Pentatonix... Touring and Finding Love

Chapter Nine

Kirstie almost forgot where she was for a moment when she opened her eyes.  She could feel Scott beside her in the bunk and could see the light from outside peeking through the blinds.  She slowly pulled the curtain back a small inch and looked down the hallway of the tour bus to see if anyone was coming.  She had to get down and out of Scott’s bunk before anyone saw her.  She looked back at Scott who was sleeping still.  She smiled and was happy to have him in her life.  She checked once more and decided to get down as quickly as she could.  She was almost successful.  She stepped down and saw a curtain open directly below Scott’s. She tried to play it off and head in the direction of the bathroom. 

“Hi Kirstie, how are you feeling today?” Mitch asked as he got up to stretch. 

“Um, I don’t know.  I guess I’m okay.” Kirstie said.  She wondered how many times she was going to be asked how she was.  She just wanted to forget everything that happened.  She was still on the verge of tears if she thought about it too long. 

Mitch stood up and walked to her and hugged her.  “I’m so glad that someone heard you last night, I don’t know what I would do if you got, if you..”

Kirstie cut off Mitch, “It’s okay, Mitch.  I love you too.” 

“Let’s get some coffee and breakfast,” Mitch said as he looped his arm in hers and headed towards the kitchen area in the back. 

Kirstie thought she was in the clear, maybe Mitch didn’t see her get down from Scott’s bunk.  Mitch and Kirstie sat and drank their coffee quietly and trying their best to wake up.  Mitch was looking at her bruise on her face and the bruises on her arms.  He was frowning at them.  He wanted to catch the guy who did this.  He touched Kirstie’s arm and asked, “Does it hurt?”

Kirstie looked down at her arm and said, “Not too much.”

Mitch knew that Kirstie came down out of Scott’s bunk this morning.  He was going to say something, but he didn’t know what to say.  He just had to know.  Kirstie could tell that Mitch was thinking of something and she asked, “What’s on your mind?”

“Just thinking of something that I may or may not have seen happen,” Mitch said with a tilt of his head and small smile.

“What?” Kirstie asked.

“I know where you slept last night, I’ll just say that.” Mitch said.

Kirstie opened her eyes wide and said, “You can’t say anything.  It was nothing, okay.  I don’t want to upset Avi.  I was just scared last night and I was freaking myself out.  I didn’t plan on staying, I just wanted some company.  Scott just sees me as a good friend, nothing more.  Please don’t say anything.”

Mitch caught something that Kirstie said, that Scott just sees her as a good friend, almost like, and Kirstie saw Scott as more.  Could that be true?  Could his two best friends actually be into one another without the other one knowing?  He didn’t want to say anything right now.  He would just observe. 

Mitch finally said, “Don’t worry; I’m not going to say anything to anyone.  We are all here for you.  If you are scared, you can come get any one of us.  We will be here for you.”

Kirstie smiled and said, “thank you.”

Kirstie told Mitch she was going to take a shower and get ready for the day.  She went into the bathroom and closed and locked the door behind her.  She started the shower to get the water warm.  She looked at herself in the mirror as the steam slowly filled the small room.  She saw her face for the first time since last night and she held back her tears.   She took her shower and tried to let the hot water wash away her memory of the man who grabbed her and hit her.