𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 ✾ (𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞)

SEVENTEEN !

DIFFERENT !

"I THOUGHT JOHNNY Said that everyone only wears sweatpants?" i blinked at the outfit that lay on my bed, picked out by nadia and annie, which was a large step out of my comfort zone.

"the people that wear t-shirts and sweats to school everyday are also the kids that stay up until three in the morning, studying for a test that they're going to fail anyways. i know i've only known you for a few days," annie looked around my room, "but that isn't the vibe you give off."

(no hate to anyone who is the first kind of person, i literally described myself lMAO)

"uh, oh?" i furrowed my eyebrows, not sure how to react.

"so, go try it on!" nadia picked the clothes up and shoved them into my arms, a grin on her face.

i nodded, walking out of my bedroom and into the bathroom across the hall. quickly changing, i hurried out the door to show them.

"you look so good! our sense of fashion is amazing, anns," nadia reached for a high five, only to be rejected by annie covering her mouth with her hands.

"i don't know," i shifted the shirt around a little. "the shirt is a little bit short, don't you think?"

"wow, i didn't expect-" nadia started.

"me to be insecure about my stomach?" i raised an eyebrow, half joking. i immediately regretted making the comment, as it caused the room to fall silent. you could practically touch the awkward.

"no, i just didn't think you'd care about how much skin you showed. you know, since you're a baddie or whatever," nadia explained.

"i get it," i smiled.

"you look absolutely adorable, kenz," annie grinned at me, looking the outfit up and down once more.

"thanks, i'm gonna go change though, so i don't get it dirty before i wear it tomorrow," i turned around, going back into the bathroom.

closing the toilet seat and sitting on it, i pulled out my phone and went into my instagram dms. without thinking at all, i clicked 'accept' on maddie's dm.

big regrets.

maddieziegler
hiii are you mackenzie?

accept | decline

kenzieg
yeahhh haha hi

maddieziegler
idk how to say this without sounding weird
or like absolutely crazy for that matter, but i think we might be sisters kekdkdjdndjd

kenzieg
that's what my friends were saying but idk lmao

maddieziegler
my mom talks about her daughter that she gave up
but she never named you so idk how to tell if we're related yk

kenzieg
she didn't name me?
the people i was given to told me i was given this name before i was born, maybe you've got the wrong person

maddieziegler
nonono
i'm sure i've got the right person
maybe she just doesn't want to tell me your name? idk
but i know that to this day she puts herself down all the time for giving you away

kenzieg
aw lol

after sending one last message, i turned my phone off, not wanting to continue the conversation. flicking the light of, i hurried back into my bedroom to meet annie and nadia.

"i opened the message from maddie," i said casually, folding tomorrow's outfit and stacking it on my dresser.

nadia bring her dramatic self, gasped. "you did?! what did you guys talk about?"

"spill," annie added, jumping into a laying position on my bed.

i'd never been in a situation like this; where i had my girl-friends hanging out with me, doing whatever you do when girls hang out together, and 'gossiping'.

"nothing major," i shrugged, "she just said that she thinks that we're sisters and that her mom talks about me a lot, but like, she never says my name."

"but you were named before you were given up, right?" nadia questioned.

"yeah, that's the weird part. i don't know about that, maybe it's just coincidental," once again, i denied the fact that she could be my sister. "let's change the topic," i suggested.

"okay..." nadia trailed off, "so, you and johnny? what'd you guys talk about earlier, when you were trying to make him not-upset."

"her and johnny?" annie sat up. "i was rooting for you and mandla, we all saw his comment on your post," she wiggled her eyebrows.

"no thank you," i chuckled. "yeah, johnny. but he didn't really say a lot, i just told him that he should love me."

"you what?" nadia slapped my shoulder, laughing. "that's hilarious. what was his response?"

"he was just like, 'what?' and then the subject changed," i shrugged.

"damn, that must've hurt," annie laid back down, less interested in the conversation.

again, i shrugged. "i mean, no. it's not like i expected him to be like, 'okay yeah, let's smash, come over," i explained, causing the two of them to laugh.

"yeah okay," annie replied, "just wait a few weeks into being at school. he'll be head over heals for you in no time." nadia nodded in agreement.

i laughed, "whatever you say, annie."

KARLEIGH SPEAKS !
surprised that this book is doing well 👀

i actually say this every chapter but i HATE THIS CHAPTER. like my writing is getting worse and worse by the update. i feel like it's one of those books that are like just so cliche that you can't even stand reading it yk? and then i gotta start my sequel to un poco loco but i'm excited for that one bc i'm gonna change it up a bit lmao

but like just a side note i'm pretty sure the quality of my chapters is just going down from here like damn what's happening to me