I know that so many of you would have liked to see this chapter go up last night, but I unfortunately had work and then when I got home, I had to work on my project for American Literature and I STILL need to write chapter 7, so I'm sorry that I couldn't get this to you any sooner. But it is early morning here. Not even 8 a.m. actually. I would have waited to update until later, but I'm going to Valleyfair with my school and I have therapy after school, so you sadly would not be getting chapter 7 tonight, even if I had written it. That you will have to wait until tomorrow for. Anyways, I'm sorry that I couldn't get chapter 6 to you all last night, but I'm trying to juggle this story, my high school graduation, my job and my mental health, so bear with me here!
Also, some of you may have noticed that I had a Spanish version of this story up yesterday, but then it was taken down. No, I was not forced to take it down, I just wanted to edit it a bit more. It wasn't supposed to go up until last night/this morning when I updated this story, but my friends got a little carried away and were all like "MULTILINGUAL WORLD, READY OR NOT, HERE SHE COMES!" Which is why I don't usually update stories while I'm in school. My friends are all nosy pricks -_-
Anyways! Enjoy chapter six! I wrote it with love and care, just for you!
I sat on my bed, wordlessly jotting a few words down. I couldn't get all of these lyrics out of my head. I had officially survived my first week at camp. It had been awkward, to say the least, but I was slowly coming out of my shell and reconnecting with Caitlyn, Nate, Jason and Ella.
I had kept my distance from Shane and Peggy for obvious reasons. I was angry and betrayed. Peggy had been my friend and then she just went and stole my boyfriend. Well, ex boyfriend, but still! There's a girl code there that has clearly been broken! I couldn't stand Shane right now. He had made a few attempts to talk to me, but I had just brushed him off. I didn't want to stir trouble. As angry as I was, if they were together, I would not be the one to mess it up. As much as I wanted to, I wouldn't.
I hadn't seen much of Tess, and the few times we had crossed paths were filled with civil words masking pain and betrayal. I could tell that underneath that mask of hate and anger was a girl that I had hurt. I never realized it until the other day when Caitlyn addressed the situation. She had pointed out that she was torn between spending time with me and spending time with Tess. They had grown fairly close over the year of banishment from Mitchie's World.
"What are you working on?" Caitlyn asked as she skipped into the cabin. She was dressed in her sweats and a long tank top.
"Some lyrics. How was dance?" I asked as I closed my book. Her silence unnerved me. I looked up and saw her sheepish smile and guilty eyes.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Well, I ran into Shane, quite literally, and he asked if he could see you, so-"
"You didn't," I begged, but her face contorted into one of shame and guilt.
"Look, I'll just send him away for now. I shouldn't have even told him that I was meeting up with you before asking if you'd be willing to see him," she said, stumbling over her words. I saw what she was doing. She was scared of how I'd react. She was walking on eggshells. This was not the Caitlyn Gellar I knew. Caitlyn wouldn't take my bullshit. She'd tell me to suck it up and talk to the boy. I sighed, knowing that the time had come for me to stop running from him.
"I'll talk to him," I said. She froze and looked at me haphazardly.
"Are you sure?" she asked. I nodded and smiled lightly.
"I'll meet you in the mess hall in 20 minutes. If I'm not down there by then, bring me something sweet. It means something has gone wrong," I said. She laughed lightly and nodded.
"Good luck," she encouraged. I nodded and smiled wider. She exited the cabin and I heard a few muffled voices and then the door opened again. I sat up straight and gazed at the doorway. Shane entered and looked at me nervously.
"Hey. Can we talk?" he asked. I nodded and gestured for Caitlyn's bed. It was safer that we weren't so close. I didn't know how I could handle it. I silently thanked Brown for reminding me to take my anxiety pills this morning, otherwise I'd be half way to the lake by now. Probably stripped down to nothing but a bra and shorts.
"So what's up?" I asked, tucking my legs under myself.
"Look…I just want to apologize for last week. I shouldn't have had sex with you," he said. I felt my heart pang at the heartbreak. I knew he was Peggy's now, but I still didn't like the heartache.
"I totally agree. It shouldn't have happened. I'm sorry if it caused any tension between you and Peggy," I said.
"I should have warned you about her," he said. I clicked my tongue and nodded.
"Yeah. That I will agree with you upon. It would have been nice for a bit of a heads up," I said, sarcasm lacing through my tone. I quickly caught myself and cleared my throat.
"Mitchie, why did you cut me off?" he asked, breaking the silence.
"I told you. My father-"
"I know what caused the pain, but what made you make the decision to cut me off," he stated. For the first time, I realized that my father's death was not the reason to cut myself off from the people I loved. It was the excuse…but not the reason. I felt my throat tighten as reality came to me.
"Tell me what went wrong Mitchie. I understand a few weeks or even a month…but what happened after your dad died that made you cut us out of your life?" he asked gently. My mind drifted back to a night so long ago. It was Halloween and I had been invited to this party.
