Living In The Shadow (Mackenzie Ziegler Fanfic)

Chapter 7 - I'm Back

Mackenzie's POV

That morning, I packed up my all my things. Finally, at about 9:00, I was ready. I went downstairs for breakfast. It was a simple piece of toast with butter.

"Hey, Mackenzie, where are you going?" Aunt Rachel asked just when I was leaving.

All I said was a simple "I'm leaving."

Aunt Rachel didn't respond because I guess she thought I didn't want to talk about it. I really didn't, so it wasn't a problem.

I knew exactly where I was going to go.

Aunt Rachel drove me to the airport. I guess she knew what I was going to do too.

"Bye"

"Bye" she answered.

I took a taxi to Kendall's house and knocked on the door.

Jill answered, "Hi!" She said shocked.

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"Maddie."

I knocked on Maddie's door to her room that she shared with Kendall.

Kendall appeared and she said something so shocking.

It was my 5th morning at the Vertes' household.

"Kenzie, when you were sleeping last night, Maddie snuck out."

"But where is she?" I asked worriedly on the verge of tears.

She paused before responding, "We don't know."

"I need her though. We never got to talk yet!" I screamed, tears streaming down my face.

"That's why I came back! For Maddie!"

"It's okay" Jill said coming beside me as I cried.

Where could Maddie go?

Maddie's POV

"Abby, what should I do about Kenzie?"

I had left Kenz to go to Abby's house.

I needed help.

I was so sad when Kenzie appeared at the door, just 5 days ago.

"Maddie, you know you can't go back to Kenzie injured." Abby responded.

It was true. I had broken my wrist from punching the wall and the carpet and the couches so many times.

"Oww." I whispered, wincing because of my wrist.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

I missed Kenzie a lot when she was gone, but now that she's back, I'm sad.

But, I think I'm going back.

"Abby, I'm going to go now."

"Are you kidding? You can't walk 3 miles to Kendall's house with a broken wrist." Abby said. "I will drive you."

"It's fine, really."

"No."

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Kenzie's POV

"Maddie!" I screamed when I opened the door.

"Hi Kenzie." She said and I noticed a cast around her right arm.

"What happened?" I asked eyeing her injury.

"It's fine. I just broke my wrist." Maddie acted like she didn't want people to worry about her. It was a change.

But I just wanted my old Maddie back. The one from before she turned 13.