Chapter 88

Alex was in tears as he spoke on the phone with Jake, hoping Jake could calm him down. Mitch was so tired that he didn't wake up throughout the entire loud phone call. Scott felt terrible though. Kirstie was so excited, and Avi was trying to give her as much credit as possible, although he was gravely concerned for Alex and Mitch. And as much as Scott wanted to help, he was equally concerned. Alex couldn't have stopped crying if he tried. Jake did his best to calm him down, as did Todrick, but both attempts came up empty. Alex finally had to just hang up, because he couldn't speak correctly anyway. Mitch sat up after a few minutes of Alex's sobs, and just stared at him. Alex covered his mouth in an effort to quiet himself, but all it did was make him breathe loudly. "I'm s-sorry..." Mitch frowned and opened his arms toward Alex. Alex, at first, didn't know how to react. But finally his lip trembled, and he threw himself into Mitch's arms with a loud sob. Mitch was still on Scott's lap,