A World Of Lies

Chapter 34

Demi's POV

As Vanessa pulled Selena to class, Maya and Justin walked past us. I really was mad at Maya and decided to have a chat with her.

However, once I was closer to her, I could tell that she was in a very sad state. Although I was of course still mad, I decided not to make matters worse for her. Besides, I still had Harry and his friends to worry about.

The night before, after I had dropped Selena off at her house for the second time, I snook into the alley where everything happened. I looked around for any sort of evidence that the guys did what they did when I found a ladder and a security camera. I had mounted the ladder and taken the tape out from the camera. I made sure it actually had the evidence on the tape, and it did.

Obviously, I wasn't just going to keep the tape. I didn't want to bother Selena because of the state she was in, yet I was going to ask Lauren to come with me to give the tape to the principal.

"Demi, come on we have to go to class," Lauren said, now by my side. We headed to English class and took our seats. Miley wasn't there yet, so it was my opportunity to ask Lauren. I asked her and she said that she'd come with me during the break.

Miley walked into the class as Lauren and I finished talking. Miley waved at me and had a huge smile plastered on her face. Of course I was confused about this since I thought we still weren't on speaking terms. "Hey Demi," Miley said excitedly as she sat down next to me, since unfortunately that was her spot.

I glared at her in response. Miley continued on anyways. "I know we've had our differences, but the Christmas Talent Fest is coming up. Auditions are the first week of November, and we're already the 25th of September. Remember how we promised to sing together with Selena, Vanessa, and Ashley?" Miley asked in a hurry.

Yes, the Christmas Talent Fest. Every year, Miley wanted to sign up and be in a group with us. She didn't really want to be in a group, though; she just wanted back up singers while she sang.

"I'm going to sign up, but alone," I told her. "Why would you do that?" Miley asked curiously. "Because I would never be in a group with you," I replied. "Why?" she questioned. "You stole my boyfriend, remember?" I asked like she was stupid. "It's been a few weeks, get over it," Miley said. "No," I replied and turned my attention away from her.

Class began shortly after our conversation finished. Thankfully, all we did was read silently to ourselves for the class, so it went by quickly, just like I needed it to. I grabbed Lauren's hand as the bell rang and rushed to the principal's office.

Knocking on the door quickly, I was so nervous. I just hoped that everything would turn out alright for everyone, except for the guys of course. I wanted them to suffer for what they did, not just to Camila but to me, and even Lauren.

"Girls, what do you want?" the principal asked as he opened the door for us. We hurried into his office and I told him about what had happened without using anyone's names.

"Sorry girls, but this didn't happen on school grounds. There's nothing I can do," he told us after I finished. "The victim was Camz," Lauren mumbled, barely audible for anyone to hear. "Give me the tape," he said immediately upon hearing this. I did as such and he hurried Lauren and I out of his office. "I'll take care if those boys, now go to class," he declared as he slammed the door shut.

Lauren started to hurry off to class, yet I called after her, "Why did he decide to do something when you said it was Camila?" She turned around and shrugged. "You could tell me," I called again. Lauren walked up to me and whispered, "Him and his brother found Camz and I in the streets. That's how we got into this school. Oh, and his brother's our pimp." With that, she walked off in a hurry.

Flabbergasted, I stood there with my mouth open. I had imagined a lot of jobs that the two of them could've taken up, yet the career of a prostitute didn't exactly scream at me. I decided not to tell anyone as I hurried to class before I was late.

Selena's POV

Unfortunately, the morning was so long without Camila. I was lonely during first period, yet during second period at least I could talk to people because I had history and I had to work on the project with Alessia and Dinah.

"Today, we're going to work in the gymnasium. I have to supervise the other sophomore class, so you girls just spread around and work in your groups without making too much noise," Ms. Dorothy told us. With that, we all went to the gym and spread out.

Alessia was trying to get Maya's attention since Maya was in the other class, yet she was so mesmerized by Justin. Julie was with her seeming to be boyfriend, Butsy. Meanwhile, Dinah and decided to start working.

Once Alessia's attention as turned back to us, she asked me, "So where's Camila?" "Not sure," I replied with a little shrug, trying not to let my feelings show. "That's too bad. She's nice, right?" Alessia commented. "Yeah, of course," I replied slowly.

"Pero, leave the girl alone and let's get to work," Dinah told Alessia. With that, we began to work on the project until the bell rang. Alessia hurried over to her friends while I stayed with Dinah.

"Hey, thanks for that," I told her. "No problem dawg. I mean you like Camila, no big deal," she replied. "Wait, how do yo know that?" I asked, getting worried. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. And it's like a sixth sense to me, and probably is to Alessia, too. To be honest, I could tell that Ally likes Lauren, too, I just choose not to say anything," she told me.

"Don't tell that to anybody, though, she didn't even tell me that. I haven't told anyone besides you, either, not even Normani or Arin or Siope or Troy," she said after a moment. "Okay sure thing, as long as you swear not to tell anyone about me. Only my parents, Demi, Camila, and now you know," I told her. "For sure I won't say anything," she replied as we walked into our next class.

"We have math, are you sitting with anyone?" I asked shyly. "Nope, never do. Want to sit together?" Dinah asked back. I nodded. I sat at my spot and Dinah sat at Camila's. I was starting to really like Dinah; she seemed really sweet.

