?Ground control to Major TomCan you hear me all night long?Ground control to Major Tom

Well I lost myself when I lost you

But I still got jazz when I've got the bluesI lost myself and I lost you tooAnd I still get trashed, honey, when I hear your tunes