the talented

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narrator's pov

        MACKENZIE, HAYDEN AND BRYNN WERE IN THE GIRL'S ROOM EXACTLY WEEK AFTER THE KISS. the brunette girl was lost in her thoughts, something that happened a lot that week, thinking about that day, when she heard Hayden's voice "earth to Kenzie?" "oh hi!" she said looking at her best friends "still thinking about the kiss, huh?" Brynn asked. "yeah, wait how do you know that i was thinking about that?" Kenzie asked confused. "it's all you've been doing since that day when you zone out" Hayden admitted "o-oh. sorry it's just. i don't know" she said "do you want to talk about it? we never did that" the boy asked. she just nodded.

"so, how was it? are you two a thing now?" Brynn curiously asked. Kenzie sighed and got off her bed to seat next to Hayden in Brynn's bed. "i don't know honestly. it was good. but the. when we pulled apart i freaked out and then he got mad and said do you even like me? and then we basically argued and i said i didn't want to loose him and that's why i've been avoiding him stuff. and then he was like you're not going to loose me and stuff. it was so cute" Kenzie rambled. her two friends stood there trying to follow up with her explanation. "wow, that was a lot" Hayden said "it was, but it just makes me more confused than before. like, what do i do now?" she questioned. she wasn't excited and day dreaming anymore. she was very serious.

"what do you want to do Mack?" Hayden asked, looking at her with seriousness in his eyes. that sent her over the edge. she had been wondering that for days "i don't know Hayden!" she yelled "if i did i wouldn't be here, trying to figure it out" she had tears in her eyes. she never had many people in her life and the last thing she wanted was to loose Johnny. what if i make the wrong choice? what if i end up loosing him? i can't bear that. she felt comforting arms around her. two pairs. Hayden and Brynn pulled her closer. "hey it's okay Mack. you just have to think about it" her guy best friend said. it took Brynn a while to speak up. "hey Kenzie. i think you should give him a chance. you are in this whole dilema because you don't want to loose him, and i don't think he can bear not being with you for much longer..." she explained "if you keep overthinking this, you may never be able to experience it. sometimes you just have to go for it".

what Brynn said made Mackenzie really reflect. she is right. so right. i need to go for it. what do i have to loose. "i have to go guys. now!" she said getting out of their embrace "go get your man!" she heard Hayden scream right before she left the room.

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mackenzie's pov

        AS SOON AS I HEARD BRYNN, I KNEW I HAD TO BE WITH JOHNNY. all this time i've been waiting and waiting for the right time. but there is never a right time. there is always something stopping me, and while i wait i'm loosing time i could spend with him. so i immediately headed for his room. i hadn't been there a many times, but i knew it was close to Hayden's. when i arrived at the door i knocked. my stomach was in full eruption. what if he rejects me? what if he changed his mind?

a couple of seconds later the door opened and there stood Johnny. it was dark so i didn't get a close look at him. i just crashed my lips into his. i know he was confused, because he hesitated to kiss back. but he did. i pulled away before it turned into a make out. we needed to talk. "Kenzie?" he asked. his voice croaking a little bit. that was the first time that i noticed his appearance since i got there. his hair was very messed up and his green eyes, that normally glowed, seemed thoughtful. he was confused. "uh, can we talk?" i asked. he got away from the door to let me in.

his room was the only one i've been in so far that had only one bed. he didn't have a roommate for some odd reason. "so, i've been thinking. about everything. and i want this, uh, i want u-us to be a thing. i want us to be together" i said looking at him desperately, hoping he'd want the same thing. "oh Kenzie!" he exclaimed, his voice breaking a little. he leaned in and hugged me by my waist. i could feel all his sadness. "whats wrong?" i asked. i was now very concerned. he pulled away and grabbed my hand and leading me to his bed. "sit down" he said calmly. "look, i've wanted nothing else since we've met then to call you mine" he said "but?" i asked "there is a but isn't there?". he just nodded. "i-i'm..." he couldn't complete the sentence. "it's okay Johnny" i looked at him reassuringly. it was definitely not okay. but he was broken, i saw that.

" i don't know how to feel about this. i'm happy. and proud. but i'm sad because..." he stopped again "spit it out Johnny" i said more angrily than i intended to. he took my hand in his and interlocked our fingers. "i'm going on tour. for two and a half months" he said. i was chocked. i was definitely not expecting that. he was talented. so talented. so that moment was very bittersweet. i was so immensely proud of him, but i didn't want him to leave me. see, you took to long now you're loosing him! a voice in my head said. i had tears forming in my eyes.

he just stared at me, waiting for a response. the truth is, i didn't know what to say. so i just hugged him. hard. "i'm so proud of you!" i whispered in his ears now crying "i don't want you to go. but you deserve this so much. you have to". he pulled away and looked at me "i'm sorry. i've been thinking about this all day, it's just i've been waiting for an opportunity like this for so long, i can't miss it" he said, a tear falling on his cheek. i got it out with my thumb "no no no John. don't be sorry. i'm proud of you. so proud. and i understand, you have to go" i held his face in my hands "and i'll be here, when you come back. i promise". he stared at me before connecting our lips. it was a desperate kiss we both didn't want to leave each other. he pulled away to say "and i'll come back to you. i promise".

that night i never had the courage to leave his room. we slept, in each other's embrace. we would have to live without each other for so long, and we weren't going to let go now.

it took me so long to be ready for him, and know that i was, he was leaving me. well dammit.

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author's note: sorry dudes! had to ruin the couple. promise they will end up fine tho! double post today and i'm super proud :). hopes you guys liked it. make sure to VOTE and comment.
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