Irresistible - Lauren Cimorelli

Chapter 10; No Comment

I'm at the Cimorelli's barbecue - for Lauren's 16th birthday. It's been eight months since Lauren and I made up.

"Flo!"  I hear a voice hiss and I feel my shoulders tense.

My eyes tear away from Christina's body and I glance at Dani's back quickly before spinning around, facing Lauren. 

"Yes?" I ask cautiously, her cheeks are red with anger and she looks as if she's about to cry. 

"You're still dating Bianca. You lied to me. Y-you..." I see her eyes turn softer than usual, she quickly presses her hands over her face and I feel my eyebrows furrow together. 

"I-I-..." I can't find the right words to say. 

"You what?! What do you have to say, Flo?! Just get the heck out of my house!"

"B-b-"

"Now is not the time to do that annoying stutter! Shut up and leave! You cheated on me!" Her brown eyes now filled with anger, the brown eyes I have fallen in love with, the eyes I want to see every morning when I roll over in bed. I see her clench her fists, I feel a lump in my throat form. This is bad.

I stare at her and she takes two steps towards me. "Go!"

"I'm in love with you, Lauren!" I confess, pressing my hand against my forehead. 

"If you are so in love with me, why did you do this?!" She asks and I feel my heart sink even further down. 

"I-..." I don't know what to say, I just shake my head and turn to leave.

I walk inside their house, tears welling up in my eyes but a soft hand grabs mine.

I turn to look - it's Dani.

"Don't you dare leave. You have to do something. Please. She's in love with you. You have to. You have to, Flo. I don't know what is running through your head but it's her 16th birthday, I wanted it to be special. I don't care why you did it, I just want to know why you'd leave so quickly."

"She wanted me to," I reply shaking my head. "I was so stupid. I should've dumped Bianca. I don't know what was going through my head. I'm so sorry." I feel tears fall from my eyes uncontrollably, they're like a waterfall at the moment. 

"Go, fix it." 

I walk to the glass door leading into their back yard. 

"Lauren Christine Cimorelli, come here." I call and she turns to me and walks over, stepping inside. 

"Don't you remember those memories we shared? Those times we used to hang out in the parking lot, just laughing and having fun together. I don't want to have to ask your sisters if you're doing fine because we don't talk anymore. I don't want to wonder if we were just a lie. I'm not fine with this. Makeup is running down my face but I am not leaving. Please don't throw away the wishes we made. Please let us keep the dreams we shared, don't act like you don't need them.  Let's not forget about the stupid little things - like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you. I love to see you, I don't want to be alone. I don't want to see you move on. I don't want it to hurt when I hear your name. I don't want to act like we never happened. I am in love with you, Lauren." 

She throws her arms around me and I feel at ease, but that's when she lets go after five seconds.

"Leave, now." 

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Sorry I haven't updated in so long, I've been really busy with school and all of that jazz, moving countries was a tough one.