*RAE'S POV*
I wake up the next morning by myself. Rolling over and seeing Lip is gone and I notice a note on my bedside table.

I had something I needed to do.
See you soon.
~ Lip

I don't think much of it and just get out of bed to head for the shower. It's freezing.
I feel the water surround me. I keep turning up the heat until I can't turn the dial anymore. I continue to wash myself but I keep hearing a familiar voice.
"We both know you're not a masterpiece."
I've can't stop replaying that night in my head. Mitchell's voice over and over and over again saying the same thing.
"We both know you're not a masterpiece."
I shake my head as if his voice will fall out, and I'll never hear him again.
I finish up in the shower and grab some clothes out of my hamper. A ratty old pair of jeans, a black tank top and an over sized cardigan. I grab my cell and look at the time.
"11:45? Fucking Christ."
I don't usually sleep so late. I have no where to be today but to use this time to catch up on whatever it is I need to do. Maybe see if my mom wants to do something with me for once. I've been bailing on her a lot lately to "do homework" but I haven't even been doing that lately.
I continue downstairs to hear my mom in the kitchen.
"RAE!" My mom yells over to me.
"Ma, no reason to yell I'm right behind you."
"Sorry, baby!" She turns to kiss my cheek and continues making food.
"I heard you in the shower so I thought'd I'd make us some lunch!"
"What time did you get home from work? Shouldn't you be asleep?"
"I got home about an hour an a half ago! Couldn't sleep!"
"Oh."
"By the way, I saw Lip leaving this morning. Something you want to tell me?"
"Oh my god, mom! We're just friends!" I bark as we sit down to eat our food.
"I know, sweetheart! I just mean, Lip used to sleepover only when something was wrong and you have been quite stressed lately. Is there something going on?"

My mom has barely been home lately and she still knows exactly what's going on in my life.

"No, Lip came over to listen to some of those Vinyls that you got me for Christmas last year and we ended up falling asleep."
I can't tell her. I can't tell her I'm behind in school, I can't tell her about Mitchell, I can't tell her that this is the first meal I've eaten in almost 2 weeks.
"Okay, sweetheart."
With that my mom and I sit in silence. We finish our food and I do the dishes. She cooks, I clean. I start to head back up to my room when I hear my mom call me back once more.
"Rae! Before I forget! I saw Fiona on her way to work today and invited the Gallaghers over for dinner! If you see Lip again today please confirm with him who is all coming! Okay?"
"Okay, mom!"
I continue upstairs when I hear the front door knock.
I'm never going to make it back to my room today. I can feel it.
"CAN YOU GET THAT PLEASE!" my mom calls from downstairs. Her room is in the basement. She must've decided to go to sleep.
I open the door and theres Ian with a furrowed brow and worry written all over his face.
"Everything okay?" I say as Ian walks straight into my house and sits on my couch.
"Yeah, I mean. Have you seen Lip? He didn't come home this morning after staying here and I kind of needed to talk to him about something."
"You can talk to me about it?"
He gives me a small smile but I can tell I'm not the one he needs right now.
"Maybe save it for Lip?"
He gives me a small nod.
"Wanna do something today Rae?" He acts like everything is fine.
"Sure! Wanna stay here? go out? go to your place?"
"Wanna go to the mall for a bit?"
"Sure!" I smile,
I haven't hung out with Ian in a while. Not since before the party really. I've seen him around and have had a few small conversations but no quality time.
I grab my keys and we head out.
*LIPS POV*
I woke up in Rae's room feeling a slight panic I didn't know where I was. Walls plastered with posters with bands I don't listen too, a stack of records and an old record player in the corner. I roll over and see Rae's still asleep and remember why I'm here.
Fucking Mitchell. He's dead. He's fucking dead.

I leave a note and head out. I need to find Michell.

I saw him working at the mall a couple weeks back.. Might as well go see if he's still working at foot locker.