Can't Get Enough (CAMREN)

Chapter 10: The Only Exception

*Lauren's POV*

I left the rehearsal fifteen minutes after I got the call from Camila. I am worried, why is she crying?! I asked her but she refused to talk about it on the phone. I told my friends I have some emergency at home and Ash obviously offered himself to take Vero home. I can only hope these two end up together, they would look good as a couple. I turn right and I find myself in Camila's street. I had never been to Camila's house but I remember she lived here in the same street as Nicole so when she asked if I needed directions, I told her I would find her. I stop the car and I make my way to the house next to Nicole's and I knock on the door.

Five seconds after, the door opens and I find Camila standing there crying and literally shaking. As if it was natural, I hug her and she breaks down in my arms. Whatever it was that made her feel like this, it must be really awful and all I can think about is how I want to be here for her. After what seemed like forever, she got a bit more calm and I lean back to grab her face with both of my hands and I just stare at her. Her eyes are red and her make up is all messed up. How long has she been crying before she got the courage to call, I wonder. I don't know her that well but she sure looks like the type of person that suffers in silence.

"I- I- I'm so-sorry, I didn't kn-know who else to c-call"

"Hey, shh. It's okay Camz, you don't have to worry... I'm here", she breaks down again and I hug her rubbing her back, "I'm here".

She grabs my hand and we make our way upstairs to what I assume to be her bedroom. The walls are white and the bed is purple just like the curtains. You can tell it's her bedroom, there's a guitar in the corner and there are posters of her favorite bands on the walls. She sits on the bed and I follow her waiting for her to start talking. It's getting late and I'll be screwed when I get home but it's worth it. She needs me.

"Life uh...", she laughs for a second and wipes her eyes.

"What happened Camz?"

"It just gets hard sometimes you know..."

"What does?"

"Living. One time you're happy and you feel confident and then all of the sudden you're depressed and you feel like shit", I get surprised with the words she chose but I let her go on, "To me there's no in between, either you enjoy life or you don't and today is one of those days when I don't and it sucks"

"What made you so sad?"

"Stuff..."

"What stuff? You can trust me, I'm here for you", I hold her hand and she smiles softly.

"Well it's a long story and you probably have to go ho-"

"I have time. You called me and I came, remember?", I give her a encouraging smile.

"Okay...Remember our talk earlier? About you calling me a nice nickname and me telling you it's good the change for once...?"

"Yeah of course. Wait did someone call you names at school just for being the new girl? Tell me who it is and I'll make them regret it!"

"Lauren, no, wait", she stops my rambling and squeezes my hand, "No one did that... Here."

"What do you mean?"

"I am a victim of bullying, Lauren. People made fun of me at my other school, my friends did nothing and when it got worse they just left because they feared being bullied like me. The worst part wasn't the bullying, the worst part was when the people that meant the world to me, left me"

Without realizing it, I start crying. How can someone do that?! Friends should be there for you when you need them and she needed them! Bullies exist and everyone knows that but no one stops them, people ignore it but at least our friends shouldn't and that's really sad. Just the thought of it makes me mad. I look at her and I feel like she is trying to read my thoughts. I decide to speak up.

"You didn't deserve any of that. You're worth so much more than all those people who did that to you. I'm sorry your friends were idiots and I'm sorry you had to go through something that awful... "

"You really think I'm worth that much?"

"Yes Camz, I do", I look at her and I feel myself staring at her lips, I clear my throat, "Uh what happened after they left you?"

"I got really depressed, I cried everyday and it got hard to hide it to my parents. I started going to the psychologist and taking pills for my depression."

"Woah"

"Yeah... Then the HBIC found out somehow and things got worse. The number of bullies got bigger and my parents didn't know what else to do and put me here. Things here are better but the scars still exist..."

"I don't understand because I have never been through something like that and I want you to know that I am here for you"

"Thank you... But you're popular Lauren I don't want to give people reasons to start hating on me that's why I prefer to stay with a low profile..."

"I am not like the people at your old school Camila and I'll protect you I promise..."

*Camila's POV*

I have trust issues and knowing Lauren for just a few days doesn't help at all so trusting her already with something this important for me it's surreal. Popular people usually hate me that's all I am used to so that's why I doubted telling Lauren. She kinda represents the bad people of my past. I am impressed about how she doesn't, she is the completely opposite of the picture I painted in my head about the populars at school. She might be the only exception.

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Author's Notes

Hi guys, sorry I am so late! I write the stories on my phone and I accidentally deleted the chapter I had wrote so I am disappointed about how bad this one got... University started and I didn't have time to rewrite it, this was the best I could do. Share, vote and comment to tell me if you want me to keep going or not! Ally's coming up next chapter :)

Thanks for reading

- Fits