AFTER. (lxc version)

Chapter 18.

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After minutes of silence Lauren finally speaks up. "Can I ask you a question?"

The look on her face tells me I should say no but I can't help but say, "Sure"

"What do you want to do after college?" She asks and I laugh. That is the last thing I thought she would ask. I assumed she would ask why I am a virgin or why I don't drink.

"Well, I want to be an author or a publisher, whichever comes first." I probably shouldn't have been honest with her, she will just make fun of me. Feeling brave, I ask her the same question earning an eye roll from her but no answer. "Are those your books?" I ask her, even though she probably won't give me answer.

"They are" she mumbles.

"Which is your favorite?"

"I don't have a favorite"

I sigh and pick at a small fray on my jeans. There shouldn't be a fray already, they are new but I will worry about that later. "Does Mr. Rogers know you're at a party again?" She smirks.

"Mr. Rogers?" I don't get it.

"Your boyfriend. He is the biggest square I have even seen"

"Don't talk about him like that, he is.. he is..nice" I stutter. Lauren laughs and I stand up. She doesn't know Matthew at all. "You could only dream of being as nice as he is" I snap.

"Nice? That's the first word that comes to your mind when talking about your boyfriend? Nice is your 'nice' way of calling him boring."

"He isn't boring, you don't know him"

"I know that he is boring. I could tell by his cardigan and loafers" Lauren's head rolls back in laughter and I can't ignore her beautiful smile and her laugh is just so.... Oh God, Camila stop thinking that.

"He doesn't wear loafers" I say and cover my mouth so I don't laugh with her at my boyfriend's expense. I grab the water and take a drink.

"Well he has been dating you for two years and hasn't fucked you yet, I would say he is a square." she says and I spit the water back into the cup.

"What the hell did you just say?" Just when I think we can get along she says something like that.

"You heard me Karla" she smiles.

"You're an asshole Lauren" I growl and throw the half empty cup of water at her face. Her reaction is exactly what I hoped for. Complete shock, Her hand wipes off the excess water as I storm out of the room. She is so infuriating, decent one minute and completely crude the next. I push my way through the crowd and find the kitchen again. The anger I feel has overcome my nausea and all I want is another drink. I have to get Lauren's addicting laugh out of my head. I spot Normani's black hair through the crowd and walk towards her. She is sitting with a cute preppy girl who happens to be holding a bottle of liquor.

"Hey Mila, this is my friend Lara." Normani says, introducing us. Lara smiles at me and I return it. Lara must notice my eyes on the bottle because she holds it out. "Want some?" She asks and passes it to me. The familiar burn feels good, it ignites my body again and I momentarily forget about Lauren.

"Have you seen Lucy?" I ask Normani and she shakes her head.

"I think her and Jessica may have left" She left? What the hell? I should care more but the vodka skews my judgment and I find myself thinking Lucy and Jessica would make a cute couple. A few drinks later, I feel amazing. This must be why people drink all the time. I vaguely remember promising myself that I will never drink again but it's not so bad.

Fifteen minutes later, Normani and Lara have me laughing so hard that my stomach hurts. They are much better company than Lauren. "You know Lauren is a real ass" I tell them and they laugh.

"Yea, she can be sometimes." Normani agrees and snakes her arm around me. I want to move it but I don't want to make it awkward because I know she doesn't mean anything by it. Minutes turn to hours and I haven't seen Lauren or Lucy. The crowd starts to die down and I start to feel tired. It dawns on me that I have no way to get back to the dorms.

"Do the buses run all night?" I slur. Normani shrugs and says she doesn't know. "Ill be back in a minute" I tell them and stand up. Once again the effects of the vodka hit me as I stand up. "Ugh, just who I wanted to see" I groan as i saw Lauren's hair appears in front of me.

"You and Mani then?" Lauren's voice is serious with an emotion that I can't quite register.

"You are so obnoxious! I am trying to find out about the bus" I push past her and she grabs my arm. She has no boundaries. "Let go of me Lauren" I look for another cup to toss in her face.

"Chill out.. its three am. There isn't a bus. You're stuck staying here again" Her smile is so mocking that it makes me want to smack her. "Unless you want to go home with Normani" she let go of my arm and I go back to the couch with Normani and Lara. I hope that same room from last weekend is empty I should probably find out soon. I tell Normani about my plan and she offers to walk me upstairs to find out.

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a/n: im sorry if there are some mistakes,, its almost 2am and i still have class later, since just 3hours ago is just sunday and yeah.. whatever

Have a great day??!!!!! :)))) PEACEEEE (oh and wish me luck for my reportings in front of the class later lol)