The Kindest of Kisses Break the Hardest of Hearts [CAMREN]

Chapter 1

Lauren's POV

Just 10 more minutes, I thought to myself. You know those mornings where it feels as though your bed feels so unbelievably comfortable that any thought of leaving it is unbearable, that's how it is today. I scrunched my eyes tighter and wished that time would stop.

"IT'S TODAY IT'S TODAY IT'S TODAY" came the excited voice of Dinah.

Today was the day that my friends and I left for London to go on a Contiki tour for 24 days, Italy, France, Switzerland and more. We had planned this trip last year, kind of a gift for finishing high school. Don't get me wrong, I am just as excited as the next person would be. I'm just not a good morning person, especially when I'm surviving on 6 hours sleep with a hangover that could bring down a small village.

"Fuck sakes" I say, Reluctantly pulling the covers off to get out of bed. "I can't believe it's today! This is gonna be a dream! I been up since the crack of dawn! Couldn't sleep so I went downstairs and was talking to your mom and she says to wake you up now so we don't miss the train" Dinah was ecstatic, bouncing up and down on the end of the bed.

"Here" I looked towards Ally who was sitting beside me holding out a glass of water and two pain killers with a smirk on her face. Giving her a weak smile I took them. Ally is my best friend, she is one of those people who just gets you. When I met her I was a loner, just moved to Miami -no friends - no intentions of making friends - I think I came across as snobbish, but Ally didn't give up on me. She has helped me with a lot, she hardly speaks but when she does it's like a light being turned on in your head. Ally is very in tune with people, most of the time she knows things about you that even you don't. She took me under her wing and I'm now considered a member of 'the group'.

The group consists of Dinah, very in-your-face but in a good way. She dresses in the most crazy outfits I've ever seen, purples, yellows, greens, she is always bouncing around happy. Troy is a tall guy with pale skin and light hair, he always wear's jeans with holes in them and most of his clothes are dirty. We aren't that close but I know enough about him to name two things that he is obsessed with, Ally and weed. Harry is an awkward guy, he has curly hair and a nice smile, he's really nice but has a tendency to ramble on a bit and we call it 'getting locked on'. Then there's Arin. Arin is a pig, but a lovable pig. His favourite thing is women. I really love him, he has a side to him that I've been lucky enough to witness, deep down he is a really nice, caring guy. He likes to live a bit harder than the usual person and I think it's one of his best qualities.

Water has never tasted so good, feeling relieved I announced that I'm having a shower. Leaving Ally to deal with an over excited Dinah at 8 in the morning. 50 minutes later and majority of the group were downstairs checking bags, making calls and eating the toast my mum had made for everyone.

"Voicemail again!, fucking idiot! It was his stupid idea to go out last night, I swear to god if he isn't here on time we are-" "LAUREENN!" Arin bellowed wrapping me in to a tight hug. "Arin what the fuck!" I managed to get out. "Keep ya panties on, had to stop by Keith's to get some supplies didn't I?" he winked. Arin was almost always late, I sighed looking at his ear to ear smile, I could hardly ever stay mad with him, he just didn't give you a choice really. "Judging by the time we have exactly 20 minutes until our train leaves and my calculations say we should have left 10 minutes ago in order to get there in time because of the amount of people who catch trains at this time of the morning and also because we have to carry our luggage which added another 10 minutes on to-" "Harry getting locked on again bro" Troy patted his shoulder. "Right sorry" Harry sighed. "Alright, everyone got their shit together then?" Ally asked, everyone nodded, Dinah resembled more of a head bang more than a nod.

"Love?" I turned to face my mother. "You will be careful won't you?" rolling my eyes I withdrew an exaggerated breath. "Yes mom, we've been through this, I'll call you yeah?" She smiled and pulled me into a hug. I've never been a really touchy person, even with my mother. As annoying as it was to reassure her I decided to anyway, just in case something happened. I let go of her and reminded her that we're just going on a bus tour, not camping out in the jungle, everything was planned.