Katie Mitchell

**Katherine "Katie" Mitchell** is the eldest sister of the Mitchell family in the novel series *On Our Own*.

Katie is the eldest sister to Jessica, Cassie, Laura, and Sarah. Six months prior to the show's start, Katie lost her parents to a car accident. She, being the eldest, was left to raise her four younger sisters. Katie was originally a wannabe actress and a party girl, but she matured into a very responsible and caring, as well as loving person due to her responsibilities for her sisters.

She is a main character and appears in all episodes.

## Life without Parents

Katie's world is changed forever when her parents are killed in a car wreck. She was living in Los Angeles when she received the devastating news. Although she had fallen in love with the L.A. lifestyle, the loss of her parents made her realize that she had to return to Torrington to look after her younger sisters, Jessica, Cassie, Laura, and Sarah. Katie kept her devastation about the loss of her parents from her sisters. She finds herself at odds with her sister, Jessica, who was angry at her for leaving the family for L.A.

Katie also tells her sisters that she has contacted Aisha Williams, a social worker from protective services to find job placements for her and find someone to look after Cassie, Laura, and Sarah. Jessica doesn't understand why Katie is looking for a job and questions why she can't look after their sisters, so Katie tells her that with their without their mother, In-Home Supportive Services can no longer put money into their mother's bank account and money is already tight at the moment. Being in a financial rut, Katie is forced to no longer order Chinese food on Fridays and she can no longer pay the gardeners to cut their front and backyards any more until more money is in the bank. Katie has to get a job to put more money into the account. She also tells Jessica that she has Aisha find for somebody to look after Cassie, Laura, and Sarah because Katie would be at work and Jessica would be in college classes. Katie is convinced that by having a job and Jessica attending college courses, they would be able to put money into their bank accounts in order for the five sisters to survive life on their own.

## Appearance

Katie is five-foot-six with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes. She had a slender hourglass figure with an ample bust.

## Relationships

### Jessica Mitchell

Jessica is Katie's younger sister by six years. Katie often loses patience with Jessica's recklessness but does her best to look out for her little sister.

### Cassie Mitchell

Cassie is Katie's younger sister by eight years. She looks up to her as both a sister and a parental figure. She does come as strict towards Cassie's choice in boys, who she hangs out with, and her responsibilities at home.

### Laura Mitchell

Laura is Katie's younger sister by twelve years. At times, Katie finds Laura very annoying because she likes to pester her with questions, but she is very much a mother figure to her. They clashed at one point when Katie forced Laura to reveal that one of her close friends was a victim of sexual abuse. This caused Katie to reveal it to the girl's mother. Laura learned that her friend's mother threw her boyfriend out after finding out he abused her and fell off the wagon. She was also arrested. The girl revealed that social services has sent her to live with her father. Angered by this, Laura confronted Katie about betraying her friend's trust, but Katie yelled at her saying that Laura was in over her head and told her to leave as she had to deal with --. In retaliation, Laura informs --'s parents about his worsening mental condition. The parents arrive and are angered that Katie didn't tell them about their son's problem. Realizing that Laura told them, Katie gets angry and believed that Laura told them in retaliation for the -- situation. Laura only said that she was just trying to help. Katie didn't want to hear Laura's explanation as she is angry with her and told her to go away. Before leaving, Laura fired back at Katie, calling her a "Fucking Hypocrite" for her actions and lashed out that Jessica is a better parent that she was. As Laura walked out. Katie was seen hurt by Laura's comments. As -- was being taken back to Arizona for treatment, a devastated Katie is seen sitting on the steps when Laura comes out. She tries to talk to Katie, but she’s not in the mood. She understands and tells her he can punish her however she wants. But Katie stops her and asks her to sit next to her. She doesn't blame her for what was happening and tells Laura that she was right about being a hypocrite. She tells her that Laura was trying to help a friend and Katie was trying to help --, but they weren't doing a good job and informing their parents was the right choice. However, they both realized that doing the right often comes at a price. Katie apologizes to Laura for being hypocritical and promises to set a better example on her and her sisters. Katie and Laura make amends. She was angered when she found out about Laura's secret relationship with Dean Cameron, Cassie's ex at the time.

### Sarah Mitchell

Sarah is Katie's younger sister by 23 years. Due to Sarah's young age when their parents died, Katie is the only mother figure Sarah will ever know. By the end of the series, Sarah stays with Katie and her husband, Alex and their daughter, Marie.

### Marie Brody

Marie is Katie and Alex's daughter born in -.

## Trivia

* She is the oldest of the Mitchell sisters.
* Before losing her parents, Katie was an irresponsible wannabe actress living in L.A. partying.
* She worked at her parents' cafe before it was burned down.