Previously...
You open the door and instantly take your surroundings in. The bedroom is empty, but the bathroom door, which is in the bedroom, is open, and there's music coming from it. You decide to stand near the open door so you can look at your girlfriend, which goes unnoticed by her. She's sitting on a chair in front of a mirror, applying make-up and singing/rapping along to Drake,
"She really is gorgeous, with or without make-up..." After thinking this, you notice her do something rather peculiar with her make-up, she begins to apply it to a part of her neck. You look at the remainder of her neck that doesn't have make-up on it, which happens to be covered with dark marks, or hickeys,
"What the fuck?" You say with a horrified look, having no control over yourself. She quickly looks up at you with wide eyes and attempts to cover her neck, but it's too late. She's been caught.
Camila's POV
A few hours earlier...
Camila wakes up with a massive pounding in her head. She's laying in a random, warm bed at an unknown location and she has no recollection of how she got there. She looks around the room to see if there's anything that can help her identify where she is exactly. At first glance, she's able to establish that she's in a hotel room. When she attempts to sit up more in order to further investigate the room, she's not able to do so due to the arms which are firmly wrapped around her waist. Then bits and pieces of Camila's memory begin to rush back to her,
Finding out about Y/N and Lauren, yelling at Y/N and hitting her, running away with Ariana, getting drunk and crying all night, having sex with Y/N. Y/N? How the hell did she get here? Camila begins to turn her body, expecting to see her cute, sleeping girlfriend, but instead she's met with an entirely different person, Ariana. Then her entire memory floods back to her, and her headache only increases. Her ex girlfriend/abuser had taken advantage of her emotional state and raped her. Camila's very confused though, she would've swore on her life last night that she was with Y/N, not Ariana,
She must've drugged me... Explains why she kept practically forcing drinks down my throat all night, Although she knows the truth, Camila still can't comprehend it,
How can someone be so cruel and manipulative to anyone, or at least to someone they claim to "love"? Unfortunately for Camila, she begins to receive flash-back mental images of everything that occurred last night between her and the toxic person she's currently sharing a bed with, which only makes things worse for her. As tears stream down her face, she begins to feel vomit rising in her throat, so she quickly jumps out of the bed, grabs her pile of clothes which are lying on the ground, and makes a beeline for the bathroom. When she exits the bathroom with an emptied stomach and wearing ripped, damaged clothes, she sees the woman whom she absolutely despises is awake,
"Morning Sunshine," Ariana says with her annoying little smirk plastered on her face,
"What the hell?" Camila says as angry tears fall down her face,
"Angel, what's wrong?" Ariana says with a concerned look on her face, which only enrages Camila even more,
"Cut the shit! I know you drugged and fucking raped me!"
"Woah... Someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed or something?" If looks could kill, Ariana would be a goner, "I think you had a bad dream or something, I didn't do any of that to you," Camila's completely taken back when she hears this,
"What the hell did you just say to me?" Ariana rises from the bed with a sheet wrapped around her body,
"I mean, yes, we did get drunk, yes, we did have sex, and yes, it was really hot," she sends a wink after she says this, which makes Camila internally gag, "but no, I didn't rape you, Silly. It's not rape if you like it," Camila's seeing red after she hears this, it's taking everything in her to not get violent,
"The only reason I enjoyed it was because I thought you were my girlfriend because you made me think you were by drugging me!"
"That's a pretty extreme accusation... What proof do you have that I drugged you? You're the one that practically forced me to come with you yesterday, which was basically my invite into your pants, right?"
"I'm so done... You're fucking impossible!" Camila says while shaking her head incredulously and beginning to turn towards the door so she can leave. Before she can make it to her desired destination, she feels a strong, painful grip on her wrist,
"Here's how this is going to work... You're going to accept the fact that you and that slut are over. Text her, send her a letter, don't contact her at all, I don't really give a shit, just make sure she knows it's over. Then me and you are going to go somewhere nice and are finally going to have the shot at happiness that we deserve, together,"
"And what happens if I tell you no and to go fuck yourself?"
