Lost (Camren)

Chapter 1

Lauren sat in her room 9 years later looking at old photographs. She had lost complete contact with her old friend, and she was sure by now that Camila had forgotten all about her. She of course missed her friend, and she wondered if her friend at least remembered who she was. 

Lauren didn't exactly remember Camila as much as she used to. It seemed that as the days went by her friend's memories where pushed further and further back in her mind. The only things that she could remember clearly was the promise she had made her friend before she left, but it had seemed like that promise was broken a few years back.

She looked at photograph. It was when Camila was about to get in her car and drive off to a new place. The younger girl wore the white bow her friend had given her as a good-bye gift. She wore the black beanie she got from here. They both smiled and had their arms wrapped around each other.

Lauren remembered how her friend loved bows. She had every color to go with her outfits. She smiled at that. It was one of the few things she could recall. 

Just then there was a knock at her door. "Come in" Her friend Normani walked in. "Hey girl." "Hi." she replied not looking up from the photo. "What you doing?" Normani asked taking a seat next to her. "Oh, nothing just looking at old photos." She said putting the one she had in her hand down. "Camila?" She nodded.

She had spoken about Camila to her 3 friends before and they knew how much she meant to Lauren and how she always wondered if Camila remembered her. 

"I'm sure she remembers you Laur. Maybe she thinks you don't remember her. Or maybe she lost your number as you did." Lauren sighed "I know Mani, but its just that..."  she thought about what she wanted to say next. "you see. I feel like we have a connection although we are miles, who knows states, countries apart." Her friend looked at her slightly confused. "I don't know how to explain." Normani put an arm around her friend. "It's alright."

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The next day at school the 4 friends sat down at their usual spot in the lunch room. "Oh my god guys. Guess what?" Ally said as soon she sat down. "What's up?" Dinah asked. "Troy asked me out!"  She let out smiling wide. She had been crushing on him since middle school. Her friends smiled. "It was about time." Lauren said. "I know I'm so happy!" Ally told her. She gave her friend a smile.

 "Lauren, don't you think it's time find someone?" Normani asked her. "Yeah! She is right! When was the last time you went out with someone?" Ally said. "Keaton." Dinah joined in.  "Actually it was Ashley in 9th grade." Lauren corrected. "Whatever." Dinah said. Lauren was bisexual and wasn't really looking for a relationship, or interested at the moment.

"But really Lauren. You need to have some fun." Ally kept on. Lauren shrugged and kept on with her lunch. Just then there was laughter. They turned to the place it was coming from. There was a girl in the probably a grade younger then them she was on the ground along with her tray of food. She was upset. She quickly got up and ran out.

There was something about her that caught Lauren's attention. Apart from the fact that she was beautiful. She felt like she knew the girl from somewhere, but she didn't know from where. "Poor girl." Ally said. "Man, people should be nicer." Normani added they all nodded. Lauren kept thinking about the girl and wondered why she seemed so familiar. But soon forgot abou it.