Perri and Mitch- the sixth book special to series 'Perri and Me' about Perri Kiely.

Chapter 3 Part 1

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The grass in the park is so soft, it feels better than being in bed.

Mitch did say something to Pel. He said something at least. Anyway after he talked to Pel, I cried my way through that night but Perri came in and asked me why I was crying.

I told him I didn't really know. But I was worried Mitch had actually told him.

He doesn't understand, I think. Or Mitch actually didn't tell him.

Or he didn't want to believe it.

Or Mitch told him exactly what happened and he chose to forgive me instantly for the sake of the tour and Reid.

I doubt it.

I close my eyes and I can hear Pel's voice.

"Reid, are you going to come down the slide now?" I hear him shout.

"Coming..." Reid mutters.

He seems less lively after we brought him back from the hospital. The rest of the tour was hell. It was absolute hell knowing what Reid was going through and that we couldn't be there to help him. He's fine for now. He has a strict medicine timetable which is just crazy and Natalie is helping us with everything. From school to doctor appointments to giving him the right amount of everything at everytime.

It's annoying how she's basically at our house half of the day, telling us what to do when she has her own daughter to take care of.

I keep my eyes closed, feeling the breeze on my face and it's freezing but I like being cold. I feel the brush of his lips on my cheek.

"You look half dead...." Perri whispers. "Come on..."

"I'm not in the mood." I say, slightly annoyed, still closing my eyes.

"Okay..." Perri laughs, before pulling me on top of him.

"Pel!" I shout. "We're in a park.....and there are people staring at us...and this is going to be all over instagram and snapchat in a minute.....and you left Reid at the bottom of the slide, he has f**king cancer-"

"Stop." Perri says, finally sitting up. "Don't ever say that in front of him."

I blow the strands of hair in my mouth out.

"Sorry...." I say, suddenly feeling guilty. "I'm sorry, Pel. It's all I've been thinking about and I know I shouldn't remind him because I'm sure he knows he's sick-"

Perri sighs.

"I would kiss you but you told me not to so-" Perri says, suddenly angry and getting up to walk towards Reid.

"I never....said that." I whisper, feeling so frustrated with my life.

Perri helps Reid up from the slide and they both start walking towards me, hand in hand.

Reid jumps into my arms unexpectedly and I fall back, losing balance.

"Natalie says we have to get him back now for his injections." Perri says.

I'm trying so hard not to cry, it hurts. Reid is smiling at me like nothing is wrong but I know he's ill deep down.

"I have the stuff here. Why do we need to bring him back? Natalie's such a freak." Perri mutters.

"I'm okay." Reid says. "I don't need any medicine-"

"I know..." I reply, kissing his cheek. "I know that it's annoying."