"Then I'd have to say sorry, but you're going to have to be punished for being a bad girl," as she says this, the pressure on Camila's wrist increases, definitely bruising the soft, tender skin,
"Why're you doing this to me?" Camila vulnerably says while looking directly into Ariana's eyes, trying to show her how much she truly doesn't want this. Ariana brushes her thumb over one of the hickeys she had uninvitedly left on her victim's neck before answering the question,
"Because I love you so much Baby, and I want— no, I need you to realize that you love me too," after she says this, Ariana forces her lips onto the girls lips whom she's currently physically and mentally abusing. This time, luckily, Camila isn't drugged, she's hurt, no doubt, but she has enough strength to defend herself. Ariana drops the sheet that was once covering her naked body and she attempts to start taking off Camila's clothes as well,
You have to do something to stop this. Defend yourself or else you're fucked... Before Ariana can achieve her goal of tearing Camila's already ripped clothing off, Camila is able to shove her away, and she wastes practically no time before connecting her fist with Ariana's face. Ariana falls to the ground with a loud thud and Camila quickly rushes to the door. She grabs her keys, which were laying on the counter near the door, and makes her final statement,
"Just in case it isn't clear, my answer is no, go fuck yourself. Stay the hell away from me and my family, Psycho," she makes sure to slam the door before beginning to run to get to her car.
Y/N's POV
Present
As soon as you see the hickeys and Camila's quick attempt to cover them, you know the truth,
She fucked Ariana and wasn't ever going to tell me about it, after yesterday's events, this completely infuriates you, So it's unacceptable to sleep with someone after breaking up, but it's cool to do it while you're still in the relationship? Fucking hypocrite... You have plenty of awful and mean things you could say to Camila, but because you're a nice person, you don't want to say any of it at all, knowing it would hurt the girl you still have some feelings for. All you really want to do now is just get out of the house and cry until you have no more tears left in you. As you begin to walk towards your exit, you hear Camila jump out of the chair she was sitting on and she rushes towards you,
"Y/N/N, wait! Please, let me explain," Camila desperately says,
"You don't need to explain anything to me, I have fucking eyes!"
"It's not what it looks like..." you look into Camila's eyes to see if she's bullshitting you or not. To you, it looks as if she's being sincere, but your judgement probably isn't spot on anymore, right?
"Oh, sure, go ahead and feed me more lies... Clearly I can't differentiate whether you're telling the truth or lying to me nowadays," you bitterly say,
"I promise, no lies right now," you are having an inner debate with yourself when you hear this,
Should I trust her and hear her out, or just leave her in the dust like she did to me yesterday? You shake your head, "I can't trust you anymore," before you can grab the doorknob, you hear something that pulls you right back in,
"She raped me!"
"What?" You question while turning back around and looking at Camila, who's crying hard and looks to be in pain,
"She slipped something into my drinks last night. I was so devastated and wasted, I just kept on drinking whatever she handed me without question... She took me back to a hotel room and forced herself on me. I tried to stop her at first, I really did, but I was too weak and dizzy. Then her drugs really hit me, and I thought I was with you..." After hearing this, you feel so bad for Camila. Due to your instincts, you unknowingly take small steps towards her. Once you're standing close enough to her, you begin wiping away her tears, hoping it'll supply her at least a little comfort, "This morning, she threatened me, and tried to do—it—again..."
