Perri and Mitch- the sixth book special to series 'Perri and Me' about Perri Kiely.

Chapter 1 Part 3

He doesn't like me. My own son doesn't like me. And he told it to Perri's face.

I wouldn't like my mother if she ran into a building on fire while I was still in her stomach. Just to try and save...Mitch.

I can't stop thinking about him. Every time I close my eyes, he's there. When I see him, I get nervous and I feel uncomfortable. I dream about him every night...

Maybe I'm being stupid. I shouldn't leave Pel. I shouldn't go to this party. If Gina died, I'd be furious if Pel didn't respect that.

But I'm filled with so much rage that I can't even go back. I'm walking in the cold away from him. I hear Pel go into his mother's house and slam the door behind him.

I realise daftly when I get to the end of the road that I have no one to convey me to this party.

Great.

Who should I call? Mitch is not an option. Probably one of the other boys would be happy to come with me. Ash would just give me a lecture-he's always on Perri's side.

So I call Jordan.

"Hello?" His confused voice arrives on the phone.

"Hi Jord...it's Amber" I reply, suddenly totally embarassed.

"Yeah?"

"I...I need a lift, to Zara's party..."

"Okay well, I'm on my way to Nandos to meet Warren...so I guess I could pick you up and drop you."

"Thank you so much..." I sigh with relief.

"Why can't Pel take you?"

"He's busy..." I lie, which is actually technically true.

"Okay..." Jord says suspiciously, then ends the call.

I am shocked at how speedily Jord arrives, which I am very happy with because I am freezing.

"Get in..." Jord smiles, opening the car door.

I hop into the car seat next to him, feeling the warmth of the car.

"Nice dress..." Jord says, as I close the door behind me.

"Thanks..." I say.

Jordan starts driving, and I wait for him to start asking questions about Pel, and as if on cue, he does.

"Is Pel at his mum's?" He asks.

I sigh. "Yep."

"What happened?"

I love how he can tell something went wrong...

I narrate the whole story to him, leaving out some of the hurtful things Pel and I said to each other.

"Okay, wow..." Jord says, when I'm finished.

"So..." I begin. "Am I wrong?"

"Well, yes. You should have stayed...but I understand how kind of depressing it would be to just sit there..."

"Exactly. It's not like I don't know how he feels, my mum is dead..."

"It was a bit harsh of him to say that Reid doesn't like you. I'm sure he does."

"He doesn't. He thinks I'm a proper bitch..."

Jord smiles. "I don't think he would tell you that though..."

"I still don't get why he's so angry..."

"I think he's kind of scared...like...his sister was in an accident...in which she died from drinking and driving..."