Chapter Twelve
995 Words
{Camila's Point of view}
I woke up at my usual time and walk down the hall to check on my little sister. I open the door and panic shoots through my veins when I see her empty bed. I scramble around the house, checking every room thoroughly looking for my sister, to no avail. That's when I call the police.
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My father and I rush into the sheriff's office and She hugs my father, then me. I'm too hysterical to care.
"I am already doing everything in my power to find your sister, I can assure you she will be back in your arms soon", she says.
"While you're at it, you may want to find your brother as well", my dad says.
"I'm sorry, what", she asks confused.
"Romeo is gone too," he says.
"What so you can't keep kids in your camp now", she exclaims furiously.
"Hey now! Don't even go there," I growl.
She takes a deep breath and clears her throat.
"There is a very small chance that they were kidnapped because Romeo has a crush on Sofia," she sighs.
"WHAT? IF HE TOUCHES MY DAUGHTER I WILL HAVE HIM LOCKED UP FOR THE REST OF HIS YEARS", My dad exclaims.
She visibly clenches her jaw to avoid saying something she would regret.
"I wanna help you with this," I say breaking the tension.
"Camilla-"
"Its Camila", I say bluntly.
"Right... Um, Camila, that's against protocol," she says.
"f**k the protocol", I shout.
"KARLA CAMILA CABELLO ESTRABAO", My father scolds.
"Sorry Papi", I say lowly.
"If I let you do this, you have to understand, you are not a cop. There are some things I cannot allow you to do", she explains.
"Fine, whatever! I just wanna bring my sister home", I start to sob.
She nods.
"Papi, go back with mama, we are going to take care of everything", I hug him tight.
"Bring her back to us Mija," he kisses my forehead before walking out.
I wipe away my tears and Sit on Y/n's desk.
"So Romeo and Sofi," I say above a whisper.
"Mmhmm", she hums making me roll my eyes.
"Is there anywhere he always wanted to go," I ask.
She thinks for a moment.
"We need to get to the camp, NOW," she says while grabbing her jacket.
I nod and follow her out the door. We jump into her car and she speeds off.
We arrive soon and when we get out she grabs my hand causing this fuzzy feeling to erupt in my body but I ignore it.
"Take me to the stables", she says and I nod.
We run to the horse stables and find two horses missing.
"f*****g knew it", she groans.
"I'm gonna have to borrow a horse temporarily", she says frantically.
"Uh um okay," I say confused.
"What's his name", she says pointing to a black stallion.
"That's Julian", I smile.
"Hey there Julian", she smiles and saddles him.
"Crazy question here, but um, do you have water, a tent, a blanket, and a lighter," she asks slowly.
"What are we going camping", I giggle.
"You could say that," she chuckles.
I nod and run inside to find the things she asked for. I put them all in a book bag and ran back out to her.
She offers her hand for me to take and I do so. She helps me up on to the horse and I'm hesitant, but eventually wrap my arms around her waist.
Soon we take off and gallop into the woods.
"Where are we going", I ask confused.
"There is a log cabin deep into the woods that Romeo and I would go to. He's there, I can feel it," she says.
Eventually, the sun starts to set and my legs hurt from riding so long. We stop and Y/n hops off, helping me as well.
"We will make camp here for the night, and we should get to the Cabin in the morning," She says.
I nod and start setting up the tent while Y/n secures Julian to a tree.
Y/n then walks off to find some wood. I toss her the lighter and she starts a fire.
We sit in the tent and stare into the orange heat in awkward silence.
"I never knew you rode", I mumble.
"You never asked", she smiles warmly at me and I feel my face warm up.
"There's a lot you don't know about me actually," she giggles.
"But I think I know enough," I smirk.
She turns to me.
"No, you don't, I'm more complex than you give me credit for", she says.
"How so," I ask.
"Yes, I have slept with many girls. But there is a reason for that. I don't believe that I will ever find love, it's not for me. My last girlfriend was the only person I ever loved. But she passed away and left me with a broken heart. I can't bear to go through that again, it makes me weak. And I have to be strong, for Romeo
Love isn't for everybody", she says.
"Wow... You, actually said my name right," I say making her giggle and push me playfully.
"I'm joking with you", I giggle.
"But seriously, how would you know that Love isn't for you if you haven't tried again", I ask.
"Because, every time I try, it never ends well," she sighs.
"What do you mean, Is there someone you have your eye on", I ask curiously.
"Maybe", she says.
"Can I ask you something," she says suddenly.
"Go ahead", I say.
"Why are you being so... nice, to me," she asks.
"You're vulnerable right now, and any decent human being would not make you feel any worse than you probably do," I explain.
"Thanks", she says lowly.
"Thank you too," I smile weakly.
She craws inside the tent and lays down, beginning to drift asleep.
I sigh and continue looking into the fire.
- Writer
