Mitch got out the taxi and walked up the stairs to his mom's house. He knocked on the door gently and she opened it.
"Mitchie! Aww I missed you so much! How was Italy? Meet any boys." Nel said and hugged him.
"Hush mom. Yes I met someone. His name is Jonathan. That's my friend Avi. What happened to your eye?" Mitch asked when he seen the fist mark around her eye.
"I fell?" she said, more like asked.
"Into someone's fist?" Mitch said and motioned for Avi and John to come in the house with them.
"Ok. You have to be very quiet. Mike is upstairs sleeping."
"Great you're still with him."
"Yes. Anyway, Mike came in late last night. Drunk as always, and he hit me."
"Leave him. Tell him to leave. Actually I'll do it." Mitch said, grabbed Avi's arm, and walked upstairs. He's still scared.
"And I'm with you... why?" Avi asked when they got upstairs.
"I'm still scared of him. He used to beat me." Mitch said and they opened the door.
Mike was sleeping on the bed, beer bottles surrounding him.
"Mike! Get up!" Mitch yelled and Mike jumped up.
"Shut up Mitch. Mitch?" Mike said and looked at him.
"I'm back and you need to leave. Like now." Mitch said and Nel came upstairs.
"Mike you need to leave. I-I can't keep getting hit for no reason." She said and Mike sat up.
"Really Nel? Fine I'll leave and I'm never coming back." Mike said, packed some clothes and walked out.
"So mom. How are you?" Mitch asked once they got settled down in the living room.
"I'm fine Mitchie. Oh can I call Kirstie? She'll be so surprised!" Mrs. Grassi exclaimed and Mitch nodded.
"Sure mom don't tell her I'm here." He said and Nel nodded.
10 minutes later Kirstie walked in and into the living room.
"What's up Momma Grassi? M-Mitch? Oh my gosh!" She said and jumped on him knocking herself and him down.
"Oww Kirstie." Mitch whined and Kirstie squeezed him tighter.
"Hush. I missed you. So much and you didn't say goodbye. You didn't call! Nothing. I knew where you went. You could be called and don't you dare try to say "oh I got a new phone and I lost everyone's number" because that's bullsh- Crap." She said and started crying.
"Aww don't cry. I know I know. I'm sorry I left without goodbyes you know I don't do goodbyes. I changed my number and just never called anyone because I was afraid you'd tell... him where I was." He said referring to Scott.
"He was a mess when you left. Took him 2 years to straighten himself up. He tried to kill himself numerous times. Yesterday he tried to do it and me and Kevin had to go over there and stop him. He'll text Kevin and say I miss Him and when we get there the his room would be trashed glass everywhere and he will cry and look at pictures of you stalk your Instagram everything." Kirstie explained.
"Wow... he really misses me?" Mitch asked and Mrs. Grassi hit him upside his head.
"Ow mama! Che fanno male cosa diavolo ?!(1)" Mitch said rubbing his head.
"I have no idea what you said but hush." His mother said and they all laughed except Mitch.
"Mean," he mumbled, "Momma can Kirstie spend the night?"
