Oh, I heard everything. The fight between my daughter, Kenzi, and Liam. If I were on a side, I would probably be on Kenzi's. Not because she's my sorta-daughter and I want her to like me, but because she really has a point. I had heard Zendaya say that she had planned this. I couldn't believe she actually did it. I had told her to stop butting into people's business but she never cared. I asked her if she'd like it if someone wanted her to forget about Nikki, and she said, "Mom, Nikki isn't real, I made that story up."
I couldn't believe it, she had made that story up. I should have known. I had never heard her talking about Nikki in the past, and I had never heard her ask if she could attend a funeral.
I knocked on Kenzi's door at around midnight, she hasn't slept yet, every once in a while, I could hear a sob coming from her room.
"Kenzi honey?" I say, opening the door "You awake?"
She rubs the tears out of her eyes, "Yeah," she sniffs.
"Can I sit down?" I ask gently.
"Yeah," she says.
I sat down and she got up.
"I'm sorry I've been acting like this," she says, "It's just that it's hard for me, losing a friend so far behind."
"Oh, Kenzi," I push her toward me and bury her into a hug, "I understand."
She sniffs again, then she sobs into my shoulders.
"I could always take you to America," I say, "You could meet her again,"
"I don't even have her phone number anymore," I say, "And I don't remember the name of the orphanage. Plus, school's about to start, we'll never make it back in time."
I sigh, "You're right, and I'm sorry you have to be like this. Zendaya isn't any better, she was groaning today."
Kenzi jumps, "She's sick?" she asks
"Yeah, you didn't know?" I ask
"No," she says, "I haven't been out since 5:00."
"You didn't eat dinner?" I ask
"No," she says, "But I had a bunch of skittles during the movie."
Her stomach grumbles, "but," she says, "I'm quite hungry right now."
"We have pasta," I say, "Why don't you eat some?"
"At midnight?" she asks
"Sure," I say, then I add, "I always like to wake up at midnight for a snack."
She laughs, "I used to like a morning snack," she says, "I would wake up at 6am and I'd eat the snack I had prepared earlier."
I took her hand and the two of us snuck into the kitchen. I warmed up the pasta for her and gave it to her.
She takes a huge bite.
"O-M-G," she spells out, "This is THE best pasta ever!!"
I laugh, she laughs, then she finishes the rest of her pasta in a minute.
"Kenzi," I say,
"Yeah?" she asks,
"Listen, I get that you miss your best friend," I say, "But it's never just gonna be you and your friend. You also have us." I motion to me and upstairs, where Zendaya and Blake are sleeping."
She looks as if she was gonna burst into tears again, "I guess." she says.
"Good," I say, "Now go get some sleep, I'm going to clean the plate."
"That's ok," she says, "I'll do it, I still have to think about something."
"Are you sure?" I ask, "I can help."
"No thanks," she says, "Good night,.." she pauses, "mom."
I blink at her in surprise, "Good night Kenzi."
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Beyond Reach
Non-FictionBoth of their parents died leaving them as orphans. Both get teased and bullied every second they walk into the crowd. Now the only thing they have left is each other. But fortunately, they get separated, which creates a deep hole in their hearts th...
