My Story | Lauren Cimorelli |

Chapter 8 |best friend and Christina's suspects|

Pov. Amy

- Hey, Lauren, would you like to come to the park with me? I ask as I enter my sister's room.
- Sure answers putting on her shoes and in no time we are at the park near her home.
I'm pushing Lauren on the swing, I don't know why I'm pushing her, can't she swing herself? And why did I ask her to come with me to the park? Couldn't I ask Dani and Kath? I much prefer them to her because ...
-AAAAMYYYYYYYY Lauren's scream turns me away from my thoughts.
-AMY please let me down, he says with tears in his eyes.
Crap! I didn't realize how strong I was pushing it.
- Sorry Laur, I was lost in my thoughts and I didn't pay attention to what I was doing, I say trying to sound convincing while I help her to get off.
-It does nothing, it's okay ... let's go to the duck pond, he says running towards the pond.
When I arrive I see her a little fatigued, but I don't mind it too much and knowing the consequences I start tickling her, making her breathing worse.
As soon as he calms down a little, with water I start sketching it, creating a battle followed by a chase.
Perfect, as a more effective method to fatigue the lungs than running.
While I was chasing her I noticed that she started to slow down, so I stopped, letting it continue to run and I went back home quietly, thinking of some excuse to say to my sisters.
The darkness of the evening is beginning to come and when I get home there is nobody perfect! We hope they take so long to return so Lauren will be alone, in the dark and with a beautiful asthma attack.

Pov. Christina

Dani and Kath went out with friends, Amy and Lauren are at the park and I'm going to the video store to get some movies to see tonight.
-WAAAIIIT CHRIIII, I hear Lisa scream as she runs after me in the driveway, I stop the car and wait for her to get in the car.
On the way there is a grave silence that is interrupted by me.
"Listen, Lise, I'm talking frankly, did you notice any strange behavior between Lauren and Amy?"
- No, I don't think so, why this question? She replies to me and so I tell her my suspicions of the game and when she fell down with the skate, but she reassures me by saying that in her opinion they are coincidences and that from now on she is also going to keep an eye on her.
We go back home with several films and as soon as we enter Amy we sling ourselves into our arms saying that at the park she lost sight of Lauren and that failing to find her she came back here.
I take a look at Lisa as if to say "I told you so" and as we try to track down Lauren and Amy quietly returns to her room, they ring the bell, I go to open and I see Lauren in the middle of a weapon attack and a girl who keeps her by her side, I think she's the same age as Lauren, with light brown hair and very light eyes, I immediately take Lauren in her arms and let that girl in.
I put Lauren on the couch putting her side beside her rubbing his back, while Lisa takes the asthma inhaler and holds it on Lauren's face, taking her in her arms.
After 10 minutes Lauren is calm and fell asleep in Lisa's arms, then I start talking to that little girl who accompanied Lauren and who remained at the front door all the time.
I accompany her to the kitchen and start talking to her
- who are you?
- hi I'm Rachel Nemirnoff, I'm 13 and I live 2 blocks from here.
I begin to make his acquaintance and I must say that he is really nice and sweet, and to thank her I invite him to stay at the cinema evening.
Lauren meanwhile has woken up and together with Rachel they go to play in the garden, while I order the pizza and prepare everything.
- GIRLS IS THE DINNER READY, I scream in a way that makes me feel for the whole house, and in fact within 30 seconds they were all already at the table, but one thing made me stupid, as soon as Rachel saw Amy she was bleached and she did so to sit between Lauren and Amy, almost with a protective attitude.
Now we're seeing "no kiss list" and Lauren, Rachel and Lisa are on the couch while Amy and I are on the couch.
After the film, Amy decides to go to bed, soon after Lauren also collapses and Rachel decides to go home, so I decide to accompany her as it is night, so I also have the excuse to talk to her.

