Like I Do - Camren

Chapter 24

Camila's POV
"An on-tour therapist? Camz, I'm so proud of you." Lauren hugs me tightly, kissing my temple. "Yeah, Walz. Me too. I'm glad you aren't leaving." Dinah rubs my arm. "So, when do you start?" Ally asks. "Well, I talked to management a little bit ago, and they're assigning someone, so a few days at the most." I smile softly, happy that the girls are so supportive.

"What changed your mind about this?" Dinah asks. "Mani. We, uh, talked a little bit and she got me thinking. I hate this feeling. I want to feel better, and normal again." I shrug. "I better thank Mani. We were worried about you." Dinah grins widely. "Oh, I'm sure you can think of plenty of ways to thank her." Lauren smirked at Dinah, who glared back. "Wha-...?" Ally begins as Normani bursts in and cuts her off.

"Guys, the hotel we booked messed up our reservation and we don't get our rooms until tomorrow night." She huffs, falling over dramatically on the couch. Dinah gasps. "So what? Are we staying in the bus?" She asks. "Yep. I mean, at least it's mostly comfy. But I'm sleeping on the couch." Normani sits up. "Uhm, no. I want the couch. My bunk is getting too crowded with stuffed animals from fans." Dinah argues back. "Sucks to suck. I just called it." Normani shrugs. "Girls, just share." Lauren says, smirking once again. Normani and Dinah both give Lauren looks of horror. "Oh hell no!" Normani jumps up from her spot next to Dinah. "She'll kick me off!" She exclaims. "There isn't enough room for both of us." Dinah groans. "Then one of you has to suck it up and sleep in your bunk." I say, looking to Dinah.

"Hey! You're supposed to be on my side." Dinah whines, crossing her arms. "I mean, Mani called the couch first." I shrug, and Dinah just pouts. "Fine. You guys are rude." She turns away from us. "Problem solved." Ally chuckles. "You can have it next time." Normani says to Dinah, who ignores her. "Aw, DJ, don't be like that." Normani chuckles softly and puts a hand on her back, just to have it shrugged off. "This is not going to work. I love you, babe, but I don't feel guilty one bit." Normani smirks when Dinah grunts and turns to look at her. "That's what I thought."

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"I say we just order Chinese takeout. I don't want to leave and the Chinese place is super close." Lauren says. "Okay, but we have to get orange chicken." Dinah agrees, as well as everyone else. They decided to send Dinah and me to pick up the food, since we were the most excited and no one wanted to get up.

Dinah walked along the benches on our way back, jumping from one to the other as soon as it ran out of space. "If you break your fall I will laugh, I hope you know that." I chuckle as she stumbles for the 5th time. "I won't fa-..." Dinah begins, but cuts herself off with a scream as she falls. "Owh, shit. My ankle." She reaches down and holds her ankle. "You better be joking. I can't carry you, I'm too weak." I bend down to check on her. "Why did you wear shorts? Your knee is all scraped up." I grab her hand that isn't clutching her ankle. "Because it's hot, dumbass. Help me up, please." She grunts.

I stand and reach my hand out in an attempt to help her up, but she winces in pain, and doesn't get very far before falling back down. "Uhm, okay. I'll call Lauren to come help. The bus is only a block away." I say, worried. Pulling out my phone, I dial Lauren's number. No answer. "Shit." I mumble quietly. I decide to try Mani. "Hey, Mila. What's up?" She answers on the second ring. "Uh, Dinah fell and she can't stand on her ankle. She got all scraped up and I need help." I say, nervously. "Oh my gosh. Where are you guys? I'm on my way." She says, rushed. "We're a block away, towards the Chinese place." I reply, and she hangs up.

"Is Lauren coming?" Dinah asks when I return to her side. "No, she didn't answer so I called Mani. She's on her way." I reply, watching the blood dripping down her leg from her knee's propped up position. I look up and notice Dinah's face turn red. "Aw, is Dinah blushing?" I chuckle, trying to distract the younger girl from the pain. "Shut up." She mumbles, still red in the face. "You guys would be so cute. I'm gonna have to talk to her and see how she feels." I tease, mostly. I'm definitely talking to Mani. "Don't you dare." She growls. "No worries. I won't tell her you're in love with her." I giggle as her face deepens in color. "In lo-... What? No, no, no. It's just a crush." She shakes her head quickly. "Of course, Dmac." I continue to tease.

I look to my right and see Mani's figure approaching. "Dinah! Are you okay?" She reaches us and leans down to inspect Dinah's injury. "I'm fine. It's nothing." Dinah tries to shrug it off as a minor injury, when Mani touches her ankle and she squeals, jumping. "Right, okay. Mila, help me get her up. With both of us we can each take a side." Normani says, and I do as I'm told.

In no time we arrive back at the bus, with slight trouble up the steps to get inside. "Alright, let's get some ice on this. Mila, grab an ice pack. I'll call a doctor in the morning to get you checked out. Ally, will you grab me some medicine, bandaging, and hydrogen peroxide with cotton swabs to clean this?" Normani starts spitting out orders as well get Dinah comfortable seated on the couch. "Mani, it's a scratch. Just use a bandaid." Dinah says, obviously not wanting the extra sting. Normani rolls her eyes as Ally returns with the supplies.

"Lauren, hold her down." Normal instructs, and Dinah's eyes go wide. "Awh hell nah." She tries to scramble away, but Lauren is on her quickly and pinning her down. Normani quickly cleans the scrape as Dinah struggles and grunts in pain. "There. That wasn't so bad." Normani chuckles as Dinah glares at her. Mani puts the medicine and bandage on her knee and stands up. "All better. Oh, and you can have the couch tonight. I don't want you trying to climb in your bunk." Normani says, patting Dinah's head. "Ha! My plan worked!" Dinah joked, and everyone chuckles. "Alright Mila. Let's get that food out, I'm starving." Normani reaches towards the bags.

I didn't proofread, per usual, so I apologize for any mistakes. Thanks for reading my story! Comment and tell me what you think.