Finding Her Joy

Autumn

*A/N- I hope you guys like this one. I decided to do a whole Mia and Autumn thing for this. Let me know what you think. Happy reading! Enjoy!

(MIA POV)
We were around 14 years old, so Autumn would've been 12 at the time. I remember it was Saturday because I was at home watching some random cartoon as there was nothing else to do. My mum was back in her room, getting ready for some blind date that a coworker had set up for her. She didn't really want to go, but I talked her into it.

I got up off the sofa to get something to snack on when the phone started ringing. My mum called from the other room asking me to answer it, so I did. "Hello?" I asked, waiting for someone to answer.

"Mia? Is that you? Oh, God. Hi, it's Reece. I need your help!" He sounded so frantic and stressed. I thought he was in trouble or hurt.

"Reecey, are you okay? What's going on?" I pushed the words out as quick as I could, starting to panic because he was.

"Somethings wrong with Aut. I don't know what it is, but she's locked herself in her bedroom and won't come out! She keeps just yelling at me to go away, and when I ask her what's wrong, she says it's a girl thing. I think I heard her crying or something too, and I don't know what to do!" Reece said, his voice showing even more signs of stress.

I thought for a moment, "A girl thing? What does she mean a - " I stopped and had a eureka moment. I knew exactly what she meant.

"Reecey, I think I know what's going on. I'll have my mum drop me by yours on her way out. Don't worry, I'm coming."

I heard a sigh of relief escape his mouth along with, "Thank you. Please hurry!" I hung up the phone and told my mum what was going on.

She was putting on a pair of earrings as I explained the situation to her. "I see." She said, looking at me through the reflection. "Are you sure you can handle this by yourself? I could cancel and come with you." She asked.

"No. You need to go out and have some fun," I said, walking behind her and giving her a hug. "I've got it covered. Autumn would probably be more comfortable if it was just me anyway. You know how she gets around other people." We gave each other the same scared look and got chills down out spine. "Anyway, just drop me off on your way out, and come get me when you're done."

"Whatever you say, Dearest. If you do need me, though, don't hesitate to call." I knew she was looking for an excuse to stay home. I also wasn't sure if I could handle this by myself, but I didn't want her to miss out on a chance at being happy again. If I had to do it alone, then I was going to. It would just take a lot of fake confidence to get me through.

My mum finished getting ready and drove me over to the Knight house. I waved goodbye to her as I walked up the steps to the front door. I didn't even get a chance to knock before Reece pulled me inside and hugged me. His grip was so tight that I couldn't breathe. Poor Reece was definitely still worried.

"Reecey," I strained to get out, "You're squeezing too hard."

He loosened his grip on me and then took a step back. "Sorry! So, so sorry! I didn't realize it, I'm just -"

"It's all right. You didn't mean to. You're just stressed." I told him, putting my bag down and a hand on his shoulder. "Now. Where's our girl?" I asked.

He took a second to calm himself before answering, "She's still locked in her room. Dad's out on some business trip until Friday, but it's not like he would be a big help if he was here anyway. I'm sorry I called you, but you're the only other person I know." His face turned from concern for his sister, into a sad look where he had to look down at his feet.