My Roots

Chapter 2.

a/n- okay, so i hope you enjoy this one, I have 7 other chapters for this book written so I am planing on updating again on Wednesday or Thursday. so enjoy and go check out The Rich and The Broken when your done reading this! stay lovely! -Kk

//Mackenzie is in the pic up top (its Kirsten when she was younger) just so you get the visual//

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"Scott!" I hear my front door slam shut and then the footsteps Kirste and her daughter Mackenzie. 

"Outback!" I yell before I see them appear on my deck. 

"Tot!" Kenzy yells before she jumps on me. I catch her spinning her around before setting her back down. 

"How are you babe, did you and mommy do anything fun today?"

She giggles "Yes! We pway barbie and got ice cweam and we saw daddy and Kevy... anddddd now were here!" 

I smile at the young girl  "Sounds like you had a fun day!" 

She nods her head "Uh-huh! I go pway with Wywy now!" And with that she ran back inside to play with the little hairless cat. 

I then smile at Kirste giving her a hug before I turn and continue painting the decks railing. "So, did you hear?" 

I look over at Kirste "No what? Are you pregnant again?!" 

She laughs at me, "No of course not!" 

I laugh also, "Oh, then what's up?" She stays quiet for a few, the only sound that can be heard in the soft strokes of my brush on the wood paneling of the deck. 

"Nichole and Mitch are flying in, they will be here tomorrow morning." 

I drop my paintbrush, muttering a little "Fuck," under my breath, "Oh, cool." I then pick up the brush and try to wipe away the splattered paint. 

She sighs before standing and walking over to where i'm kneeling down, "Aren't you excited to see them? Or should I say Mitch? You guys were like best friends, have you even talked to him since he left?" 

I scoff "No, why would I? He left and didn't come back. He's too good for us now that he's all big and famous." 

I feel a smack at the side of my head, "Ow! What the fuck was that for?!" She stands and walks into my Kitchen. I wipe off my hands and follow. 

"Umm, you gonna tell why you just whacked me upside the head, or not?" 

She is pouring herself a glass of lemonade, "Mitch left because he had talent and he didn't exactly fit in here." 

I sit down across from where she is standing at my island, "I know he has talent, his voice has always been beautiful, but what do you mean 'did not fit in here'." 

She looks at me like i'm dumb, "Scott, have you not seen him? He wears makeup and dresses very fem! We live in Texas for gods sake, he got bullied daily. I would leave if I were him to." 

I look down at my hands. "He always said he didn't care though, he would cry here and their but not enough to make him leave and not come back. And we were graduated when he left so the bullies were not a problem anymore, I don't understand why he hasn't come back to see us or his parents." 

She sighs "Scott, after 9th grade Mitch changed, no one knows exactly what happened but something did. The bullying just added to everything, he had an out with his talent and he took it." 

Kenzy then come walking in with Wyatt in her arms, "Tot! Wook, I caught Wywy!" 

I smile at the young girl "I see, you did. Why don't you take him and go play in the den?" 

She giggles an "Okay!" before she runs away with an irritated looking cat. 

I let out a chuckle before taking a sip of Kirsten lemonade. "What happened that year Scott, I know you know?" 

I sigh looking at her with pleading eyes, hoping she'll drop the subject. "Scott, you two were so close! Then all of the sudden you two just, stopped? You only talked when we were all together and even then you two looked uncomfortable in each others presence." I look at the wall behind Kirste and see all of the pictures that lie their, Mitch is in almost all of them, god I really fucked up. 

I then look to Kirste with tears in my eyes "I asked him out," she gasps, "We we're together for around 6 months. I knew he loved me, but I just couldn't bring myself to admit that I loved him too. I felt like a pussy because I hadn't come out yet, I know I hurt him, but at that time I couldn't risk people finding out I was gay. That's why I waited to come out until I was fucking 20!" 

She walks around the island and hugs me, "Why did you keep it a secret?" 

I sigh sadly "I hadn't come out yet, Mitch respected that so we kept our relationship secret. I think that deep down Mitch hoped I'd come out for him, but again I was to pussy. After I broke up with him I told him that he was to keep his mouth shut about the whole thing." 

Kirste just looks at me and I can tell she's processing everything. "Being gay doesn't make you a pussy Scott, hiding who you are does. You act like you didn't know how bad Mitch's bullying was, but you do, that's why it took you so long to come out. You were afraid of the same thing happening to you. All I'm going to say is, when Mitch gets here you're going to sort this out." 

I scoff, "Why? What's the point, it's been nearly 4 years since he left Kit." She smacks me again before she says "I am not saying to get back together with him, but you need to apologize because your the one who fucked up your once strong friendship not him." 

I groan "Fine." 

She hugs me once more "I have to go, Esther needs me to help her plan Mitch's party." 

She then walks over to where she left her purse before calling "Kenzy come on hun time to go!" The little girl walks in and says "Okay, bye Tot." 

I smile and give her a little hug before they both walk out, leaving me to finish painting my deck and think about everything that me and Kit just talked about.