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fourteen;

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chapter fourteen:
delayed plans and awkwardness;
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Shit. Shit. Shit.

I keep thinking, my head going in circles as it desperately tries to process the whole catastrophic situation. This day couldn't possibly get any more worse.

"Anything up your sleeves to help the situation, Colonel V?" Mia whispers, her eyes darting from the door then to mom.

"I don't even know anymore, Mi. ." I mumble in defeat, sighing heavily as I lean on Mia.

"Well? Are we just gonna stand here and look like total airheads until some genius finally brews up a plan?" I sigh at her words. I notice mom walking back inside, each step sounding like her body weighed five times heavier.

"Guys?" Markus ambles towards us, frowning as he looks at mom. They both look at me, making me feel like they're expecting me to make everything better again. But I can't, we all know I can't. Not today- not without their help.

"Markus, your phone's going cray." Mia points out.

"Are you going to answer that or not?" I ask, the question coming out harsher than I intended to.

"Shit, I knew I was forgetting something. ." Markus mumbles, searching for his blaring phone.

"God, I feel so awful. ." He sighs, locking his phone after hanging up.

"Okay, so, here's the thing. . I'm leaving for France in a couple of hours." He sighs.

"I'm so so sorry for leaving when things are going downhill, I really am." He looks at both of us with so much guilt in his eyes that it made Mia and I feel super bad. He didn't have to stay and make those two grown women inside come to their senses and make up. He didn't have to do anything for us- it's not like he owed us. Infact, we're the ones who owe him bigtime.

"I hope you guys would understand. . I have this really important gig and-"

"Markus, of course it's okay for you to go. This is our problem to deal with, not yours." Mia says, trying to muster a smile as she pulls him into a hug. Markus smiles back and they stay like that for awhile, and it made me momentarily forget how fucked up things actually are today.

"Come on, Purple, get in here." Mia jokes, making us burst into giggles. I wrap my arms around both of them, a heavy sigh coming out of my nose as I close my eyes.

"I'm gonna miss you guys. . so much. ." Markus sighs, giving Mia and I one last squeeze before he pulls back.

"Alright, you probably have to go before we get all sentimental and start bawling our eyes out." I joke, desperately trying to lighten up the mood so I wouldn't have to cry.

"Take care of each other, okay? I know this is the worst time possible to take off but I promise I'll be back before you could say Fergilicious Definition." Mia and I roll our eyes and laugh, our hearts heavy as we say goodbye despite the grins across our faces.

As soon as Markus leaves our temporary home for his trip to Europe, both of us fall back into an uncomfortable silence with the realization that our moms aren't okay with each other and that we most probably need our help to find their way back to how they should be.