𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 ✾ (𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞)

SEVEN !

DIFFERENT !

mackenzie's pov.

PICKING OUT An outfit for tonight was a struggle, as 'nice clothes' were unheard of in my wardrobe. all i had was ripped jeans, sweats, and black leggings for pants. i usually only wore t-shirts.

i guess what i threw on wasn't horrible, i wasn't getting any dirty looks. it was only mom jeans and this oddly cropped- neutral colored- turtle neck- short sleeved- weird material shirt. i had to put on my belt and leather jacket, though. can't let them think my fashion sense had gone sweet.

nadia had told me i looked cute, but something about the smile on her face threw me off. maybe she was faking it.

then, her and her little sister (i forgot her name) came downstairs in dresses. dresses? nadia's was dark green, and super short. whore.

the little one, not gonna lie, looked adorable. she had her hair in curls and a pink dress that flared way out when she twirled in it; which she did many times to show that off.

and then, the best friend of my 'new mom' walked in like she owned the place, and no one even cared. i mean, if this was my house, i would probably beat the shit out of her.

but instead, i just sat here, silent.

it wasn't until two more people walked in behind her, that i looked up from my phone. the boy was much taller than the girl and his mom, but something else about him stuck out. he looked so familiar. it was like i'd seen him today or something.

he didn't see me yet. thank god, because i was literally eye raping him, trying to find out who he was.

"johnny!" nadia walked up to him, and squeezed her arms around his neck. i swear i saw his face go blue, he almost died.

johnny was his name. wasn't that the kid from noahs phone earlier? it might be. but i swear his name was jack? or jaden?

but why would that kid be in new york? i mean, i guess i kind of just assumed noah was only coming here for a vacation. he could live here, maybe they know each other from school?

but then again, what are the odds of that?

finally, he looked back at me, and we made eye contact for a hella long time. "oh, sorry, i should introduce you guys!" nadia squealed.

"johnny, this is mackenzie. she's my adopted sister. and mackenzie, this is my boyfriend johnny," when she said 'boyfriend', she stared straight into my soul.

i pressed my lips together and nod, unsure of what to say. "awesome."

"actually, we've talked before. she's friends with noah schnapp," he said. why? why would you say that?

i stifled a small chuckle, "oh, we have? i didn't realize that was you."

"that's me," he laughed loudly, pointing to his face to emphasize that he indeed was the one from noahs phone.

"okay, time to skidaddle, kiddos," natalie rushed us out of the door. i turned my head, giving a 'weirded out' look to anyone that would make eye contact. skidaddle?

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WE TOOK TWO Separate cars to the restaurant, to my disappointment. the whole time, i could only think about talking to that johnny kid. i wanted to text noah about him, but i was in the back seat with ruby and she would probably see my phone.

but i mean, they already know that i'm friends with noah. thanks a lot, johnny. now they probably think i'm weird for talking to a stranger on the plane.

what even am i saying? i don't give a fuck if they think i'm weird. they're dumbasses, prim and proper. way different from me, cigarette addict, black clothed bitch.

anyways, the restaurant was way too nice. it was dark, and there was faint elevator sounding music. there was a chandelier at least every five feet. the burger i ordered was almost sixteen dollars.

it was almost funny seeing the differences- johnny and i ordered burgers, while everyone else got some sort of pasta or salad.

"so you think i'm cute, huh?" i whispered to johnny as we all got our coats on.

"shut. up," he said through gritted teeth. his hand smoothly went up to his hair, fluffing it up.

"why? am i actually ugly?" my pitch raised, sounding as if i was talking to a baby. his face turned deep red, and he swiftly twisted around to look for someone.

"no, now shut up. my girlfriend is ten feet behind us," he whispered.

"shush, she can't hear us." a smirk found its way into my lips. "i mean, just because she doesn't know that you," i raised my voice, "called me cute, doesn't make it right."

his jaw dropped, and his eyes widened as he thought of a way to save himself. "noah called you cute?" he gave me a look that said 'shut up before i actually beat your ass'.

i smiled, finally giving in. "yep, i didn't know what to say. i was so embarrassed," i lied.

nadia caught up to us, walking in between johnny and i and putting on arm on each of our shoulders to split us apart. "finally caught up to you guys, hows it going?" she grinned.

"i'm full," i replied bluntly, not nearly as much pep in my talk as nadia.

"same here, but the food was delicious," johnny rubbed his belly, wrapping his arm around nadia.

i crossed my arms, walking further ahead of them and getting into the car to text noah.

KARLEIGH SPEAKS !
i don't like this chapter 🥳