"What did she threaten you with?" You practically whisper out,
"She said I had to break up with you and be with her... She said if I don't, I'll be punished..." Camila slowly pulls up her long sleeve to show you the mean bruise that developed on her left wrist due to Ariana's tight grip. Tears instantly spring into your eyes when you see the horrible mark that was left on your girlfriend. You gently grab her wrist, resulting in Camila automatically wincing. You make a mental note to get her some ice soon before placing a small, gentle kiss on the bruise, "If you think I look bad, you should see the other girl," Camila says with a small smile playing at her lips, trying to draw your attention away from the gross mark in which she absolutely hates,
"You did something to hurt her?" You ask rather excitedly. Camila let's out a small laugh,
"You know I don't really condone violence, but I didn't have much of a choice... I had to get her to stop somehow, so I punched her in the face, hard," you proudly smile, not trying to hide your feelings one bit, but then the harsh reality of that statement sinks in,
Camila had to defend herself from getting raped again... Tears begin to fall down your face,
"Babe, why're you crying?" She questions while wiping your tears this time,
"I'm sorry," you say, trying to compose yourself, "I just hate her and what she did to you. You must've been so scared... I should've been out looking for you, trying to protect you. I'm so sorry, Camila," you say as the tears fall harder and she wraps her arms around you,
"Hey, please don't blame yourself, there's nothing you could've done, Love. I'm so sorry for leaving, I was just upset and wanted to hurt you," you pull back from the hug so you can look into her eyes as you say this,
"I promise, we won't let her near you. I'll kill her if I have to in order to protect you. No matter what we are, I'm here for you, ok?" Even though you can tell she wants to ask you questions about what that means exactly, she holds off and sends you an appreciative smile while nodding. You know the truth and feel absolutely awful for Camila, but you're still hurt and angry. She was the one who grabbed Ariana and ran off with her, automatically involving herself with potential danger. That's the thing... You aren't mad at Camila for the whole sleeping with Ariana situation, considering she didn't have a choice in that, but you are mad that she was willing to run off with someone who had hurt her in the past just to get back at you. It was an extremely reckless, stupid, and dangerous decision, and you can't just dismiss it. For now though, you know that Camila needs you with her, and you kind of need her too, (ok, maybe more than kind of) so you'll let it slide for a while, or at least until you feel that you and Camila are both stable enough to handle that conversation,
"What do we do now?" Camila asks, breaking you out of your thoughts,
"I think we have to tell your entire family the truth," you see instant panic fill her brown eyes when you say this,
"What? No! Why?"
"We all have to protect you from Ariana. They need to know why exactly they're protecting you from her, right?" She lets out a deep breath,
"Do we have to tell them everything... Like from start to finish?" You nod your head and place a soft kiss on her temple before answering,
"Ya, you have to be completely honest and open with them. You don't need to worry though, I'll be standing next to you and holding your hand the entire time," she let's out one more deep breath in a final attempt to calm her nerves before sticking her hand out towards you,
"Ok, let's get it over with then," you accept her hand and send her a small smile before exiting the bedroom.
"Holy shit... I'm so sorry, CC," Selena says, being the first person to respond after Camila had just dropped the A-Bomb on the entire family,
"Don't be, it's not your fault," Camila responds back calmly,
"Yes, it is! I'm the one who's friends with that monster! How did I not realize what a bitch she really is?"
"She wasn't always bad... Plus, she's really great at acting and you guys have been best friends since you were little. It's not your fault in any way, Sel,"
"No, it's my fault," Kyle says, "I abused you when you were younger, pushing you in her direction. Maybe if I would've been more of a parent to you and actually paid attention, none of this would've happened,"
"Dad, don't be ridiculous, it's definitely not your fault. I was a stupid teen who did a stupid thing and got myself involved with her. Unfortunately, I think I would've done it no matter the circumstance,"
"It's my fault," Lauren, who's sitting in between Normani and Anna, chimes in, "I should've told Mom, Dad, and the cops the truth about how she beat you, years ago,"
"Lo, you just did what I asked you to do. If you would've told the truth back then, I probably would've been super pissed at you, so no, it's not your fault. It's no one's fault except my own!"