Math class thankfully didn't drag on. We had a substitute yet again so all we ended up doing was talk. This gave me the opportunity to get to know Dinah better. I was glad I did, because I got to see what a great person she actually was. I wondered why my friends hated her so much.

"If you'd like," Dinah said upon hearing about Alessia and Maya, "I could help you make Alessia believe that your straight." "How?" I asked. "We'll make up some guy and say he goes to another school," Dinah replied. "That's a good idea," I commented. "Thanks dawg," she said while flipping her hair.

Lunch came around soon after that. I said goodbye to Dinah and headed to my lunch table. As I got there, I heard some bickering. "Miley, I told you for the millionth time, no!" Demi said loudly. "You promised!" Miley said louder. "Guys shut up!" Lauren yelled.

Both Demi and Miley were shocked at this as I sat down. "What's going on?" I asked. "Miley wants Demi to be in some band for some talent show," Lauren replied. "Oh yeah, I remember that," I replied. "Didn't Demi promise to be in a band with me?" Miley asked. Demi rolled her eyes.

"Not to be mean, but if I were Demi I wouldn't exactly want to be in a band with you either," I told Miley. "Exactly! You're just a little boyfriend stealing, attention seeking," Demi started but I covered her mouth with my hand. "No need to be insulting," I said.

Vanessa and Ashley came to the table as I removed my hand from Demi's mouth. "Hey guys," Ashley said. "Hey, where have you been?" I asked. "We gave some the little losers a treat," Ashley said with a smirk.

Seemingly on cue, Ally, Dinah, and Normani walked into the cafeteria drenched in slushies. "Guys, seriously, why do we even bully them?" I asked. Lauren seemed actually interested in this conversation.

"Those girls are bitches and we want to teach them a lesson," Ashley declared. Vanessa nodded in agreement. "Is that really the way to go about it?" Lauren asked. "What do you mean?" Vanessa asked.

"Those girls of which you speak might have their own stuff to deal with at home. I'm pretty sure that's tiresome enough without having to come to a place where they probably feel hated," Lauren said. From beside me, Miley nodded to herself. "Besides, they're not that mean. They're actually pretty nice," I added.

"How would you two know that?" Ashley asked. "Look can we not talk about this and get back to the topic at hand?" Miley asked. "What was that?" Vanessa asked curiously. "The Christmas Talent Fest," Miley replied, then turned to look at Demi.

"For the million and first time, I'm not doing this with you!" Demi shouted. Miley pouted. "You know that has never worked on me and certainly won't after what you did to me!" Demi yelled again. "At least they're talking," Vanessa shrugged. I nodded in agreement.

Lauren's POV

Even though I wanted to go and see if Ally, Dinah, and Normani were okay, I ended up staying with these girls bickering about this stupid talent show. I felt like I should just get up and walk away and go be with people who were actually friends, yet I knew Camz wouldn't like that.

Camz had been doing better by the end of the night before. I got to stay with her, but our parents wanted me to go to school so I couldn't stay all day.

As soon as school ended, I hurried out. I was walking up to my car when I was stopped by someone. "Hey," Ally said from behind me. She still had a bit of slushie in her hair, which made me feel even guiltier.

"I'm really so sorry about what they did to you. I tried to stick up for you, and so did Selena," I rushed. "It's okay. They've been doing this type of thing to us for years," Ally shrugged. "It's still not right," I commented. "I know, but I've gotten used to it," she commented. "I'm sorry," I said again. "It's not your fault," Ally replied.

"Okay fine I'll stop apologizing. So, where are you going now?" I asked, changing topics. "The hospital. My grandfather is sick," she mumbled. "Hey I'm going, too. My sister's there. If you want I'll give you a ride," I offered. "Sure," she said with a small smile, and with that we got into my car and headed to the hospital.

Gratefully, the ride wasn't too long and before we knew it we were at the hospital. The two of us rushed up together to find out that her grandfather and my sister shared a room. However, after I got to my sister, I didn't pay much attention to Ally.

"Lauren, I missed you," Camz said softly. "I missed you, too, but I'm here now," I reassured her as I took some hair out of her face. "It all hurts," she moaned. "It's okay. Nothing's broken. Well, your nose is, but that'll be fine," I told her. "It can't stop replaying in my head. It was horrible," she strained her voice. "It's okay, they got expelled today," I replied.

"Really? You would do that for me?" Camz asked genuinely. "Well it wasn't just me. It was Demi, too. I'm pretty sure Selena would've helped, too, but she wasn't in a very good state of mind," I replied. "She missed me that much?" Camz asked again, and I nodded. A smile came to her rosy little lips.

Just then, our mother walked in with a doctor. "Camila is able to leave if she would like to. Would you like to?" the doctor asked Camz. She shrugged her shoulders. "I'll take her home," our mother piped in. "Alright, yet keep her on bed rest for a few days," the doctor said. With that, we were able to leave.

Before I knew it, we were walking out of the hospital, Camz in my mother's arms. "I have some news," she said. Camz was asleep so she was only talking to me. "Yes?" I asked. "I sorted everything out, and you no longer have to work. Also, you're going to come live with me again," she said with a smile. "When?" I asked. "I was hoping tonight," she replied.

My jaw dropped. "Tonight?" I asked. My mother nodded. "I know we haven't been there for you, but we would like to change that," she told me. I rolled my eyes. "Okay, whatever, I guess I'll go home, get our stuff, and come to your place," I told her. "Thank you," she said. "Whatever," I replied, then headed back to my home for the last time.