Bully in Love

Chapter Ten

"You can't tell me now?"

Camila shook her head. "Not here."

Lauren saw the intensity and seriousness in Camila's eyes. The brunette's expression was almost pleading with her. "Okay," she found herself saying.

"Yeah?" Camila said, a small smile appearing on her lips.

"Yes."

"Alright. Follow me."

It took them about twenty minutes to get across town after hopping on the green line streetcar for transportation. During their trip, Lauren noticed that Camila was not at all talkative. As if she were on edge about something. The raven-haired girl decided not to push because she was sure her questions would soon be answered. Camila led her to the back of a large building and they reached a door that was cracked open.

"Camila, where are we?" Lauren whispered.

"You'll see," the brunette replied.

They went through the door and made their way through a darkened area. Camila soon opened another door. The inside was glowing with a strange blue light and Lauren became even more curious. She followed Camila through the doorway and when her eyes fell upon the source of the blue light her eyes widened.

Lauren let out a gasp. "It's... we're in an aquarium," she smiled with excitement.

"Yep, New England's aquarium," Camila lightly smiled, taking in Lauren's reaction.

Just a few feet away from them was the largest and most impressive tank of water Lauren had ever laid her eyes on. Inside were an array of extravagant ocean animals.

"Come on," Camila said, grasping the raven haired girl's hand.

Lauren immediately felt those now familiar tingles running up her arm when she felt Camila's hand touch hers. Similar to what she had felt when they played air hockey. The raven-haired girl tried to shake it off the feeling as they walked a little further down. Since it was a weekday, the place was pretty much deserted. A globe of blue water reflected all around them.

"Camila, is it alright for us to be in here?"

"Don't worry. I've done this a million times. Haven't been caught yet."

Lauren knew they were trespassing, but she could not help but feel an amazing rush of breaking the rules. First, she ditched class and now they entered a building without paying! This was definitely new and thrilling to the raven-haired girl. They were soon by an exhibit that allowed visitors to look down into a large open space that had a pool and climbing rocks. "These little guys are my favourite," the brunette smiled.

Lauren looked down and a grinned. "Little blue penguins," Lauren noted. "They're adorable."

After a good thirty minutes of being distracted by the different sea animals and Camila's hand holding, Lauren began to wonder about Camila's purpose of bringing her here.

"So, what do you think?" The brunette asked as they walked down a slightly darkened tunnel/tank that surrounded them from all sides including above.

"This place is amazing, Camila."

The two of them stopped and looked at a small family of sea turtles swimming around.

Lauren glanced in Camila's direction. "Why did you bring me here?" She asked.

The brunette slipped her hand from Lauren's and the raven-haired girl felt odd that she noticed the loss of warmth. Keeping her eyes on the tank of water, Camila shrugged lightly. "This is one of my places to escape. I just wanted to show you."