Because of Lauren ✔ Jenzie

28. "I want you to trust me."

A/N: As promised, here's another chapter :)

MACKENZIE'S POV:

( Previously:

"Hey, the game's starting." The blonde worker nudges Johnny, sending him yet another fake smile. How does he not notice how fake she is?

Johnny, Annie, Hayden and I are standing at the starting line, waiting for the bell to go off.

"3, 2, 1" the worker yells. The green, red and blue team- our team- began running with our Lazer guns. )

*End of flashback*

The maze was also glow-in-the-dark, I couldn't recognize any of the other teams, except for the colors of their vests.

Everyone was finding a spot to hide, while I just slowly walked, looking for a place to sit.

I eventually saw a pitch black corner. After lying on the dirty black floor, I took off my vest and threw it on the ground beside me.

Now both the gun and the vest were on the floor, glowing for me to grab it.

I took my phone out of my pocket and began watching Johnny's, Lauren's, Annie's, Hayden's, Dylan's, Maddie's and Kalani's Snapchat stories.

After a while, I got bored and put my phone back into my pocket.

I sighed, thinking of anything and everything.

Does Johnny really like Loren?

Probably. She's so much prettier than me.

Why would Johnny want me?

I'm not even pretty. I'm half the size of him, and I've worn over-sized sweaters for a good 3/4's of my life. (Fractions! My math teacher should be impressed that I'm using math in the summer).

Why is he so gorgeous?

I don't know. How is it even humanly possible to look that good?

Okay, I know I said I was thinking about 'anything and everything'. But Johnny is my everything. And why would I want to think about anything else, when I could think of him?

I sighed, staring up at the black ceiling. It just stays there. In one position. Until, eventually, it'll break and the whole building will come crashing down.

I heard a chuckle from behind. I don't bother to look back, I don't want to talk to anyone right now.

I just want to be alone.

That should be a rule. Rule #1: Leave Kenzie alone when she wants to be alone.

I want time to think about my feelings.

"Are you okay down there, Kenz?" I heard a man-like voice say. That voice belonged to Johnny.

Okay, scratch that 'I just want to be alone'. Johnny can be an exception. He's that one person that can be an exception to all of my rules.

"Yeah." I breathed, not letting my eyes leave the dark ceiling.

I detected some footsteps getting louder and louder. Soon, Johnny was laying down right beside me. His vest was still on, and he was clinging to his gun.

I continued to stare at the ceiling, feeling a single tear drop down my face. Why was I crying? Nothing even happened. Maybe it was because of that so-called 'Loren'. Or not, I don't know.

I ignored the tear, waiting for Johnny to say something. He grabbed my hand, holding onto it. His skin was so soft, I pulled out of his gentle grip. Was I mad at him? How do I not know?

Loren was the answer to that question.

"Why are you always so mad?" Johnny asks.

I shrug, even though he could bearly see me.

Johnny sits up, letting his grip on his gun loose. "No, seriously. You're always mad at me, and I don't know what I did to make you so mad half the time. You have no idea how many times we've had this exact conversation." Johnny tries reading my face for some sort of expression. I left my face blank. "Is this about that worker giving me her number?"

I don't reply. No way in hell was I going to admit that I was jealous.

He read my mind. "I know you don't like admitting to your jealousy." Johnny sighed, putting his left hand into his back pocket. He pulled out a piece of paper. The piece of paper that Loren gave him. "I want you to trust me."

I smiled- more to myself than to him. I would've denied being jealous, but he knows me too well. He knows I'd be lying. 

"And to prove to you that you can trust me-" Johnny got up, rubbing the dirt off of his black jeans. He began ripping the piece of paper, leaving me speechless. "-I'm going to throw out her phone number."

My mouth was wide open, I closed it once I realized he couldn't even see my expression. We were in the dark.

He seized both of my hands. "I don't want to have these fights anymore. Got it?" I couldn't see his green eyes, because of the dark.

I nodded. Why am I so dumb? He can't see me nod. I whisper out a "yes."

Johnny let go of my hands, looking around the area. His eyes land on my glowing blue vest that I threw on the ground a while ago.

He picked it up with his hands, handing it to me. "Are you going to play, or not?"

I rolled my eyes but took it anyways. I put it on, while he leaned against the wall, waiting for me to finish.

That's when I remembered, Annie and Hayden! Our team is most likely in third place because they lost 2 of their players.

Once I finish putting on my vest, I grab my gun and look up at Johnny.

"We good?" He questions, raising his eyebrows while pointing between the two of us.

I nod- and this time, he can see me, because of the light coming from the vest. "We're good."

A/N: All of this Kayden stuff is really pissing me off. I just need some Jenzie. We'll get some in Total Eclipse? Yeah, hopefully. If they put in any Jadia scenes in there, I'll cry.

The next chapter will be out the day after tomorrow :)

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