Mitch's Sister 2(PTX)

The Reason Why

Scott POV

Two hours later, I walked back up to the front desk but Miranda wasn't there. I asked the lady sitting behind it and found Miranda sitting in an office on the third floor. I was about to walk in when I noticed her talking to someone. I stood beside the door and eavesdropped on their conversation.

"Corey! I don't think he'll ever understand! He doesn't even deserve an explanation!" Miranda said.

"You'll have to tell him at some point." The boy beside her said.

"No I won't, I'll leave again. Once I graduate in a year. And I'll quit this internship." Then I'll never see her...

"You can't just run away from your problems! He's your own brother!"

"He couldn't be any less of a brother to me."

"I'm sure he cares! Otherwise he wouldn't have tried to talk to you."

"If he cared he would've noticed the problem when it happened."

"Are you sure he knew what was going on?"

"Positive. Why are you taking his side?"

"I'm not! I've just been in a similar situation."

"You have?"

"Maybe my childhood wasn't as rough as your's but my parents had their falling outs." What happened to Miranda???

"I'm sorry Corey."

"Don't be sorry, it's over."

"How do you put up with me? I'm a mess."

"You are not a mess!"

"Am too. Wait I think I heard something..."

Suddenly Miranda appeared outside the office. It also appears that I've been caught...

"Umm Scott"

"Oh hey Miranda... what are you doing here?"

"Were you listening to that entire conversation?"

"Why would I..." She glared at me, "Yes..."

"Scott!"

"What"

"You can't just eavesdrop on people's conversations!"

"I want to know what happened!"

"It's none of your business, Scott"

"I know... I'm sorry... can we still get food?"

"Okay but this is your last chance, give me a minute." She went back into the office and said goodbye to her friend.

"So where are we going?" She asked.

"Wherever you like."

"Pizza it is then" Miranda smiled at me.

Once we sat down in the restaurant, Miranda asked me about the band. "So how did you all start?"

"Well Mitch, Kirstie, and I have been friends since highschool... speaking of that how come I never saw you?"

"I'll tell you later, keep going." She said, dropping the subject.

"Well we formed a trio and wanted to audition for the sing-off. After gaining Kevin and Avi, we tried out and actually became very successful, and now we're working on our third album."

"That's pretty amazing."

"We got lucky. I'm surprised you never heard of us."

"I don't really follow the radio or news much."

"What do you do?"

"I'm currently going to UCLA for a major in

music management. Then I have a job and this internship to keep me busy."

"So you want to work in a record label?"

"Not the one I'm at now, but eventually yes."

"Why not this one? Is it because of Mitch?"

"Pretty much."

"What did he do?"

"It's what he... nevermind, I shouldn't be telling you this."

"You can trust me!"

"I don't even know you Scott!"

"Well you know about my band and my name... what else... I'm 22, have 2 sisters, hate sports, and play piano. There now you know me."

"You're something else, Scott"

"Thanks Mirrrrrr"

"I still can't tell you though"

"Why?"

"How do I know you won't go telling Mitch?"

"I'll pinky promise." I smiled and stuck my pinky out towards her.

"Alright, you got me" We shook pinkys and she sighed.

"Well ever since we were younger, Mitch was the favorite child. He was sweet and got good grades and could never do a bad thing in my mother's eyes. Mother saw me as the failure who couldn't do anything to help our family, and she always reminded me of it. She used to tell me I was never good enough and that our family would be better without me. And where was my dad? He left my mom and I don't blame him. She was a heartless bitch. After verbally abusing me wasn't enough... she started to actually hit me, and sometimes the pain was unbearable. And how does Mitch tie into this mess? He literally watched her abuse me and didn't try to stop her once. He didn't care if I died, he was just like her. He didn't care  that she pulled me out of school and made me clean the house while she went out partying with her friends. Instead he let me become this depressed mess who had no support from anyone. If I never left, Mother probably would've killed me or I would have killed myself." She wiped away a single tear as it traveled down my face.

"Ohmygod! I'm so sorry Miranda! That's horrible!"

"I don't want your pity, it's not your fault."

"I can't believe that Mitch would just watch that happen."

"Maybe you don't know the real him..."

"We've be friends for years, I never thought he would do something like that."

"Neither did I, but he did. So much for the 'perfect child'"

"I think you need to talk to him."

"So he can let me down again?"

"So he knows what he did. So he doesn't do it again."

"Well he won't be doing it to me again because I don't want to be near him."

"Now I understand why..."

After the tense conversation, the pizza came out and I told her stupid jokes. And she called me insane. So overall it was a successful day. Now I just need to force her to talk to Mitch...