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Chapter 19: Running Away

~Lauren~

I stand in front of Camila protectively, my eyes narrow at the guys in front of us.

Camila whimpers softly when she notice the guns in their hands and wraps her arms around my waist, fear evident in her actions.

I softly shush her but she tightens her arms around me.

"Okay right so we'll be leaving," I say to them and tried to take a step away from them, my tone block from any emotions.

The guy in front of me, who looks like is the leader, chuckles and took a step forward.

"Yeah, we just need you Lauren." He says and I didn't let my fear be exposé to them.

I gulp and felt my face go pale.

"Okay, you can have me but let my friend go." I say to them, they can do whatever the hell they want to do to me, but they are not touching Camila.

Not on my fucking watch.

I won't allow it.

He smirks at me and pushes me away from her, shoving Camila to the wall, pressing a gun to her temple.

My eyes widened and I ran in front of her, so the gun points at me.

"No! You will not touch her! Just let her go and you can have me, don't hurt her." I say and he thinks about it.

I look around at all the guys who had guns and when I look at them closely, they are Americans.

They don't know Spanish.

Yes! They won't know what I'll be saying!

"Camila," I whisper softly to her and she puts her attention back to me.

"Yeah?" I curse softly in my head and hope they didn't hear her.

"No hables inglés, ellos no saben español. Me escuchas y me escuchas bien." (Don't talk English, they don't know Spanish. You listen to me and you listen good.) I say softly and watch the guys, alarm.

"Okay, que es?" (Okay, what is it?) She whispers back.

"Cuando ellos te dejen ir, tu te me vas. Te me vas lejos de aquí. No mires hacia atrás, no regreses por mi. Me voy con ellos, no regreses por mi, por favor." (When they let you leave, you will go. You will go far away from here. Don't look back, don't come back for me. I'm going with them, don't come back for me, please.) I whisper back quickly and her arms around me tighten.

"No. Me quedo aquí, contigo. No voy a dejar a mi hermana con estos hombres. No me voy." (No. I'm staying here, with you. I'm not leaving my sister with these men. I'm not leaving.) She says and I tense up as the guy finally made his mind.

"No, I think she'll stay here with us." He says and I tense up even more.

"Karla." I used her first name to know that I was serious. "Corres cuando yo le doy, te me vas. Ahora. Corre!" (Run when I hit them, you will leave. Now. Run!) I yelled out as I lunge for the guy in front of me, who was going to shoot Camila. A bang sprang out but I didn't feel anything. I tackle the guy to the floor and watch as Camila runs down the ally.

"Corre! Corre maldita sea! CORRE!" (Run! Run damn it! RUN!) I yelled and quickly turn my attention back to the guy I was strangling.

I didn't notice as I was too busy fighting with the guy that Camila stop running and hid behind a few garbage bins, watching everything.

I am now fighting for my life.

~Camila~

I ran away from them as Lauren yelled out to me to run and I listen, but I wasn't going to leave her alone. I quickly hide behind some trash bins and took out my phone as I watch Lauren fight with the men, my hands trembling as different thoughts went through my mind.