“I’m not gonna-” Mitch raised his voice in reaction to a comment from Toby, but he stopped himself when Avi turned towards them. His face burned in embarrassment over being so easily wound up by this guy, even all these years later. After a light elbow to Toby’s ribs, Mitch extended the napkins to Avi,…
Chapter 19.3
“Hi,” Mitch greeted Toby and Avi with a tired smile, but remained standing since there were no available seats. They both looked up at him: Avi with a bright grin, and Toby bearing the expression of being ill-prepared to deal with someone as upbeat as Avi. “You were amazing!” Avi gushed, and Mitch rubbed the…
Chapter 19.2
“Testing testing…good evening,” Mitch greeted the crowd, who responded with cheers. The butterflies in his stomach fluttered so hard that they hurt. With the band, he had a support system to lean on and it wasn’t just him at the center of attention. Giggling nervously, he asked how everyone was doing, and was met with…
Chapter 19.1
“Sure is November,” Mitch remarked as he stared out the window and watched rain droplets splatter against it, then slide down the glass and leave tiny channels of water. It was the night of the unplugged show, or the open mic, or whatever it was that Jodie had changed it to for the hundredth time…
Chapter 18.8
Mitch’s next task was to invite Toby to the show and lay out the terms and conditions, should he accept. He braced for all of the sarcastic comments, and allowed Toby to tire himself out with excuses and remarks about what a victim he was because Jodie didn’t like him or whatever. This was the…
Chapter 18.7
Leading up to the unplugged show, Mitch raced to finish a few remaining tasks. He curated a playlist of cover songs and made the call to omit any original work, since no one would be there to see him specifically. There was a running theme about longing, which wasn’t intentional but without a doubt manifested…
Delay!
Hi everyone, Ugh I hate making these posts. So the last few weeks have been one crisis after another, and I need a little extra time with getting this update posted. I should have it up for tomorrow at 3pm ET. To sum up, my tiny elderly dog has a few ongoing health issues, it…
Chapter 18.6
Mitch was still high when he woke up on Louis’ couch. If nothing else, Gianna and Wil were fantastic agents of hedonism, and they supplied him with enough edibles to be rendered incomprehensible for the evening. Meanwhile, Louis held him tight, allowing Mitch to alternate between slobbering all over him and trying to eat his…
Chapter 18.5
With the mood to workout thoroughly killed, he left and migrated over to Fighting Spirit since it was near closing time and Jodie was bound to still be there. He approached the bar and was about to ask the server where Jodie was, but vigorous waving from a nearby table caught his eye before he…
Chapter 18.4
Overnight bag in hand, Mitch pushed open the lobby door and stopped to fill out the self check-in sheet that was kept behind the reception desk. He then rounded the corner into the hall that led to the training area, and almost collided with Avi. “Oh shit! Hey there,” Avi jumped back and put his…