DISCONTINUED - The "new kid"- Kenjorine

Chapter 10: Escalation

Marjorine's POV:

Shit shit shit shit shit! I messed up, I stand watching as Kenny looks at me with a question and a confused look on his face. I should start thinking of an excuse before I escalate things further, after all, it's just a little mess up right? Things shouldn't get too out of hand...

I look up at him "Uh what? I didn't catch that" Maybe he will just forget about it! We can all move on and live life happily and- "How do you know my actual name?" He says startling me and ending my train of thought. "I remember introducing myself as Kenny." Clearly, this isn't working, I need to have another approach. 

Onto plan B, Just try and make a believable excuse that won't escalate things further than they already are! Just improv it! "Oh, I uh just.." I've never been good at improv, so we need to actually think something up and fast. "It's uhm. I uh..." DAMN IT MARJORINE THINK!! 

Maybe if I mention Butters he will just believe me and the conversation will end peacefully and calmly. "Uhm you know my cousin Butters? He uhm... showed me a picture of you as a kid! He said you were called Kenneth but most call you Kenny uh that's all..." Wasn't my best work I will admit but it's better than nothing is it not? Probably should have thought of a better excuse but desperate times call for desperate measures dang it! 

He raises an eyebrow "So first you tell us you have no idea where Butters is then you tell me that you are in direct contact with him..?" Damn it he's not a complete dumbass... 

"Uhm I... that's when we were younger now I'm an adult and his side of the family is just.." I look up at him, he doesn't seem to be buying it. I need to think of something fast! 

"Something feels off about all of this." He says with a straight face looking slightly agrivated. He was never too bright if I'm being honest so maybe this won't be so hard? Just something simple! Don't overdo it now, "Oh?" Maybe too simple... I pretend as if I didn't just mess up everything maybe he can pretend too.

"Marj." He sounds serious, I don't think he is willing to pretend with me. I need to be careful with what I say, one wrong move and it's over for me. "Uh... yes?" I say nervously, I start to sweat. I've always been a bad liar. Lying scares me it's like betrayal! And betraying those I care about is a scary thought, I never want to hurt anyone I just want to live in peace.

He thins his eyes and looks me up and down, Is he inspecting me? Maybe something on me gave it away? Is the bracelet showing? I Look at my wrist, the bracelet is covered beneath my sleeve, I let out a sigh of relief  "God," He breathily chuckles, he is quite scary when he is mad. "I knew I should trust my gut." He says after a long pause.  

"W-What does that mean?" I feel my heart sinking, does he know? I mean well I'm not the most trustworthy person I admit that but I never thought I was a bad person. Maybe I need to rethink how I act.  "I knew I had a weird feeling about you." Oh, seems he agrees. "I just wrote it off I thought I could have been because you reminded me of Butters but no. There is more to it isn't there?" I feel a sinking feeling in my stomach, My heart shatters into a million pieces, and my vision starts to get blurry I've felt this feeling many times before. 

I escalated it further. I made it worse. I messed everything up. I can't do anything right, can I? I'm useless. I should just-

"Whatever this is," Kenny says abruptly interrupting my train of thought. I listen closely to his words trying everything to make it better. I don't understand why he is so upset. "I intend to find out somehow because something is not adding up." My story does have loopholes so I understand, I've never been good with secrets.

"W-wait all because I know your name?" Kenny looks more upset as I say that, I don't think that way the right move. "It's more than that," He pauses, I know Kenny has trust issues he always has he always had problems with toxic people so I understand "There is just something off about you, it's one TINY little thing, isn't it? One littleee key detail that changes everything."

I look at the ground, I hate that he's right. If I just had the courage to tell him who I really am things would be so much easier. If only I wasn't such a scaredy cat.  I look up as he watches me clearly waiting for me to say something. I don't say a word, he stares at me. 

The silence is deafening.

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I haven't updated in so long I'm so sorry.