Let's Capture It

7

Camila woke up in the early morning. On the weekends she was usually able to sleep in until 9 but she wakes up at 6 this morning. She couldn't get herself to fall back asleep so she gets up, and tiptoes over to Sofia's room to check on her.

Camila leaned against the door frame and just watches her sister's body, moving up and down as she breathed slowly. She didn't like that Sofia was upset with her. The two of them had never fought with one another. Yes, there was a 9 year age gap between the two sisters but Camila had always been protective of her younger sister.

It made her think of the first time her parents had brought her home from the hospital right after Sofia was born.

She remembered when Sofia was in the third grade. She came home from school with a bruise on her upper arm one day. When Camila asked what had happened, the little Latina confessed to being bullied. The next day, Camila went to school with Sofia to be there when she told her teacher.

Camila quietly shuts the door and goes downstairs to the kitchen to brew a pot of coffee. She grabs her phone from the charger and sees a new message notification.

Lauren: I hope you have a good night. Thank you again

Lauren must have texted her again while she fell asleep. She rereads the message over and over again. Not right now, no she couldn't reply. So she put her phone back down on the counter and goes to check if the coffee's done brewing. But maybe she was just overthinking it. She definitely was. So what does she do?

Goes back to grab her phone and replies back.

Camila: ❤️

Her thumb hovers over the arrow button. She wanted to send it.. but she didn't want to regret it. Fuck it, she thought. Just send it.

She taps the arrow.

"Fuck fuck fuck," she mutters to herself. She drops her phone down and takes a step back. Then, remembering it's 6 in the fucking morning, she slaps her forehead. She realized she should have waited to send the text later.

That is until she hears her phone vibrating on the counter.

She runs back over to pick her phone back up. Her heart started beating faster when she read Lauren's name at the top.

Lauren: You're an early bird

She smiles to herself.

Camila: I'm usually not haha

Lauren: So what's your answer to my question?

Camila hesitates. She remembers last night Lauren texted her asking to meet up again. She doesn't have the heart to tell her no, and it's not like she wanted to anyways.

Camila: :)

Lauren: I'll take that as a yes. Are you doing anything tonight?

Camila just now remembered Austin. She told him that they could talk.

Camila: I can't tonight. I have something important to do. What about tomorrow morning? We could get some coffee?

Speaking of, she goes to grab a mug out the cabinet and pours herself a cup while waiting for the other Latina to respond to her.

Lauren: I have work in the morning. Lol are ya forgetting I'm a teacher?

Camila chuckles to herself as she read her text.

Camila: I guess we'll just have to meet later in the week :)

Lauren: We'll figure it out ;)