"If I'm being honest, I don't think it's anyone here's fault. Ariana did it all, she's the one who should be blamed and punished," you say,
"Ya know, I have half-a-mind to kick your ass out of my house for what you did to my girls," Kyle says while sending you a deadly look. Oh yea, I forgot to mention that telling everything also included sharing the drama involving yourself, Camila, and Lauren,
"Kyle, leave the poor girl alone," Anna cuts in, "Clearly she's not here just to hurt the girls or play with them like they're rag dolls. Plus, they've all hurt each other in some way, so it's not fair to just blame Y/N, ok?" Kyle doesn't say anything out loud, but he sends you a nicer look and mouths 'sorry'. You nod your head and send him a small smile, accepting his apology,
"So where do we go from here? Like what would you like us to do, CC?" Ally questions her cousin,
"I say we go kill her," Selena says which Dinah high fives her to, and you're not sure if they're actually being serious or not,
"No!" Camila instantly yells out, clearly appalled at the suggestion,
"We have to call the police," Kyle says, which results in agreement from the majority of the group,
"We don't have any proof," Camila says,
"I'm sure we could get some," Lauren counters her step-sister,
"Where?"
"Didn't she send you a bunch of creepy, stalker-ish shit after she sent you to the hospital and you started ignoring her?"
"Ugh, ya, but it's not like I kept any of it,"
"What about her laptop?" Zayn voices his thoughts out loud,
"What?"
"Well, I mean... Y/N/N, Lo, and I got rid of a folder that was all about Camila, but what're the chances that that was the only thing she had of her on there?"
"That's a good thought, but there's no way we'll ever get to the laptop," Camila says,
"Well we do have some connections to the she-devil," Normani says with a smirk while looking at Selena,
"No, that's too dangerous,"
"What's dangerous about it?" Selena questions, "She doesn't know I know anything,"
"Still... I don't want any of us to be near her. Maybe it'd just be easier if I took off again and stayed far away from her," even though it's not said aloud, everyone knows that this would also lead to Camila having to stay far away from the whole family also,
"No, we just got you back. There's no way in hell I'm letting some crazy girl keep me from seeing my daughter," Anna firmly says, which brings a small smile to Camila's face,
"What are we wasting time for then? Let's get to planning Operation Take Down Bitch Crazy," Dinah says, which everyone laughs at. The laughter is interrupted when a phone dings, this being Camila's phone. She pulls it out and reads the text she had just received. You can tell by her face that she doesn't like the message at all,
"Well, we better plan fast, because I have till tonight to break up with Y/N and meet her at the airport,"
"What happens if you don't do that?" Lauren questions,
"Then she'll break me..." Everybody sends a look to one another as a confirmation that this must be done,
"Ok, let's do this shit," You say, initiating the planning which must be perfect, for Camila's sake.
A/n: There's Chapter 19! Hope you enjoyed it:) Honestly, it wasn't the direction I was planning on going in really, but I think it'll work out just fine. When I was writing the first part (Camila and Ariana) I thought to myself, "Dang L... This is actually pretty crazy and dark," like I made Ariana be an awful, psycho stalker and I've put Camz through so much shit, sorry bout' it! (Lol).
Now let me step away from the story real fast... First of all, Happy late Thanksgiving! I hope that if you celebrated it, you had a wonderful time doing so:) (I know I did!) ps: I'm thankful for all of you who read and like my story:)
Next, Camila and MGK's performance on Fallon... HOLY ASDFGHJKL!!! I'm still not over it fam! They were both so so good, and Camila looked (and sounded) like a literal angel who had just descended down from Heaven to bless us earthlings with a performance, (lol, that sounds hella extra but you know it's accurate if you watched it!) I can't wait for their performance on the James Corden show!
Lastly, Bad Things is #9 right now on iTunes! I'm so happy for both Camila and MGK. Camila has been snapping herself jumping around and screaming (which makes me lol), and Alejandro posted a family pic of them (#9FAM), which made me v happy too! One more thing, (#sorrynotsorry) IM SO READY FOR THE MUSIC VIDEO, YOU HAVE NO IDEA... (Ok, well maybe you do), but like I'm so amped up for it, you better brace yourself for either an individual A/n talking about the vid, or (prob) a really long A/n at the end of a chapter (like this one, lol).
K... Lemme just hit you with a Q real quick... Q) is Operation Take Down Bitch Crazy going to work? (Lol, Dinah's a funny one), What's Y/N going to do after everything has settled down with Ariana drama? (If it ever does ;)) Alrighty, time to go for now:)
Thanks for the support, I hope all is well, Love Only!
~L<3