"Mitchie! Mitchie! Mitchie! Mitchie!" they all chanted. I felt the last drop pass my lips as I slammed my glass down and raising my hands in victory. I had just successfully downed my fourth glass of whiskey. I grinned as the boys around me forked over their money from the bet we had made. I could feel the room spin as I stood, but I didn't care. I was here to have fun and fun was what I was going to have.
"Hey Mitchie! That was amazing!" a voice said from behind me. I spun around and saw Nick, the senior who had been hitting on me for the past few weeks. I grinned a wide, toothy grin and nodded.
"Well thank you Nick. I try," I said. I spun around to walk away, but he pulled me back, grabbing my waist.
"Wanna come upstairs to a private party?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Sorry, I'm not sure my boyfriend would like me attending those kind of parties," I said, my words slightly slurred. He chuckled and shook his head.
"Not that kind of party. But it's definitely more fun than this," he said. I looked at a small group of kids who were looking in our direction, as if they were waiting for him. I smirked lightly and nodded.
"Sure. Humor me," I said. He grinned and guided me upstairs with the rest of the kids. I entered a bedroom where there were a few kids. There was this one girl who was laying on the bed without a shirt.
"Alright. We've got a newbie here. So she gets to go first," Nick said to the group. I didn't understand what he meant at first. I saw one kid, who didn't seem to have a face, lay a white powder along the girl's abdomen.
"Alright Mitchie. You first," Nick said. I saw the line of white powder and immediately knew what I was being pressured into.
"I don't know about this guys. I've gotta get going soon," I said, sobering up a little bit. Nick pushed me forward a little.
"Come on Mitchie. Just once and then you can see how you like it," he said. I looked around the room at the kids that I had resented just a year ago.
"Hey, if you can't do it, then you can't do it. Whatever," someone said. I should have listened to them, but I took it as a challenge. I smirked and bent over. Closing one nostril, I inhaled the white powder, ignoring the painful sting in my nose. I lifted my head and smirked once the line was done.
"Jesus Mitchie! Have you done that before?" Nick asked. I simply winked at him before leaving the room and leaving the whole party.
"Mitchie? Are you alright?" Shane asked, snapping me back to reality. I nodded, shaking my head clear of everything.
"Yeah. Sorry. Just…remembering something," I said. He nodded.
"Are you going to answer my question?" he asked. I nodded and looked at him.
"I stopped communicating…because I wasn't worthy of your friendship. Of your commitment. I wasn't worthy of having you Shane. And the inevitable fame that would have come with a relationship with you? Forget it. I had too much dirty laundry that could be aired," I admitted. Shane nodded and looked at the floor.
"I missed you," he said honestly.
"I missed you, too," I admitted. Things grew tense after that. I stood up and stretched.
"Well, Caitlyn is waiting for me, so I should really go down to the mess hall," I said. Shane stood up.
"I'll go with you. I'm sure Peggy is waiting for me," he said, and maybe it was just my mind playing tricks on me, but it sure didn't seem like he wanted to go find Peggy.
"Shane…promise me something when we leave this cabin," I said.
"Anything Mitchie," he said.
"Promise me…that we're going to stay friends," I said. He smiled lightly and nodded.
"Just don't cut me out."
"Nate!" I exclaimed. Dinner was over and people were talking about the bonfire jam that was supposed to happen but had been cancelled by rain. I watched him spin around, unsure of who was calling him. I waved to him and gestured him over. He approached with a slight caution, but relaxed once he saw that I was smiling. He opened his arms for a hug which I immediately accepted. I had missed his hugs. I had missed Jason's hugs too. I really missed Shane's hugs, but that wasn't the point. The point was, things weren't normal and I needed Nate to help me.
"I have a mission for you," I said.
"Does it involve breaking up Shane and Peggy?" he asked. I looked at him skeptically.
"Why would I even consider that?" I asked. He shrugged.
"I'm not sure what evil plans runs through that mind of yours Mitchie Torres," he said. I laughed lightly, shaking my head.
"No, I don't want to break them up. Don't get me wrong, if they were to break up, I'd be thrilled, but no. I need you to help me make everything at least semi-normal again," I said. Nate exhaled as he thought of the tasks he would have to perform.
"How would I go about that?" he asked.
"Can you help me try to get the whole group back together? I mean, a midnight jam session would be great, or a bonfire tomorrow night for just us? Something like that? Nobody would take me seriously," I admitted. Nate nodded in understanding and smiled.
"Sure Mitchie. Anything for you," he said. I smiled and hugged him tight. I pulled away and we began walking towards mine and Caitlyn's cabin.
"So Nate…what's up?" I asked.
"Where do I begin?"
So Mitchie and Shane are friends now. We all know that Smitchie can't be friends, so we'll watch and see how it'll go. I'm not even sure where to start chapter 7 right now. I know I'll have more ideas and I'll be jotting important events of my day down that will give me some inspiration, but tell me guys. What would YOU like to see happen in chapter 7? Be honest? Should we keep things at a slow pace and have a moment between Brown and Mitchie? Or should we speed things up a bit by splitting up Shane and Peggy? Or possibly, both, making it a weird combo of "The Fast and the Furious" and "Driving Miss Daisy"... The choice is yours.
I just know I'm going to regret giving you that option...
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