Kenzie's Time to Meet the World

~22~ He Shows Up (Part 1)

After a major storm or hurricane, it seems like everything's unsteady. Like you could blink and something terrible could happen. The same could be said for after you experience a tragedy. But then, slowly but surely, it gets better.

For me, it was finally getting better. I was settled at Maya's house. I didn't think about my dad leaving me. I didn't think about my mom dying. I just lived life. Until I blinked. Then everything changed.

~<3~

"Y'know what I like?" Riley asked Maya and I as we walked into the school. "Life. And I like it when it doesn't change." She paused, turning to us. "We should sing our happy song."

"We don't have a happy song." I pointed out.

"We should have a happy song."

"We will never have a happy song." Maya said.

"Not with that attitude." The bell rang and we walked into class.

"So you don't want anything to change?" I asked.

"No, I don't like change." We sat down. "Change fills my pockets with pennies of uncertainty." We stared at her questioningly, as Cory speaks up.

"All right. So should we actually learn about what happened in Belgium in 1831?" Wow. I never thought it would happen.

"No!" The one person you wouldn't expect to say did.

"No?" Cory questioned, looking at Farkle.

"I always get my hopes up and then something happens to hurt my little Farkle heart. Well, this time I refuse to believe."

"In 1831..." Cory started.

"Yes?" Farkle said excitedly, before frowning. "Wait!" He turned to Riley. "Anything going to suddenly happen to you?"

"No changes, lovin' life."

He turned to Lucas. "Anything going to happen to you?"

"Nothing ever happens to me."

"Maya? Kenz?" Maya snored and I shook my head, busy doodling. "Oh my gosh. This is it."

"In 1831..." Cory started, "Belgium-"

"What? Y'all started without me?" A familiar voice said, and I gasped, turning to exchange a glance with Lucas. Farkle stood up.

"Get out!"

Zay simply looked around. "Two people in this room are going to be very surprised to see me." He said, meeting my eyes, causing me to look down.

"Am I one?" Riley asked.

"Don't know, sugar, but could you get any cuter?"

"Well I can't answer that."

Cory interrupted? "You got a transcript, kid?"

"I do. Check out them grades." He said, handing him a paper. "Here, let me sing 'em to you. De, de, de, de, de, de... de F."

"Yeah, that's Kenz and I's song." Maya said, smiling.

"Isaiah Babineaux. From Austin, Texas." I could feel the room go silent. I knew that if I looked at Farkle he would be staring me down.

"What are you doing here, Zay?" Lucas asked.

"Well, the first thing I'm doing is waitin' for a better reaction from you." Then he turned to me. "In fact, both of you, Makenzie"

That did it. I could feel the class' eyes on me. "Maya, something's changing." Riley said, while Maya just stared at me. She looked... disappointed.