ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇs { ʟᴊ x ᴄᴄ }

Chapter 6

Christmas came. All the decorations were up and the festivities filled the air. Everyone was having a good time. Camila was back home for a quick break and the family was back together. Normally it’s a cause for a celebration and to add the holidays on top of that, it should have been a great time. But not for Camila. She was tired of pretending in front of the camera and now that she’s home, she just wanted to curl up alone in her bed.

Of course that wasn’t going to happen.

It wasn’t even thirty minutes, when there was a hesitant knock on the door.  “Kaki?” Sofi, Camila’s younger sister, called out.

Camila sighed as she pulled herself up in a sitting position. Then dragging herself, she walked to the door, unlocked it, and got back in bed.

The door opened and Sofi peeked inside. She stood just outside until her sister moved to the side of the bed and patted the space beside her. Sofi came in and laid down next to Camila.   

“You’re not okay,” Sofi said as a matter of fact as she turned to her side to look at her sister.

“No, I’m not.”

“Tell me who I should beat up. I have my homies and we all have your back,” Sofi said

“You have your homies?” Camila asked, smiling in spite of herself.

“Yeah… Marco from English Lit, Becka from Math, Diego from down the street, Chi-chi ---“

“Chi-chi our 8 year old cousin?”

“Have you seen her?” Sofi asked. “Once she opens her mouth, no one can get a word in. And she can go for hours.”

Camila broke into a laugh. “It’s okay Sofi, no need to bring your homies. I’m just… I’m just not feeling good right now. But it will pass. Tomorrow, we’ll go out and have fun.”

“We don’t have to. We can just stay here in bed.” Sofi said as she placed her arms around her sister and snuggled with her. “I’m just glad you’re here.”

“Thanks Sofi,” Camila said as she closed her eyes and started drifting into sleep. She was almost there when she heard her sister speak up again.

“Do you want me to call Lauren?”

“What?” Camila opened her eyes, squinting at her sister. Even hearing the name out loud causes her physical pain.

“Well, she can always make you laugh. Lauren does.”

“No, she doesn’t.” Camila said. “You’re the one who always make me laugh,” she added as she pinched her sister’s face.

“Come on, it’s going to be fun Kaki. We’ll lay here in your bed and tell stories and laugh. And then you’ll feel better.”

“Sofi… Lauren and I are no longer friends.”

“What do you mean?”

“Things happen. And you know, one day you wake up and your… best friend is no longer your best friend. Life is sad that way sometimes.”

“Oh,” Sofi said as she turned and looked up at the ceiling, a small frown forming on her face.

“Sorry, I know that you like her.”