Pablo Picasso had many muses, out of his many romantic interests,” he continued, ignoring how flustered his student had grown. “Manet found his muse in a stranger on the street, and has over eight paintings of her.”“I didn’t mean for her to interrupt y—,”“Does she make you happy?”Lauren swallowed hard. “Yeah,” she said softly.“Then all is forgiven,” her teacher smiled and stacked her sketches back into her folder. “I don’t say this often, Lauren, but you have potential. You just needed someone to bring it out of you.”Lauren looked down to the ground to try and hide her smile. Camila seemed to be helping her in every aspect of life. “Thank you,” she said softly, looking back up and running a hand through her hair.“You’re dismissed,” he nodded towards the door. “Keep up the good work.”“Thank you, again, thank you,” Lauren adjusted her bag on her shoulder and glanced at the clock, realizing she had to be at her next class soon. She exited the classroom without another word and quickly hurried to her Art History class.Time dragged on and eventually Lauren found herself tossing her bag into the backseat of her car and heading back to the apartment. When she was about halfway there, she made a rush decision and quickly pulled off onto a different road. Ten minutes later, she ended up at the shopping mall and made it inside just as it started to rain.About twenty minutes later, she sprinted back to her car with a few shopping bags in her hands. It was pouring down rain, and as she pulled out of the parking lot, a loud clap of thunder startled her. Seconds later, lightning flashed across the sky.It took Lauren a bit longer to get home than usual because of the storm. Eventually, she made it back to the apartment parking lot and pulled her hood over her head to try and protect her from the rain. It didn’t help much, though, because it was pouring down so hard that she was soaking wet by the time she made it inside the elevator.She heard thunder rumbling in the distance as she was walking down the hallway to her apartment. Immediately afterwards, she heard someone cry out, someone who sounded exactly like Camila. She quickly ran to their door and fumbled with her keys. When she finally got the door unlocked, she burst inside and scanned the apartment.“Lauren, thank god,” Ally sighed in relief. Lauren turned to look in the corner of the apartment, feeling her heart drop when she saw Camila curled up in the corner with her head in her knees. “She started freaking out when the storm started,” Ally explained, standing up from where she’d been sitting next to Camila.Lauren nodded, dropping her bag on the floor and jogging over to Camila.“Camz, Camz it’s me,” she said softly as she knelt down next to the shaking girl. Camila lifted her head slowly.“Lolo?” she murmured, reaching up and placing a hand on the girl’s cheek, as if she was making sure she was real. Lauren could tell how scared the smaller girl was by the way she was shaking, and it broke her heart.“Yeah, I’m here,” Lauren whispered, scooting next to Camila and pulling her into her arms. “You don’t like storms?” she asked carefully, biting her lip. Camila nodded slowly and didn’t hesitate to bury her head in Lauren’s neck.“Neither do I, but I’ve got you, we’re safe here, okay?” Lauren rubbed small circles in Camila’s back, trying to soothe her. “I promise, nothing’s gonna hurt you,” she whispered, resting her chin on the smaller girl’s head and watching the rain pour down outside.Another clap of thunder sent Camila’s hands scrambling to ball themselves in Lauren’s shirt, clinging onto her for dear life. Ally sent Lauren a sympathetic look, which Lauren returned. She sighed and continued to run circles in Camila’s back.“Do you want me to sing?” Lauren asked, biting her lip and looking down at Camila. The small girl didn’t look at her, but she nodded with her head tucked in Lauren’s shoulder. “Only for you,” Lauren sighed.
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