Because of Lauren ✔ Jenzie

11. "It's Mackenzie to you."

A/N: I'm publishing this chapter a little early. Only because I'm going on a trip (for a week), so I won't be posting them. But I'll come back with many chapters done, bc there's a 6-hour car ride.

I really like how this chapter turned out. To clarify, it's replaying the events that happened in the last chapter, just from Johnny's point of view. 

In case you didn't know, the quotes up there are meant for specifically the chapter they're published with.

Enjoy the chapter!

JOHNNY' POV:

(Wednesday, in the middle of Lauren's and Lexi's presentation).

I was completely frozen. Mackenzie loved me?!

I wasn't even sure if she liked me anymore,  but that word just makes me shiver.

I knew I would have to respond in some way. I couldn't just brush it off like nothing ever happened. 

Mackenzie's eyes were raging up at Lauren's. They've been fighting for a while now. And it just can't seem to end.

I was with Kenzie on this, only because Lauren's intentions aren't right. Mackenzie never actually did anything wrong. Annie told me everything and it just made me want to cry. I was ignoring Kenzie for all those years for nothing?!

Mackenzie finally managed to spit out the words, "I never took anyone from you. You did that to yourself. You used to be a nice person, you're nothing now. Nothing" before bursting out of the classroom and slamming the door shut.

Before I could stop myself, I was running out of the classroom, to see Kenzie.

I saw her sit on the stairs, so I continued to follow her.

I flung open the double doors with anger. I needed to talk to her. To find out if the 'I love Johnny' thing was true. 

If you're wondering, I don't love her back, that's all I could say. I'm questioning whether I like her or not and I still can't seem to find an answer. I never expected the word 'love' to show up anywhere.

I saw her seated on the floor, crying. I clenched my jaw. I didn't want to see her hurt, ever. It hurt me to see her like this and I wish I could just comfort her. But what I needed to tell her was going to hurt her even more. 

I needed to tell her that we can't be friends anymore. I know that sounds cruel--and it is! But I won't be able to act normally around her if we continue being 'friends'.

"We need to talk," I stated, trying not to sound nervous-- which I obviously was!

She hesitated, but then patted the seat next to her, eyeing me to sit down. 

Once I did, I begin talking and immediately spat out 3 words. "Is it true?"

She took a while to reply, "I-I think you know the answer to that." 

I really didn't. That's what I came here to figure out!

Hearing her stutter like that made me feel really bad about what I was about to do. But it has to be done, I'm not good for her anyway.

 "No. No, actually. I don't."

I can see the worry on her face, the tears never stopped. I could tell how embarrassed this made her feel. But she shouldn't be embarrassed, at least not in front of me.

Silence filled the room and it scared me.

She couldn't see the look on my face though, she was too focused on tying her shoelaces over and over again.