MITCH

Chapter 5

I wake up the next morning by my mom yelling "MACKENZIE WAKE UP!" I sit up from my bed and see her walking past my room in her work uniform. "What mom!" I yell back.

She walks up to my door and says "I have work today. I have to go I will be back by 2." I look at my alarm clock it's only 9. "Okay am I allowed to invite a friend over?" I ask. "Yes that will be good invite her over for dinner to sMackenzie." she says walking into her room. I get out of bed and see her putting her big hoop earrings on. "Mom" I say, "it's actually a he." "He?" my mom questions. "Yes the guy who's apartment I was at last night." i say. "That should be fine." my mom smiles at me. I nod and she gives me a kiss on the cheek and walks out the door.

I finish my cereal and decide to get changed out of my pyjamas. I look into my closet and find a sweater and some jeans. I change into it and walked out of my apartment to go to Mitch's. Since his was only up one more level them my apartment I went on a morning "jog" and decided to take the stairs

I finally reached his apartment and knocked on his door. A few seconds later a boy with messy hair and tired eyes opened the door. He looked at me and smiled. "Mackenzie how are you up already it's 9:30 in the morning?" he asked. "Mitch I can leave if you want?" I said. His smile suddenly turned into a frown am he said "No stay. I'm just finishing packing anyways." He guided me inside and shut the door behind us. "Mitch why are you packing?" I asked concerned. He just smiled "I'm moving to LA." My facial expression turned to shock.

"Why are you moving?" I asked quietly. He heard me and smiled softly. "I can't afford it Mackenzie. I have no where else to stay. I have no more money. Mackenzie, I'm living by myself." I went to sit on the couch "Mitch why didn't you tell me?" I asked. "I don't like making stuff about me Mackenzie." he replied back. "You can't leave Mitch promise me you won't" I said. "That's no promise."

"But, Mitch what if you come love with me." I asked. He stared at me and gave me a warm smile "I would love to but will it be alright with your mother?" he replied. "Well she invited you over for dinner tonight." I said with a smirk. He laughed and said "Okay, until then what are we going to do?" "We could go to my apartment and play some Monopoly?" I asked. He shook his head and said "I would love to."

We were walking out of the apartment when Mitch took my right hand and held it. We walked to the elevator hand-in-hand until we walked in the elevator and he had to press a button. I sighed and I heard a chuckle of laughter from Mitch. We were leaning on the back of the wall of the elevator when all of the sudden all the lights turned off and the elevator turned pitch black. A second later the emergency light turned on. Being the person who does not like being trapped in tight spaces huddled up in the corner.

"Are you alright?" Mitch asked. I didn't answer but he kept asking and I still didn't answer. So Mitch went down on his hands and knees to look for me and even though the emergency light was on you could barely see anything because it was very dim. I heard Mitch coming towards me and he touching my hand "Mackenzie what's wrong" he said sitting beside me. I sat there and broke down crying I was scared. Mitch took me in his arms and I cried on his shirt. Every so often he would reassure me that everything would be alright but I still didn't let go.

A few hours later the doors of the elevator finally opened and we were surrounded by police officers, firefighters, and paramedics. Mitch whispered in my ear "it's time to get up." But I was still holding Mitch. So he picked me up bridal style and I was carried out of the elevator. We were swarmed by paramedics asking if we were okay but Mitch just said "We are fine." Mitch kept walking until he stopped at somebody I peeked my head from his chest. It was my mom. I got out from Mitch's arms and hugged my mom she asked "Honey are you okay?" "I'm fine" I replied. "Who's that?" she whispered in my ear and stared at Mitch. "Mitch this is my mom. Mom this is Mitch." I said. "Hi, nice to meet you Mitch I'm Julia." my mom said and put her hand out for Mitch to shake. Mitch smiled and shook her hand.

"DINNER" my mom yelled. Mitch and I were in my room playing Monopoly Mitch just went to jail. "Coming!" I yelled back. Mitch and I headed into the dining room and sat at the table. My mother brought in mashed potato, gravy, and chicken. I smiled, I looked over at Mitch he was staring at me and he smiled. My mom sat down at the table so I took some mashed potatoes and some chicken and started eating.

Everyone was half done there plates of food when my mom asks Mitch "What does your mom and dad do for a living?" Mitch looked up at my mom and then at me. "Well," he said "I don't know"

My mom put her fork down. "What do you mean you don't know? Don't they live with you?" she asked. Mitch nodded his head no "I haven't seen them in a year. I ran away from LA to here in this beautiful city. But I'm going to have to go back to LA soon I have no money at all." Mitch said. My mother sighed and said "I'm sorry that you've had problems with your parents you are always welcome to live with us?" "Really" Mitch said shocked and looked up at my mom with a huge grin on her face. "Yes dear" she said. Mitch got up and hugged my mom.

After dinner Mitch and I continued are bored game. Of course Mitch got bankrupted and I won. My mom walked up to the doorway of my room and said "I'm leaving now i have to go shopping. Love ya." Mitch and I both replied "You to" and waved. A few seconds later after we were done cleaning up the monopoly bored I heard the door slam shut.

Mitch and I sat down on the couch watching TV. I looked at him and he looked at me and smiled are eyes connected with each other's and we leaned in with a kiss. Are lips touched and we stayed in that position for a minute or so. I pulled apart and he sighed and I laughed hysterically and we continued watching TV. Suddenly I heard my phone ringing from my room so I went to go pick it up. I grabbed it off of my bed and answered it not looking at the caller ID.

"Hello" I said

"Hello. Is this Mackenzie?" said the lady on the other end of the line.

"Yes and who is this?" I asked.

"This is the police department." she said.

"What do you need?" I asked starting to get impatient.

"Well it's about your mom." she said.

And the next words were to hard to understand. I screamed and fell to the floor into a ball. I heard footsteps coming into my room.