Lauren’s POV
I can’t believe I’m doing this. I guess its because I could never say no to her. I have always tried to impress her and now when she ask me this I just couldn’t say no to her. Why couldn’t I just say no to her. Her parents were glaring at me and I bet it’s because they couldn’t believe their boy crazed daughter had brought a girl home, except it wasn’t real. I wanted to make a good impression on them but I couldn’t. That wasn’t part of the plan after all.
“Lauren are you ok.” She whispered softly in my ear. I nodded and looked back at her parents. I don’t know how she wanted me to pull of this bad girl, slut persona when it wasn’t me at all. How was I supposed to act?
“Are you sure?” She whispered again.
“Yeah everythings fine Ally.” She smiled at me. I guess I should really explain what the fuck is going on. First things first, I’m Lauren Michelle Jauregui. I’m eighteen years old and have just graduated from high school. Ally was the person I was supposed to be dating and people can say I might have a slight crush on her. I’m bi but have a slight preference for girls and came out my senior year and to say how this relationship started is weird might be a bit of an understatement.
Flashback:
“Lauren!” I turned to see the short girl bouncing towards me.
“Hey Ally.” I say happily. Ally and I have known each other since third grade but we weren’t extremely close but we talk whenever we have a class together. That’s why it had surprised me as she walked towards me outside class.
“I need your help.” She says. I raise an eyebrow.
“Sure, what can I do?” I ask, never being able to say no to her.
“I need you to help me with my parents so I can get back together with my boyfriend.” My heart sank to the bottom of my stomach. Ally and her boyfriend had been together for a couple of weeks and I have never personally met him since he went to another school.
“How can I help?” I asked not sure where this was going.
“Well my parents made me break up with him because they think he’s taking over my life and they think I think about boys too much.” She explained. I nodded feeling completely shattered.
“Where do I come in?” I asked.
“Well I need you to be my girlfriend.” I couldn’t help but laugh. The girl I have liked since sixth grade was asking me to be her girlfriend so she can get back with her boyfriend.
“How is me being your girlfriend going to help?”
“Well as you know my parents are really religious and they have always thought lesbians were sluts and want every girl they see. I want you to help me so they let me get back together with my boyfriend since they took away my phone and laptop so I can’t talk to him. So will you help me?” She asked with her large brown eyes that I couldn’t resist. I sighed.
“Sure Ally, I’ll be your girlfriend.” She shrieked and engulfed me in a hug. I couldn’t help but chuckle at myself for always wanting to say those words but now I wasn’t completely happy.
“Well that was easier than I thought. I thought I was going to have to give you those concert tickets.” She said as she pulled away from me.
“Wait what tickets.”
“Well I got you tickets to see Camila Cabello, since I know you love her and you weren’t able to get tickets.” I smiled.
“I said yes but you can still get me the tickets you know.” She rolled her eyes.
“Fine, just because I love you so much.”She says sarcastically and rolled her eyes. I felt a pang in my chest from her choice of words but smiled anyways. She pulled out two tickets from her bag and handed them to me.
“Thanks.” I say. I hadn’t been able to get the tickets since I was saving money for college and now I couldn’t be happier. Camila Cabello had been my obsession, and I was mesmerized by every single part of her. Her voice, her body, her personality, she was perfect in everyway and I admired her.
“I’ll talk to you after school to plan things out.” She said with a wink a she walked away. She was a complete flirt without realizing it.
End of Flashback
Now I was sitting in this small restaurant, a couple months later, a week before Ally was supposed to leave for college at Texas. I had actually gotten a lot closer to Ally and was secretly hoping she’d start to fall for me too.
“So are you going to college?” Her dad asked me breaking me away from my thoughts.
“I’m going to the community college.” I say. I saw from the frown on his face that disapproved, if only I could say that I wasn’t going because I couldn’t afford it. I had actually been accepted to a few, and received a couple of scholarships but not the full ride that I needed. I put my arm sluggishly around Ally bringing her closer. I could feel their stares as a silence fell around us and I just looked ahead.
“You can go, you know.” Ally whispered.
“What?” I asked confused.
“You can go say hi to her.” She said.
“Who?”
“Camila.” What? I look around and I had actually been staring straight at her. What is she doing here? “I thought thats who you were staring at.”
“I hadn’t noticed actually.”
“Well go.” I nod my head once I see she gets up to use the bathroom.
“I’ll be right back.” I say, getting up and heading to the bathroom. I wait outside butterflies collecting in my stomach. She comes out and I realize I have no idea what to say.
“Hey. I was wondering if I can get a picture.”
“Sure.” She says with a smile. I pull out my phone and I take a quick picture.
“Thanks you don’t know much this means to me. I mean I love you.”
“You what?” I hear a voice say behind me. I turn around to see Ally’s dad.
“I um.” Was all I could bring myself to say before I felt a sharp pain on my left cheek.
“I want you to stay away from my daughter.” He yelled as he walked away and I put my hand up to my reddened cheek, biting my bottom lip to keep my attention away from the pain. I was hurt but at the same time I breathed a sigh of relief as it was all over now. I had been planned that this would happen a different day and way but it was over. I had pretended to date her for a while now, I had taken her on dates and things and tonight was the day her parents were officially meeting the person she had been seeing. I had grown tired every single weekend it happened because I had to pretend too much. I didn’t have to pretend I was in love with her but pretend I wasn’t. I had to pretend it didn’t break my heart every time I went to pick her up and take her to her boyfriend. To look at her in the eyes and pretend I wasn’t in love with everything it was about her. It seriously sucked and I wa glad it was over. I was glad I was out of it and I would have a chance to get over her. She was going to a college in Texas to study medicine and I was staying here. I wouldn’t see her anymore and I’m sure the feeling would be gone if I ever did. I just needed time, like I needed time with any other person I liked. Ally had been that crush that was always there and would alway appear again whenever I thought it was gone but she was never fully gone, she was always there just not always on my mind.
“Are you ok?” I turned to see Camila looking worriedly at me.
“Yeah I’m ok.” I answered. I looked to see Ally coming toward me with a big giant frown on her face and her parents standing at the doorway.
“You did it.” She said with the frown. I made an apologetic face to try to convince to fool her parents.
“I guess I did, even though it wasn’t planned.”
“The job was done and thats what matters. I have to go, bye Lauren.”
“Goodbye Ally.” She turned around and walked out of my life.
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So this is a story I started writing a while ago but I wanted to write a couple of chapters before I posted the first one to see if I liked the story. It will be both a Camren and Alren story and I will choose as I write what the end game is or take your suggestions really. I have the first 3 chapters written and things planned so I should be able to upload at least once a week. I hope you like this story.