The art of being a beard (Camila/You)

Chapter 19

Narrator's POV

"Pop singer Camila Cabello and her girlfriend, Y/N Y/L/N, broke up in the middle of the streets. Click here for the full video!"

"After 8 months of dating, Camila Cabello and best-selling author Y/N Y/L/N have decided to split."

"Camila Cabello and girlfriend Y/N Y/L/N reportedly broke up right after the popstar's song with Normani. Could that be the reason for their breakup?"

"Fans are starting to ship Camila Cabello and Normani and have completely forgotten about Camila's ex already. Ouch!"

"Here's a timeline of Camila Cabello and novelist Y/N Y/L/N's cutest moments."

"Camila Cabello was seen on ANOTHER DATE last night with Normani. They seemed super cozy. Could they be the new hot item?!"

"Wait, what?!" Y/N shot up in her seat as her eyes widened at the last title of the article.

It's been a little over a week since the breakup happened. And I guess the only thing Y/N had done in the meantime was fire her manager and cry over her broken relationship.

Now that she thinks about it, maybe it wasn't that great of an idea to fire Jackie now. She would've known what's happening a little bit earlier if she still had her manager, and also, she's yet to hear what the fuck has happened to the whole PR contract from Camila's side. They most probably contacted her ex-manager to discuss things with her, but... eh. That could be a problem.

But her and Camila's contract should be ending three months after her album's release. She hasn't even released her album yet but apparently, somebody already reported to the media that they've broken up.

This was ridiculous.

Okay, you know what, maybe now she knows how Lauren had felt... when they were borderline-dating and then suddenly, without even the slightest hint, she was rumored to be dating someone else one random morning.

So... maybe she deserved this.

Taking a deep labored breath, she finally left her couch for what seemed like the first time in months, even though it's only been a week or something. She can't believe that she's actually about to do this, but alright, here goes nothing.

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Y/N nervously stood in front of the apartment door, waiting for the person inside to open it up. If you would've told her a couple of months ago that she'll come back here again, she would've thought you were kidding. But this was something she gotta do, and maybe she's finally matured enough to be responsible for once in her life.

After a few more nerve-wracking seconds, Lauren opened the door and looked at the novelist in surprise. She really thought she was hallucinating or something when she peeked through the peephole. She studied her ex-lover with great curiosity before choking out a laugh. "Wow, what have I done to have the honors to have the Y/N Y/L/N at my door again?"

The Y/E/C-eyed girl awkwardly rubbed the back of her neck. "I'm here because... I owe you an apology," she said with a small smile. "I'm sorry, Lauren."

Now that was a plot twist to the green-eyed girl. "Wow, alright..." Lauren mumbled out, the astonishment very evident in her voice. She opened the door a little wider. "Come on in, I guess."

"Thank you."

This was probably the peak of awkwardness they've ever felt around each other. Now that they come to think about it, they've never really had a heart-to-heart conversation during the entirety of their little affair. It's always been more about the fun side of things and just the physical stuff. So this, this was very different.