Pov. Rachael
I'm in the car with Lauren's sister, who is driving me home, I think her name is Christina is really very beautiful and affectionate.
I absolutely have to tell her what happened before at the park.
- Christina, can I ask you a question? I ask shyly
- of course you ask well, he answers me
- you and Lauren are sisters right?
- yes also Lisa is our sister and there are also 2 others that were not there today and then there is Amy, she tells me
Here Amy is called, I know I have to tell her everything, for Lauren's sake.
- listen to Christina, I don't want to ruin families but today in the park Amy caused Lauren's asthma attack, first terrorizing her on the swing and then making her run and tickling her and when she saw that Lauren was about to collapse she came back at home as if nothing had happened, story.
Christina thanks me and tells me that now she will pay more attention to Amy's behavior.
We say good night and go home.
Wow what beautiful people I found, you hope we will become very friendly.

Pov. Christina

It's been a few days, Lisa and I talked to Amy and she didn't really tell the truth, but we're trying to keep them as far away as possible, and when we have lunch or dinner Lisa and I always put ourselves on Lauren's side, in the videos I'm always looking for to put them apart, even in the car if I drive, Lisa goes with Lauren and vice versa, I'm doing everything and I think Lauren has suspicions, like Kath and Dani but I don't want to worry about them unnecessarily.

Pov. Lisa

Skipping 3 years

I didn't really expect this news.
My little ladybug, even though she is 15, will always remain my little ladybug even at 80 years old.
And now he has decided to go to college, as I will do without her, it is certain that every weekend I will visit her, but it will not be the same thing.
It is early morning and unable to sleep I decide to get up and make breakfast.
After a while Christina arrives who is surprised to see me get up before her, I who always get up last.
We prepare breakfast and as everyone goes down except Lauren, she will surely be sleeping.
Towards the half crazy I go to check it and in the room there is no I approach the bathroom door and that's where he is washing.
It's almost lunchtime when I see Lauren coming out of the house saying she's going out to eat with Rachael and that she will stay with her all afternoon.
I shouldn't worry, but I have a bad feeling.
It was evening and yet Lauren didn't come back, so call her.
- Hey ladybug, where are u?
- don't worry moose I'm on my way, 5 minutes and I'm at home.
- okay love, I close the call much quieter, but this tranquility fades when Lauren returns home.
We are sitting at the table for dinner and Lauren is wearing a hat with a tuft that covers half her face.
I see Christina who looks at her strangely and tries to take off her hat but Lauren says that today with Rachael they have tried new hairstyles and that if she takes off her hat it melts everything.
Christina nods but continues to keep an investigative look.
Suddenly, while we were all quiet, Christina with a click removes Lauren's hat and there we saw all her face that had 3 big scratches that started from under her right eye and reached up to her chin.
Lauren runs off to her room followed by me and Christina before she could shut the door.
Lauren bursts into tears in her arms and says she's fallen.
Christina whispers something in her ear, she lowers her head and nods slightly, at that moment Christina puts Lauren in my arms, gets up and runs downstairs like a beast shouting a name,
AMY
At that moment, Lauren faints in my arms.
Shortly afterwards he opens his eyes and tries to run downstairs, but knowing what is happening I try to stop her but she manages to escape from my arms in the less opportune moment, I go behind her and I see her on the stairway that looks at the scene of Amy who is taken by some doctors, Dani and Kath who are each crying in each other's arms and Christina talking to a doctor.
Lauren runs into Christina's arms and vents with her, crying and screaming until she collapses, then Christina takes her into her bed sleeping together.

Pov. Christina

In I didn't want to do it, but I had to, years ago you promised me that if Amy had physically hurt Lauren I would have called the doctors.
I have been tempted several times but I have held on, but today it has gone too far.
Of course, it really hurts to see your little sister brought to rehab, but it hurts more to know that she has a problem and not to solve it.
- C-C-Chri, I hear Lauren in my arms calling me.
- Yes, I answer
- I-I don't-don't want-to-me, it's a-all my fault says starting to cry again.
- it is not your fault, you are the victim, it is not even the fault of Amy, it is just that there is a problem and it must be solved, like when you cut yourself and put a band-aid, only some wounds require more time to pass, I say trying to calm her.
- thanks, he says kissing me on the cheek and cuddling me even more
- I think that I will miss it in college, it continues returning to the world of dreams.
- Do not worry, every time you miss us, I will come and come to you, I whisper in her ear.
We hope that everything will be resolved as soon as possible.