Blinding lights || Manthony

5.Christian Anthony

Bubble tea and berry smoothies
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"So," Mitchel asked me as we sat behind the library, it was just the two of us today since pat and Bailey were skipping and Addison was sick and Devon had detention. "Are you going to Jesse's house party tomorrow night?"

I watched as the boy watched me take a bite of my sandwich. I nodded my head slowly knowing that my mum wouldn't approve already but she couldn't stop me or Devon due to the fact that she was working night shift. Sometime I think my mother looks forward to night shift.

"Most likely, if Devon goes then I have to." I replied back. Over the last couple of days Mitchel and I had become a bit more closer, Clinton even told me that Mitchel talked to him about How he felt as if he more comfortable around me then most people. Hearing it made me feel nice. "Are you going?"

"Does it really look like Jesse gave me a choice." He lets out a chuckle. There was a very low chance that Jesse would let us skip the party. He always made sure I came. "Him And Clinton always force me to these thingswhen he would visit his cousin."

"You don't have to go, we don't have to go." Mitchel smiles at me after I say this. "I mean Jesse can't actually force us, and if he does then we can make a small appearance and then dip."

"I would like that, a lot." The young boy days with a wide smile planted on his face. " but I don't think Jesse would let us leave."

The two of us fell silent for a couple of minutes, finishing our lunch. It was the nice. The big massive tree hanging over us let through just enough sunlight but not too much to make us uncomfortable. The library was closed today and the parking lot a few hundred meters away from us was surprisingly empty.

"We just have history next, them hpe right?" Mitchel asked breaking the silence between us.

"Yeah, Mrs Andy isn't here today so we have a substitute." I reply back.

Mitchel looks back at his phone before facing me again. "Wanna skip and hang out at my place? Clinton can give you a lift home."

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Letting out a large gasp for air, Mitchel and I rested our backs against the hard brick wall trying to catch our breathes . The both us had been sprinting down the road after being chased by an angrily frustrated Mr Porter for jumping the back fence onto the main road.

Gasping for air, my bottom hit the ground and I dug through my bag trying to find my inhaler, shaking it before letting the substance within the puffer help me breathe.

Mitchel sat down next to me, giving me his bottle of water as he patted my back, making sure I was okay.

"If I knew you had asthma I would have just asked Clinton to sign us out." Mitchel chuckled as we sat their for a few minutes longer.

Why hadn't we actually thought of that? I thought to himself.

My breathing was coming to ease as we both stood up, beginning to slowly walk down the path along the brick wall. Mitchel grabbed my hand and smiled before leading me to a small shop around the corner of the wall.

"Jesse showed him this shop a few days again. He says it's his favorite place for coffee." Mitchel smiles as was enter. "They have bubble tea and fruit smoothies and everything." He mumbled.

"Yeah, jesse and I use to come here all the time." I say as we take a sit down at one of the booths facing away from the window. "Jesse use to get peach tea and I would get a banana and berry smoothie."

Mitchel smiles at him before telling to sit down as he fast walked to the register. I watched as the boy looks back at me with a large smile on his face.

The place had been renovated once the last time I had been here with Jesse. The walls where painted black and white, the old wooden chairs and tables had been replaced with booths that had black velvet seats crimson red marble tables with silver lining around the edges and the shops logo in the middle.

Few minutes later, Mitchel sits back down with one berry smoothie and one original bubble tea. Playing the berry smoothie in front of me.

"To make up for not knowing you had asthma here is your banana berry smoothie." The smile on his face was widening as he slid the drink closer to me.

"You didn't have to." I reply back taking a sip. "Wanna start walking back to yours?" Mitchel nodded as the two of us stood up with our drinks and began to leave.

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