𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢'𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮

chapter 2 | crushes and secrets

m a c k e n z i️ e

boys already checking me out, disgusting. i️ can tell johnny is a playboy, he is just like every other one i've seen at my old highschools. i've seen many, due to all the moving my sister causes. but johnny orlando. he's different, i️ can't quite figure out why. he makes me feel different than the other guys. in a good way. there is something deep down inside him, his true genuine self. and i'm going to find it.

the lunch bell rang. first lunch, no friends. usually by now i️ have someone i️ can sit with, but this school is so huge, i️ have been scrambling to get from class to class. i️ walked into the cafeteria, scanning the area and types of teenagers. cheer squad. football idiots. snotty rich kids. regular people. wait why was johnny sitting there? shouldn't he be sitting with playboys or something? i️ sighed in annoyance, knowing i️ had no one else to sit with except him. i️ tightened my grip on my lunch tray, and walked over. i️ took a seat next to him. "oh look it's the famous mackenzie ziegler." he said sarcastically. i️ rolled my eyes playfully. "who's this?" a skinny girl with blonde hair and green eyes asked. she looks like she could be related to johnny. "oh well ya know. she's my BEST friend!" he exclaimed in a "girly voice", while he put his arm around me. i️ laughed so hard, i️ don't know why. i️ heard everyone at the table laugh too. "kenzie, that's lauren, my sister." he said pointing at the girl who asked the question. "well since your my brothers 'best friend' why don't you come over after school?" lauren asked. i️ got super excited, she's really sweet. i️ can tell we will be friends for a long time. "i'd love to. thanks so much." i️ smiled. "i'll come too!" hayden tagged in. i️ kind of didn't want him to come, he seems like he's clinging to me. "so kenzie, this is carson leuders." she says pointing to a platinum blonde boy, very tall and is making googley eyes at another blonde girl. i️ slightly giggled. "do you see him making googley eyes at brynn too?" john whispered in my ear, smirking. i️ just giggled and nodded. "hi carson, i'm mackenzie." i️ said waving to him. "this is annie." lauren said pointing to a girl with brown hair and some died blonde tips. "hi annie. i'm mackenzie." i️ smiled. "this is brynn." lauren said pointing to another blonde with shorter hair. "hi brynn! i'm mackenzie." i️ said and waved. she sweetly smiled at me and waved. next lauren introduced me to the dirty blonde sitting next to her. "this is weston." she says, kind of blushing when she does. i️ raise my eyebrows, giving her a look. "hi i'm weston." he says. "hey i'm mackenzie." i️ say smiling. "i'll explain the dirt on everyone after lunch." johnny whispers to me. "whatever u want johnny boi." i️ say to him. "oh whatever i️ want you say?" johnny says suspiciously. "no. that's not what i️ meant." i️ say back to him, immediately regretting what i️ said. we both just laughed. "okay so who else ships jenzie here?" lauren said smirking. oh no a ship name already?! with johnny? like seriously. i️ roll my eyes. everyone except hayden, johnny, and i️ raise their hands. hayden groans and walks away. then annie chases after him. i️ furrow my eyebrows in confusion, what is going on?

"so you wanna know the dirt miss zieggie?" john asks me as we're walking down the hall. "oh my god don't you dare call me that again." i️ say as i️ cringe at the name. johnny grabs a hold of my hand and drags me to the side of the school. "johnny i️ can't skip class! my parents will kill me!!" i️ say worriedly. "our teachers never care if anyone is absent, they say that we are in there even when we aren't." he says. i furrowed my eyes brows once again. this school is so confusing. we sit down on a bench. "so obviously lauren has a crush on weston and he has a crush on her." he starts as i️ nod my head. "annie has a huge crush on hayden and is always chasing after him, yet he's so oblivious to notice. hayden has a crush on you." he states. my eyes widened. my cheeks didn't heat up because i️ don't like hayden. there is something off about him. i️ don't trust him. "b-but." i️ start. "i️ know, he's kind of a creep. don't trust him, he gets crazy sometimes. he's bipolar." john warns me. i️ feel a hint of sympathy but also fear. what if he does something to me? "then obviously carson has a crush on brynn. carson and lauren used to date. all of us are pretty much enemies with the rich snotty kids. one of them in their group has ruined one of our lives they are all brats." he stated. i️ nodded. "wait. which one ruined your life?" i️ questioned curiously. he looked down at his feet. i️ saw his eyes watery. my heart slightly broke for him, was it really that bad?