Pretty Girl Tears

Chapter 7

The next day was one everyone would have gladly stayed home on if knowledgable of the pending altercation, Lauren arrived bang on time with a tray full of scolding hot coffees handing them out  accordingly making her last stop with Camila who greet her with a gentle smile as she place the cup down onto the cold glass desk

"Hey runner, good sleep?"

"Yup, you?"

She respond bluntly shocking her boss slightly as she furrowed her brow hesitantly reaching for the coffee sliding it down beside her computer before clearing her throat to respond

"Umm yeah? Is everything ok?"

She ask cautiously as Lauren threw her bag down heavily into the he corner of the room wasting no time in issuing back a dismissive nod walking half way over towards the desk with asking eyes

"What do you need me to do today"

Camila shook her head trying to dismiss the random act of stubbornness not taking too kindly to the low tone responses

"Well I guess the same as yesterday.. floor 12 models need arranging.."

She began as Lauren force out another nod before turning around quickly only stopped by her bosses confused voice pulling her back slightly as she delicately trace the lining of her phone case

"Seriously runner.. you don't seem yourself today?"

"I'm fine? I'll see you later"

And that was it.. she was gone like a brush of wind escaping a small crack in the winter.. her entire demeanour was off and Camila could feel it as even in the short time they'd known each other she'd never witnessed such a harsh lack of emotional outpour... she almost worried that maybe last night was a little too much for her.. she was very new to the whole girl on girl thing evidently and thought for a moment she had only went along with the advance out of awkwardness...

"Karla mama, what's good"

Zach ask as he flaunt into the office flamboyantly issuing a wide smile as he place down a wedge of magazines fresh from the printer pulling the younger out of her confused daze for a moment

"Uhh... thanks, sorry I just? Could you keep an eye out on runner today? She seemed weird to me?"

"Weird good or weird bad?"

He ask with a gently cocked brow pausing his pacing feet for a second as he watch on at his bosses rarely speechless face, even her eyes were left stunned at the sudden change in mood from her usually pretty happy coffee girl

"Weird bad.. I've never seen her like this before"

She admit as her palm reach for the fresh brew sipping back with closed eyes taking a moment of joy in the creamy texture sliding over her glossy lips, Zach nod back parting the desk in front reassuringly before pacing towards the door

"Leave it with me mama! I got you!"

His sweet voice respond before disappearing quickly behind the heavy door leaving the woman alone with her thoughts unable to shake the guilt suddenly swarming her brain.. it was short lived however as Dinah quickly usher in the first of many appointments she'd booked out for the day in hopes to secure a new shoot for her culture awareness issue now only a few weeks away from print

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Later that day after pushing out the final hopeful Camila set down next to Sam just staring through against the adjacent window watching intently at the movements of her runner sifting through various papers and names all listed with a mind numbing synchronicity