cameran, xoxo

don't ask if you don't want to know.

[poisvns]

noah didn’t even want to come to this celebration, but being the party goer he was known for, he thought he would make an appearance. in order for him to deal with everything that’s been happening lately, the jock has taken up a weed habit. “fuck this town and this stupid celebration!” he scoffed, adverting his blood shot eyes down towards his batted up black converses.

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Cameran gripped the cup in her hand, the impact of both the liquor and marijuana seeming to take affect. In the past, she would be far too inebriated to make it past midnight. However, tonight she decided to take it slow, pace herself and not end up on the floor of a bathroom. She turned her attention back to the other, joint still tucked between her fingers. “You can say that again. I’m over the same old same old bullshit in this town.” She exhaled, handing the substance to the male next too her. “Fuck everything about it.”

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omgadamwilson:

“I think you mean imprisoned,” Adam couldn’t help but needle her, almost like he was an older brother that wanted to do what he could to annoy his very annoying, very ridiculous younger sister. At least, that’s how it felt. He’d never had a younger sister, so he couldn’t say for sure. “The only thing I can imagine you taking a drag of is from those fake candy cigarettes from the grocery store.”

“That’s the word. I really appreciate the correction.” Cameran replied flatly. “And those candy sticks actually taste good, thank you. I’ve been fortunate enough to just hit my six months cigarette-free so you won’t ever catch me smoking, hopefully. Granted I can avoid annoying bullshit from people.”

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sophiedclton:

“Well, that’s sweet. And here I was thinking you’d be at least a little bit happy to see my face. But I get it, I can’t compete with Lana.”

Cameran smiled, pleasantly surprised to see the girl in front of her. “Oh shit, I’m sorry. Definitely would’ve been happier had I know, so my bad.” She lifted the joint, handing it to the other. “You may not be Lana, but you’re close.”

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sharnaitskowitz:

sharna chuckled slightly. “i don’t need to have seen you smoke it. i saw you holding it. that means it was in your possession. i also smell the weed, which means that you lit it. i can also drug test you, and i can detect regular usage of weed for seven days. in your hair? three months. so, do not play games with me, young lady. i could have you half way to the station, by now and your mother would be the least of your worries as you are eighteen. just keep it with ‘thank you, officer’ and go, because next time i won’t be so mild.”

“It’s not illegal to be high, only if it’s in my possession or if I’m transporting it.” Cameran replied, knowing very well that she was on thin ice with the officer. She quickly tucked the joint into her bra, careful to avoid detection before she turned back to the officer. “I can assure you that there’s none on me or my car, so these warnings aren’t landing. For all we know someone could’ve just been here and that’s why it smells so fresh, or maybe someone else around here is smoking at this very moment. Until I am caught in a legitimate illegal activity, I’m not worried about anything. Thanks again for the talk, officer.”

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sharnaitskowitz:

“we don’t make the decisions about that. i do.” she explained and sighed. “hand it over. and anything else you may have on your person.” she ordered, just not amused by this girl’s attitude at all. next time, she wouldn’t be so lucky, sharna decided.

“I have nothing on me and there’s no logical reason to think otherwise. Did you see me smoking the weed, it in my possession, or anything else illegal? No.” Cameran spat. She hadn’t been in trouble with the law for a while and wanted to keep it that way, knowing she hadn’t been caught doing anything. “I think it’s time I go. Without proof, it’s obvious the biggest thing I’ll be getting here is a lecture... and I already have a mother. Thanks, Officer.”

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sharnaitskowitz:

she smelled the weed and she had to make a decision: either take time out of her day to get this girl down to the station and in turn not being here to make sure her son was safe, or just warn her and let it be for now. the second option seemed to best for her son and so she sighed. “i am not a girl. i am officer itskowitz to you.” she started sternly. “i just want to inform you that the recreational use of marijuana is illegal in the state of pennsyvania. unless you have a medical marijuana card… i can arrest you.” she said calmly.

Cameran smiled, raising her hands up as if a gun were about to pulled. “Okay, Officer Itskowitz. Yes, we both know I’m fully aware. I spent the entire last year being good as promised, how about we just let me off with a warning this time? I’ll be sure to avoid crossing paths with you and any substance anytime soon.”

