Austin Mahone's California Love Story

Chapter 13: Things Get Worse

Camila

I haven't been able to speak to Austin since the game and he's not returning my phone calls or text messages. I want to tell him everything myself but I don't know if he'll give me the chance. I was planning on telling him everything when the time was right but I guess I took too long. Every since the game on Friday Maria has been checking in on me about the whole incident.

"So what did Carlos say when you got home?"

"The usual ranting about what's going to happen if I keep seeing Austin." I can still hear him yelling at me in my head. "Plus, he disappeared early in the morning on Saturday. Did you hear anything from Alex or Jorge?"

"Nope, I don't think they were with him Saturday morning."

"He must've gone to the auto shop to get his mind off of Friday. I'm just worried that..." I drift in midsentence when Maria and I are suddenly surrounded by Megan and three other girls. "Look, Megan I'm not really in the mood for this right now so can you just say your joke and walk off." Her silence gives me an idea that she doesn't want to talk. I stand in front of Maria, "Maria, vete."

"¿Estás locoyo novoy a ningún lado?"

"Go, now." I say firmly keeping my eyes on Megan and her friends. Hesitantly Maria runs out of sight leaving me alone.

"I saw you with Austin on Friday after the game. You steal my victory now you're stealing my man." She pushes me back a few steps.

"You guys don't have to do this, just walk away and forget about it."

"I don't think so." She throws the first punch then her friends begin to join in the attack. I tackle Megan down by the waist to the ground. Another blonde haired girl wraps her arms around me to retrain my arms, but I manage to hit her with a head butt from behind. I hit the other two girls with a punch. Megan pushes me down and kicks me in the abdomen. I grab her foot and drag her down to the ground. I manage to take over the punches until I feel someone put their hands on my arms and pull me off of her. I look up to see the principal and coach standing over us. Now I'm screwed.

I sit outside waiting for the principal to be done talking with Megan. I can hear Liz typing on her computer, but I don't have the heart to look at her. Being sent to the principal's office was always Carlos's thing, not mine.

"Camila," Principal Mores signals for me to come in to his office. Before I enter the room Megan walks passed me with a grin on her face. I sit in the chair across from Principal Mores desk as Coach leaned against the corner of it.

Principal Mores closes the door and sits in his chair, "This is very unusual to see you in my office Camila. I always expected your brother here but this is a surprise." I want to put my head down but I keep it up, "I've spoken to Megan and the other girls who were involved in the fight..." he drifts off in the middle of the sentence.

Coach continues his sentence, "They all say that you started the fight."

"That's not true. They jumped me," They're faces looked uncertain. "Ask Maria, she was there."

"She saw Megan and her friends come towards you two but she didn't see who started the fight." I told her to leave for her own safety, how was I supposed to know that Megan would use her friends as witnesses against me.

"You can't honestly believe that I started the fight." They both stayed silent and that's when I knew I should just take the punishment, "So what now?" I ask shrugging my shoulders.

Again, another silence then Coach sighs, "I'm sorry Camila, but I have no choice but to kick you off the team." The hurt in her voice showed that she didn't want to go through with the threat.