Think Again (Camren)

Justice Will Beat You Down Today

Camila's PoV

The buzzer on my alarm clock went off and I slapped it hard. I groaned when the 5:00am blinked at me. I grumbled and got out of bed, quietly getting ready for practice.

After fifteen minutes of getting ready, I heard some raised voices come from across the hall and swung my door open to find my mom and Sofi arguing. I blinked. "Mom?"

Sinu stopped and looked at me with my hockey bag over my shoulder and stepped back, smiling. "Are you off to practice?"

I nodded and frowned. "I thought you and dad were staying at a hotel last night?"

"We did but we both work today so we got up early and came home to grab our briefcases and change." She looked back at my sister, who was standing there with the same clothes she had on from the night before and her hair was a little tousled.

"What?" Sofi frowned at me as I tilted my head. Something was different about her. "For fuck sakes Mila, stop looking at me like that."

"Sofia, you're language! You girls really need to watch it with those words," Sinu looked at me, "your sister is grounded." She sighed and leaned against Sofi's doorframe.

"What? Why?!" Sofi raised her voice again, throwing her purse across her room. "Camila and Alex can stay out late all night without a word and I'm the one that gets shafted because I'm the baby? Whatever mom!"

"Sofi," my mom sighed, "Your father and I told you about your curfew. Be home by midnight at the latest and that's an extension on your curfew as it is. I expected more of you."

I saw the tears that began to form in my sister's eyes and felt bad. "Mom, why are you grounding her?" I stepped forward and wrapped an arm around Sofi's shoulders. "She called me last night and told me that Sammy's car wouldn't start. I just told her to spend the night there instead of worrying about it. I mean really," I looked into my sister's grey eyes, "what kind of trouble could our dear Sofi, who would never want to disappoint you, get into? So," I patted Sofi's back and smiled at my mom, "if you want to ground someone, ground me."

"Camila..." Sofi began but I pushed her into her room and raised an eyebrow at the older blonde.

"Well why didn't you just say that?" Sinu looked over at my sister, who stood there staring at me in shock.

"Uh," Sofi licked her lips and shrugged, "I didn't think you'd believe me?"

"Nonsense," my mom waved her hand and yawned, "well I'm going to have a quick shower. Have a good practice Mila."

"Camila, why'd you do that?" Sofi asked me as I stepped into her room.

"You're my lil sis, I told you I'd look out for you." I shrugged and noticed the faintness of a hickey on her neck. "You're so lucky mom never saw that." I pulled on her collar and took a better look before she slapped my hand away from her shirt.

"Are you going to practice?" Sofi nodded towards my bag in the hall.

"Nah, I just like getting up at the ass crack of dawn for the hell of it." I smirked and she rolled her eyes at my sarcasm.

"Can I come?" She asked, almost shyly.

"Of course," I smiled and grabbed my heavy bag, "I'll meet you in the car."

I made my way downstairs and found Mama C looking up at me. "I know you covered for her."

"Oh really? How would you know?" I raised an eyebrow and stopped at the last step, making me eye level with her.