Because of Lauren ✔ Jenzie

38. "I'm better off without you!"

A/N: My writing keeps getting worse and worse.

( Previously:

I'll just ignore him.

Yeah, that's what I'll do.

I'll just ignore him till my love for him fades.

It can't be that hard. )

*End of flashback*

MACKENZIE'S POV:

(Monday morning, at the Ziegler house).

I'm sticking to my plan.

Mission: Ignore Johnny.

This can't be that hard. 

I wore the usual sweater and jeans today.

I spent the whole weekend doing homework, and catching myself up with all of the school work.

Maddie drove me to school today, and Jack tagged along too. She stopped for gas halfway through the car ride,  she mentioned that we'd be a little late.

Not many people looked at me today. Last Friday, everyone was staring at me.

I got to my first-period class, that I happened to have with Johnny. Great.

I walked into the classroom. All of the students moved their heads towards me, as I just awkwardly stood there. I'm late, get over it.

There was only one desk left. Just to my luck, it was right next to Johnny.

I groaned and shuffled over to the desk, placing my binder and pencil case on the table. I brought my bottom to my desk, as Johnny was watching my every move.

What's his deal?

Lauren and Lexi were seated in their desks, which happen to be right in front of us.

Lauren and I are on good terms now. We're back to being friends. But Lexi and I still have an unresolved feud.

Mr. Zarback was the teacher for this class, he was everyone's least favorite teacher. He definitely was my least favorite teacher. I lost count of how many times he's got me in trouble for nothing.

He slowly walked over to me, a glare on his face. Once he got to my desk, he put his hands on my desk, leaning towards me. "You're late."

"I-I'm sorry." The teacher squinted his eyes, trying to look for some sort of guilt in my eyes. He- thankfully- found nothing.

He backed away, taking his hands off of the desk. "Okay then." He faced the rest of the class, and resumed his lesson.

He handed out a few sheets of paper, announcing that it's due at the end of the class.

I grabbed a pencil from my pencil case, shoving both my pencil case and my binder into my desk.

I placed my elbow on the desk, sighing. I wasn't paying attention to the lesson, so I have no idea how to do this problem.

I felt a nudge on my shoulder. I turned around, to be met face to face with Johnny. 

He had a smug look on his face. I just wanted to rip it right off, and shove it in the garbage.

"What do you want?" I growled.

He flinched for a second, but regained his position. "Are you really doing this again? You're mad at me?"

I glared at him, completely ignoring his question. This isn't some joke. How am I supposed to ignore him when he's everywhere?

I studied his face, I wanted to find something. A beam of guilt flashed through his eyes for a split second, but he quickly erased any trace of it ever being there. He's so complicated.

I could figure him out now though. A month ago, I bearly knew anything about him. Now I understand him completely. But he's still somehow confusing.

I turned back to my paper, I still felt his eyes on me.

Another nudge on my shoulder. God, what does this kid want?

I flicked my head towards him, the dirty look still on my face. "What is it this time?"

Johnny didn't have the smug look on his face anymore, he was completely serious while speaking. "You're being silly, Kenz." He was practically pleading. "Are you really going to hold a grudge?"

I placed my pencil on the desk, licking my lips to prepare for the lecture I'm about to give. "Say sorry, and everything is fixed." 

He scoffed, "but I didn't do anything wrong. You were better off without him, Kenzie."

How could he say that about Brandon? I lost it.

"No," I uttered. "I'm better off without you!" My voice was raised, and most of the student's gazes were now on us.

I couldn't handle him anymore.

I directed my face towards Lexi. "Lexi, would you like to trade desks?"

Lexi smirked, nodding her head. Without another word said, I got my school supplies out of my desk and moved over to Lexi's desk.

Lexi was now seated at my previous desk, that was next to Johnny. Lexi wants revenge. She hates Johnny with all of her guts- but she likes him at the same time. Similiar to me.

I traded desks with Lexi just to piss him off. I want him to be angry, so he could ignore me.

 That way, we would both be ignoring each other. And sooner or later, we would lose all of the feelings we had for each other- not that he ever had any feelings towards me. Everything was only one-sided.

I felt Johnny's eyes piercing through my back. Good. He was angry. That's exactly what I wanted.

I smiled at Lauren.

Lauren looked a little confused for a second. "I thought things were going well between you and Johnny."

I shrugged, like I could care less. "He's being difficult."

Lauren nodded her head in understanding.

We talked for a while. She even helped me with my work. 

Soon enough, the day was over. After first period ended, Johnny never spoke a word to me for the rest of the day.

A/N: Damn, I hate writers block. 

Mine is nothing major.

But there's times where I can write for 1 hour straight. And then there's other times where I just stare at the screen for a while.

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