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magnoliacunningham:

magnolia’s eyebrows raised in surprise at the harsh words coming from the girl. “i didn’t say you were homophobic, i just asked why you care… about who i want to sleep with, about who i tell and don’t tell about whatever my sexuality is? what does it matter to you, cameran? the only people who need to know about my sexuality, are people who want to sleep with me and i don’t think you fall into that category.” she asked, staying calm and collected, after her son had calmed down again. she wondered if maybe he had cramps.  “i didn’t mean to run into you, cameran. also i didn’t mean to rat you out back then. i was honestly just worried about you.” she told her, knowing already that the other woman wouldn’t care. then, paul started again and she just reached into the stroller to hold him close to her. “’s okay, paul. it’s ok, baby.” she said and looked up at her, just waiting for a shitty comment about the name she picked for her child. she’d had a lot of people commenting on paul’s name, so why not cameran? she thought.

“I don’t respect people who pretend to be someone that they’re not, end of story. If you can’t hearing handle that then I’m not sorry to tell you that I simply don’t care. The last thing I want to spend today doing is going back and forth with you, alright? This shit should have been over and done with long ago but it looks like some people just can’t seem to let it go.” Cameran motioned to the stroller that had struck her mere minutes before.

“Both of those statements are lies, quit pretending you’re so innocent. You were being petty when you hit me with your stroller and even pettier when you decided to play kiss ass and snitch on me. You saw how well I did in high school when I was juggling grades, sports, and extra clubs - you weren’t worried. You saw the opportunity to tear me down and you took it without even talking to me about what was going on.” Cameran stalled for a moment, peering Magnolia up and down. “Well, evidently karma is the biggest bitch around. Just take a look where you stand in life.”

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sharnaitskowitz:

sharna raised her eyebrow at the young girl. “want to try that again, miss cooley,” she asked, not impressed with cameran’s tone.

Cameran set the joint next to her instinctively, flashing the other a nervous smile. “O-oh, fuck! I-I mean hey... girl. Long time so see, heh? What’s new?”

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evan-wilson:

“I guess you’re right. In this economy, twenty dollars isn’t much of anything. But we’re also young and dumb so twenty can actually be a lot” He mumbled, his voice trailing off as she allowed the subject to drop “What are you talking about? Corndogs are classic, all american snacks. Pretzels are okay but hamburgers? No way, not portable enough”

“That’s true, that twenty dollars could be four coffees or a night at the club.” Cameran shook her head in response to the other topic, sticking her tongue out disgustedly. “Gross! I will never ever spend money on a hotdog or corndog no matter how desperate I am. And whaaaat - burgers aren’t portable? All you need to do is wrap that bitch up in a few napkin and voila! That burger is your new companion.”

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magnoliacunningham

magnolia just looked at cameran and tried to keep her cool. it was hard, especially with all the painful, humiliating memories floating through her mind. she swallowed. ”why do you care who i am attracted to?” she wondered, honestly not understanding why cameran even took time out of her day to comment on her. she shook her head. “also, bisexual people do exist. i am not, but just… so you know.” she told her, even though it felt like heart was going to beat out of her chest. she didn’t want to come out to cameran of all people and not without discussing it with scout. they were a partnership, they had to decide this together. “look, high school is over for me. i’m just working, caring for my sons and honestly, i don’t need any trouble… so, sorry that i ran into you and that i made a joke that you didn’t like but i honestly don’t think that it warrants your reaction.” 

it was then that paul started to cry. great. paul cried a lot more than august, she didn’t really know why. “excuse me, my son needs me.” she told her, turning to the stroller. “hey baby… it’s okay, mommy’s here.” she said, soothingly as she lifted him out of the stroller.

A dramatic eye-roll followed once Magnolia brought up her sexuality. "Are you dumb, bitch? My family has the gay gene flowing through its center, don’t you dare try and pull that card.” Cameran spat, feeling herself grow more and more angry. “Bisexuality is valid, never said it wasn’t. I wasn’t coming at your sexuality, I was coming at you as a person for being such a coward and not owning who you are. I’m me, all day everyday, however I can’t say the same for you.”

Pausing for a moment, Cameran allowed Magnolia to tend to her baby. Sure she hated Magnolia with every fiber in her being, but that doesn’t mean she has to terrorize the child. “If high school and the drama was over for you, I doubt you’d be running into people with your strollers and then insist it was accidental. And I didn’t laugh because your joke wasn’t funny even remotely. Maybe if you took a little hit of this joint here, that might change.” She smiled, running her hands through her brown locks. “Wait, never mind. Little Miss Anti-Drug might go running to the police next. I remember how you operate.”

