I'm a horrible person.

I really need to update this stuff.

I'm sorry, guys. I really am.

Take this as an apology.

ON WITH THE STORY

WARNING: abuse

Whenever Mitch passed Rachel's room, his heart skipped a beat. She hit whenever she had the chance.

Which is always.

Kevin hasn't talked to Mitch in a couple of days and it hurt the youngest Olusola horribly.

What did he even do that made Kevin avoid him?

He hoped it wasn't that bad.

It wasn't bad though.

Right?

"Oh, Mitchy! Come here!"

Mitch felt his heart drop, dreading his introvertness. His family went out for dinner, but he chose to stay home because he didn't really feel like being around a lot of people. He thought Rachel went along.

He was wrong.

Terribly wrong.

"COME HERE!"

Mitch jumped, running into the area Rachel called him to. When he did, he walked in cautiously, raising an eyebrow. Was he called into the bathro-

"How do you like this shaver, Mitch? It was your dad's!"

Oh...

Mitch didn't understand what his aunt meant until she turned on the shaver and practically plunged on her nephew. Mitch widened his eyes, running off into his room, Rachel on his heels. He was almost there when his aunt's petite body jumped on him, making him fall onto the ground. Rachel laughed maniacally as she put the shaver near Mitch's head. Mitch tried to move, but there was no way.

He's going to loose his hair.

"You're going to be ugly," Rachel  commented in mock sadness, frowning before smiling evilly. "Let's start now!"

Mitch felt his aunt push up the shaver, letting a tear roll down his cheek as he saw the blond locks fall near his cheek. Rachel continued to shave as Mitch cried, pulling on his hair to make it fall out faster. Mitch was sobbing quietly now, feeling like he was having his dignity torn away from him.

I'm ugly.

In under four minutes, Mitch didn't have hair anymore. The dyed hair laid in a pile on the ground and Mitch picked up the strands of hair,shaking his head as he let them fall and went straight to his shaved head. Rachel  snickered, shaking her head as she turned off the shaver. She kicked her nephew on his side, shaking her head as he cried more.

"Pathetic."

Rachel walked off, leaving Mitch in the hallway. Mitch stood up, almost flinching at his reflection.

I'm so ugly.

Mitch just wanted to be happy.

~~~

"Hey, Mi-oh my gosh! What happened?!"

Mitch shook his head in Sara's direction, sitting next to her as slowly and carefully as he could. Rachel really bruised him up this weekend and he really didn't want anyone to know that his aunt came back and is abusing him daily. Maybe he'll wait. There's no harm in waiting.

Right?

"Oh, well...you look amazing! You rock every hairstyle, sis," Sara commented, touching Mitch's head. He smiled weakly, the smile not quite going to his eyes. Sara noticed right away. "What's wrong, Mitch? Are you okay? You look sad."

//I'm okay. Don't worry about me. I'm good.\\

"I don't believe you for some reason," Sara replied, squinting as she looked over at her friend. She was about to say something else when their teacher came in, starting the lesson right away. "Mitch, you could tell me. I won't judge you. You are my best friend. You could tell me anything and I won't judge you for it."

Mitch nodded, turning towards the lesson. He closed his eyes for a second, not knowing that he let sleep take over him.

"No, please! Don't!"

"Shut up! Boys like you deserve to be punished!"

Mitch cried as his little arm was pushed onto the stove, the fire burning his delicate skin quickly. Rachel held it on there tighter, avoiding the fire the best she could when Mitch moved his arm. Her hand fell on the hot surface, making her scream bloody murder.

"YOU HORRIBLE CHILD! COME HERE!"

Mitch didn't have anytime to leave when Rachel put his cheek on the stove, making him scream and cry in pain. This happened for another two minutes or so when Rachel finally let Mitch go, throwing him on the ground.

He was only four when that happened.

"Mitch!"

Mitch opened his eyes, widening them slightly. There were tears on his cheeks and he subconsciously touched one cheek to make sure it wasn't on fire. Sara frowned, handing him a tissue as everyone continued to look at him. He looked over at Sara, quite confused at the ordeal.

"You were crying in your sleep and you looked very scared. What happened?"

Mitch just shook his head, not wanting to cause drama.

He did not want Sara to get hurt.

Even if it involves him dying.

~~~

"Wow...uh,you look..."

Mitch looked over at Scott, hurt in his eyes as Scott looked him over. Kirstie's jaw was dropped and Jeremy was looking at Mitch like he was a stranger. Sara continued to eat her food while Avi followed suit, glancing over at Mitch a few times while Alyssa blinked, trying to comprehend what was happening. Only Kevin showed no response,  a look of anger on his face. Scott cleared his throat, smiling weakly before talking again.

"Amazing. Although I wish I was the one to do it. My little crystal ball."

With that said, Scott put his hands on Mitch's head and pretended that it was a crystal ball. Mitch smiled for the first time since last Friday, happy that Scott was here to make everything better when he was down in the dumps. Kirstie smiled, taking out a box of condoms.

As always.

"Trojans XLs, anyone?"

Avi reached over only to have his hand slapped by Sara.

"We do not need that, Avi! We haven't even had sex yet!"

"Keyword: yet."

All of their friends laughed except Kevin, who stood up immediately and left their table. Alyssa sighed, shaking her head as she looked at her friends.

"Kevin's been like this for almost a week. I wonder what's wrong."

"Maybe a string broke on his cello?" Jeremy suggested playfully, getting slapped on the arm from Kirstie. "Ouch! What the heck, babe?"

"Be nice. Something is wrong with Kevin," Kirstie spoke in a maternal voice, blinking a it before taking the box of condoms back. "Time to throw these at unexpected couples. Protected sex is important."

Kirstie walked off, Jeremy right behind her. Alyssa walked off too, leaving Avi, Sara, Scott, and Mitch alone. Sara looked over at Mitch and was about to say something when Avi interrupted her with a kiss.

"September 26 has to be my most favorite day," Avi murmured, smiling softly. Sara smiled too, kissing Avi's cheek gently. "Our one year anniversary."

"That is my favorite day too."

As Sara reminisced, Scott kissed the top of Mitch's head. Mitch smiled, leaving into Scott's embrace. Scott kissed Mitch's cheek, his smile wide.

"My little crystal ball."

Mitch smiled and was about to kiss Scott when Alyssa ran over to them, tears in her eyes as she sat down. Sara looked over at her, about to ask her what's wrong when Alyssa answered

"Kevin broke up with me!"

A/N: Well, I hope that this satisfied  (written by Lin Manuel Miranda, performed By Renee Elisee Goldsberry) your needs. I'm happy I finally wrote in this, lol. Anyways, I hope that you all enjoyed this chapter and remember that I love you all.:)

-Maddie🐶💕🎤