Like I Do - Camren

Chapter 12

Camila's POV
Shortly after Lauren left, I sat up and rubbed my eyes. I recalled the night before and sighed. It really wasn't up to me who Lauren likes and doesn't like. It was obvious that someone like her would never like someone like me, simply because I was me. And she was her. And I couldn't make her like me, nor would I try. It was just impossible. After about 15 minutes, Dinah burst into the room. "Thank god you're ok!" She exclaimed and sat down beside me. "She told me what happened... And I'm so sorry." She said, wrapping her arms around me and rubbing my back. "It's fine. She doesn't like me, but it just stings a little. It's really not up to me how she feels, though. Wait, how did you know...?" I sniffled and wiped a tear that had fallen. Just then Lauren burst in too. "You are way too obvious Chanch." She whispered into my ear with a chuckle. "Camz, are you okay? Dinah won't tell me what's wrong." Lauren said. I wiped my eyes from the tears threatening to fall. "It's nothing, don't worry about it."

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The girls went to lunch, leaving me here since I wasn't hungry and didn't want to go. Dinah made me promise not to do anything and I made sure she knew I wouldn't. Just then my phone rang. I didn't recognize the number but I picked up anyways. "Hello?" I answered. "Hey, is this Camila?" A man's voice said. "Yes...?" I reply. "Oh, good. Um, this is Austin Mahone." The voice said. "Oh, hey Austin! How's it been?" I ask. "Pretty good. I actually called to ask if you wanted to go to dinner, like a date?" He said. Lauren doesn't like me. It hurts, but maybe he can help the pain go away. I thought. "Um, sure. Why not?" I decided to go. What's the harm? It's not like the one my eyes are on has eyes on me. "Great! So, um, I'll pick you up tonight at 5. Just text me where the bus is, or like where you want me to pick you up." He said. "Alright. See you tonight." I say. "See you tonight." He says, and I hang up. I actually didn't feel much like going out. But maybe it could get my mind off things. I texted the address of the hotel and my room number to him. It was 3 o'clock so I had two hours. I decided to text Dinah to see when they would be getting back.

Dinah said they would be back in an hour and a half so I just decided to put on black high waisted jeans and a light grey cropped sweater. I did my hair in a loose braid that swept around my shoulder. It went up a bit on the top. After that, I sat at the table and scrolled through tumblr until they finally showed up.

They all went to do their own things, and after a few minutes Lauren came and sat across from me. "Hey. So, I have something I need to tell you." She sighed. I locked my screen and set my phone down. "Dinah has been bugging me to tell you since she found out." Lauren chuckled. Just then, a knock was heard on the hotel door. "I got it!" Mani yelled. "Ok, what were you saying?" I ask, focusing back on Lauren. "I'm just gonna say it. Camila, I... what's he doing here?" She says, looking behind me. I turn around to see Austin. He is wearing a white t-shirt and grey skinny jeans which are somewhat sagging. "Oh, uhm. We're going on a date." I give a crooked smile. "Oh." Lauren looks down. "So, what were you saying?" I ask. "N-nothing. Forget about it. You two have fun." She jumps up and leaves to her bathroom. "That was weird....." I look to Normani. "Seriously, Mila?" She asks, disappointment appearing on her face. Dinah looked at me from the couch, along with Ally. They also looked disappointed. I was so confused. I didn't know what I had done. "So, ready to go?" Austin asks.

Lauren's POV
I couldn't believe she was going on a date, with him especially. He was a class A dick. As soon as I hear the hotel room door close, I exit the bathroom. All the girls immediately stare at me. "What?" I ask, harsher than intended. "Lo, are you gonna be ok?" Ally asks. "Well, I'm the one her told her I didn't have feelings for her last night. She couldn't just assume I didn't ." I shrugged. "Yeah, she could. And she did. Lauren, if I tell you what I'm about to tell you you have to promise to never tell Mila. Like, ever." Dinah says. I look at her, confused. "Ok...." I look around to the other girls, who look at Dinah questioningly. "Mila will kill you." Mani says. "Lauren needs to know." Dinah says back, and comes over to me. "Ok. Camila may have possibly sort of....." She trailed off and looked down. "She what? Spit it out!" I demanded. "She liked you!" Dinah blurted. "She... What?" I ask. "You heard me. When you told her you didn't have to feelings for her she was upset, and hurt. I think she may be doing this to get rid of the pain. She always said someone like you could never like someone like her, but I knew she might have had just a piece in her that said otherwise, but you crushed it." Dinah looked down, shaking her head. "When you said you fucked up, you fucked up worse than I thought." She turned and walked away.

What have I done?