2+2=4~Jenzie (COMPLETED)

Unexpected Endings

Mackenzie

I was near tears when by the time Johnny was done. He stood there for a few seconds then he turned around and left. A tear rolled down my cheek and Jacob ran over to me.“Kenz I'm  so sorry. What he said isn't true.” he put a hand on my back and glared at all of the students as he ushered me away from the circle of kids that had formed around us. He walked into the girls bathroom with me and turned to face me, “Jacob you can't be here, “ I said with a weak laugh. “I don't care kenz. Are you alright?” he asked. I shrugged and walked past him to one of the sinks. I looked in the mirror and saw that my mascara was running and my face was red. I was crying… over Johnny. I quickly got paper towels and cleaned myself up, fixing my makeup and then walking over to Jacob who was standing by the exit keeping guard. “Kenz? You know what he said isn't true right?” he asked me walking out of the girl's bathroom next to me. “Yeah,” I said with a smile that was completely fake. Everything he said was true. I'm a selfish, heartless monster. I'm just like everyone else who has wronged him. He doesn't deserve this. Even through all of my guilt I remember something he said.

“I thought that maybe you weren't as bad as they all said, but I was wrong.”

Johnny thought that I was a good person, but I fucked it up. Eventually we got to class and I sat through art hoping that Johnny would come in but he didn't. At least Brandon wasn't here to grope me today, Johnny got him sent home by the nurse. God just thinking about Johnny messes with my emotions. When art was over I was stopped by someone's hand on my shoulder. I turned around to see Carson and Hayden and that same girl that they sat with in art. “Hey Mackenzie. We uh, heard about earlier. Do you know where Johnny is?” Carson asked.  I shook my head and then looked at the girl. She looked really worried and I didn't like it. Carson sighed and turned to his friends. “We checked the spot, where could he be?” they shook their heads and shrugged. Then the same girl that claimed to be Johnny's sister came up and hugged Hayden. “Lauren thank god. Have you heard from or seen Johnny?” Hayden asked. Lauren. That's her name.

She pulled away from Hayden and sighed. “Yeah. He texted me, said he was going home.” we all sighed in relief and that's when Lauren turned to me. “I'm sorry about what John said earlier.” she told me. “No, no, it's fine. He was right. “ I replied. She gave me a sad look. “No, Mackenzie, it's not. I don't know you but you seem nice enough.” I sighed and shook my head. “Do you guys wanna go somewhere? I can explain everything that happened. “ I offered. They all looked at each other and nodded.

Once we sat down in Starbucks with our drinks, I started to explain everything. From Mrs. Hopper assigning him to be my tutor, to our first week, to what I did the second week, the times he picked me up and drove me to Brandon's house when my car was broken, the times we got ice cream together, and finally when he covered for me and told me what would happen if I didn't pay attention to him the day before the test. After explaining everything to them and remembering everything that's happened this month I feel like a jerk. When I was finished they were all looking at me and thinking.  I did some thinking of my own.

He's helped me with so much and done so much for me and I let him down everytime. I never meant to be such a jerk. I never meant to be so cold. I'm just like the boys who beat him up, not physically, but mentally. Whenever we talk, it feels so natural. Like we've been friends for years. I always look forward to seeing him but when other people were around I changed, got embarrassed by him and therefore treated him like shit. I don't know why. “So, pretty much everything he said was true?” Lauren asked looking at me. I nodded. “I just feel so bad.” I said. “I never meant to do that to him. He's always been so nice to me and helped me with everything. Even when I would make out with Brandon the whole time he would do my homework for me so I wouldn't get in trouble.” I was close to tears now and surprisingly Lauren moved over to me and hugged me. I cried into her shoulder and mumbled. “I'm such a bad person. He was right. I'm a monster.”