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

Chapter 3 Part 4

I close the bathroom door behind me. It's 7am and no one is awake yet. I scan through all the messages Mitch sent me.

'I'm sorry. I'm sorry I made you.'

'Is Pel asleep? Do you want to talk?'

'I feel so guilty, do you?'

'Amber, please answer my texts.'

I throw my phone down so it hits the bathroom floor. Then I lean against the bathroom door, crying my eyes out. I couldn't sleep all night. And Mitch is so stupid because Pel could have read those texts and my life would be over.

I don't think I can face Pel so I grab my phone, which now has two cracks across the top of it and head downstairs in the dark. I try not to knock over Kim's purple vase in the process.

I grab a blanket, slipping out of Mum's pyjamas and make myself comfortable on the couch. Then I start using Mum's nightgown to dap the sweat on my forehead because I'm just so bloody GUILTY.

'Ambs? You awake?' Someone texts me.

It's Mitch. I roll my eyes.

'I'm downstairs. Don't come.' I reply.

'Are you mad at me?" He writes back.

'I don't know who I'm mad at.'

'I love you. I'm sorry.'

'Don't say you love me.' I text him. 'Ever.'

'Who loves you then?'

At this, I lock my phone after deleting all the texts and lay down, pondering over the text. Pel. Perri loves me.

Right?

After another round of depression and crying, I manage to fall asleep...

My eyes flutter open and I can smell toast and bacon. I turn my head around slowly, holding the blanket over me then I turn back and look up at the ceiling.

I hear footsteps behind me and Pel pulls up one of the chairs from the dining table and sits next to the couch, holding a plate.

"Goodmorning...." He whispers.

He's completely dressed. His famous gold watch. Glasses. Hair everywhere. Smelling strongly of cologne.

"I woke up and wondered where you were then I came here and saw you asleep so peacefully." Pel sighs.

I sit up carefully, trying not to expose my half naked self.

Amd my scars.

"So I guess you're going to ask me why I came here." I say.

"You hate me-" Perri starts.

"I needed to breathe, okay?" I say, trying not to raise my voice. "I really don't want to fight with you. It's too early in the morning."

Perri gestures for me to have the sandwhich and I shake my head.

"I've literally not seen you eat in three days...." Perri says.

"Well, a lot has happened in the last three days..." I sigh.

"Like what?" Perri asks.

I find Mum's gown on the floor and pick it up.

"Stop." I say.

"What?"

I roll my eyes.

"Good news. Natalie is letting us go back. To our own house. And to our own son." Pel says.