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evan-wilson:

“I couldn’t live with myself if I kept it. I watched you drop it” And in truth, Evan didn’t need the money, he had more than enough of his own “It’s totally cool” he shrugged, glancing around them before his attention was placed back on the girl “You want a corndog or something?”

Cameran smiled, it was rare for her to continue a conversation with someone on a good note. “It mean, it’s only twenty. So even if you would’ve kept it I think you and I both would have been okay.” She locked her phone, setting it on the bench next to her before diverting her attention back to Evan. “Corndog, really Evan? Gross - I don’t even want to begin the conversation of where those things actually come from. I’m more of a pretzel girl or a hamburger.”

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magnoliacunningham:

magnolia hadn’t planned on running into cameran, she hadn’t even wanted to see her. if anyone was to blame for all the bullying she was a victim of, it was her… but strollers were difficult to control sometimes, and she did bump it into cameran and so, here she was, talking to the bane of her existence. “I don’t need anything, I just got pushed into you.” She said, lying slightly because she didn’t want to seem like she’d been unable to keep her stroller under control. “also lana and mary jane… and you called me gay.” she said, not wanting to just give into cameran. she was an working adult now, a mother and this girl shouldn’t scare her anymore, even though deep down, she was still a little afraid, a little insecure.

Cameran smiled instinctively once she realized it was Magnolia, the vain of her existence. Sure, high school is rough and not everyone can climb to the top of the social totem pole... but why is that Cameran’s fault? If Magnolia really wanted to prove a point, she should’ve been more driven and not crumble so easily under pressure. “I don’t see anyone around, do you?” She took a glance around the park, cocking an eyebrow once she turned her attention back to the other. “Still haven’t been able to grow some cojones and own up to your shit? And gay, me? No - but if I was, I wouldn’t be so ashamed and pathetic that I have to get knocked up by the first guy who looks my way in an attempt to pretend to be someone I’m not.” Cameran pushed herself from the bench, taking a step closer to the other. “Now, I’m not going to hit someone when there are children around - but watch your fucking mouth with me. I can make high school seem like a goddamn fairytale if you really want to keep this shit up. Are we clear?”

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omgadamwilson:

Adam’s eye twitched a bit at her insinuation he could be dumb. Dumb people didn’t skip two grades and go to college for engineering, DID THEY? “I didn’t think people called it Mary Jane anymore,” he grumbled, stuffing his hands into his coat pockets. “Aren’t you a little young to even know about that stuff?” He couldn’t resist making a jab at her age since it was all he had to go on, after she just pricked his pride about the question of his intelligence. 

Cameran smirked for a moment, followed by an over-the-top roll of the eyes. “People call it lots of things, terms tend to change with the time ya know. And I might be eighteen, but does that mean I’m supposed to be prisoned? Scared of all things mommy and daddy warned me about? No.” A second eye roll followed. “Besides - weed has never got me into a bad scenario. So it’s safe to say I’m not worried.”

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brckenlies:

maddox raised a eyebrow at the girl barking right at him. he would’ve made a sarcastic comment about it, but decided not to. “i didn’t need anything, just so happens that you’re blocking my way.”

Cameran took a quick peek of her surroundings, making a face to show her realization. “Honestly, I didn’t realize I was taking up that much of the bench.” She slid to the right, tapping the spot next to hear as an invitation. “Here you go.”

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omgadamwilson:

“Who the hell is Mary Jane?” Adam asked with a screwed-up looking face of confusion. “Are you talking about pot? Or is there seriously some new singer out there going by Spiderman’s squeeze?” 

“Are you serious or are you pretending to be dumb?” Cameran asked, genuinely curious if the boy was being sincere. “There you go, mister! It’s just another of the millions of names for weed.”

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evan-wilson:

“I-” Evan started, not really expecting the girl to be as snappy as she was. He held the twenty dollar note towards her, shrugging his arms and nearly regretting even speaking to the Cameran “You dropped this, figured you might want it back”

“You’re actually returning my money, rather than keeping it for yourself?” Cameran smiled, appreciating the rarity of honesty as well as Evan having the cojones to approach her, given the mood she was in. “My bad, Evan. I didn’t realize... Thank you, truly.”

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“What?” Cameran barked, ripping her headphones out frantically. “Oh - it’s you. What do you need? Today is my first day off in weeks from both work and studying, the only people I want to hear from are Lana Del Rey and Mary Jane.”