The Silence Between Us ✓

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"So, the thing is Mackenzie, I'm pretty sure you declared that you weren't talking to me last lesson and also we're no longer friends so it's really not your business who I'm dating" She gave another faux smile "Goodbye!"

"Whatever losers" She muttered and turned back around.

Are you still going out with Dan?

"Yeah – I know it's stupid to stay with him after he did cheat on me, but I don't know, I still like him I guess and it's kind of annoying that Mackenzie thought that she ruled my life"

I get that

"yeah and it's like, when we hang out, we still have a good time, you know? And he did apologise about a million times and said he was drunk, which is understandable. I guess we all do stupid things when we drink too much alcohol." I couldn't relate, but I had a feeling she could.

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Katie rushed quickly after the bell along with the rest of the class, giving me a small wave on her way out. She'd asked me if I wanted to hang out at break, but I told her that I was busy, and she didn't pry. I guessed that I wanted to at least try with Noah, even if he wasn't talking to me at the moment.

Unfortunately, I wasn't the only one who had stayed a little later before leaving Biology.

"Weirdo!" Mackenzie called, just as I'd exited the door. I turned around without even thinking "yes you!"

I couldn't believe that one Mackenzie was talking to me and two that she called me a weirdo to my face. Wait, scrap that, I could believe she said that. I stayed where I was as she crept over to me, her face one of disgust as always. I think I'd only seen her face that way – never happy anyway – I guessed she saved her smiles for her friends, whoever they were now.

"You know you're a loser, right?" I kept very still as she said all of this "Like, I can't think of one person who actually likes you – how do you expect to ever have any friends?" She put it all casually, like it was common knowledge. Obviously not to me over the past month "So I know that you think you and Katie are 'mates' but seriously we all know that she's only hanging out with you because she's mad at me"

She paused slightly, wanting to gauge a response that she wasn't going to get from me.

"Well, here's the thing, you're that much of a psycho bitch that Katie's never going to stay long – I mean who can really stand you? You just don't really have anything that attracts anyone. Like you're ridiculously ugly – just look at your messy hair – you're a bit of a try hard and you can't even hold a conversation. Why would anyone want that?" She gave me faux innocent eyes and I wanted to slap her so hard it was unreal. I couldn't lie – I was intimidated by her. She just seemed so... aggressive and I did feel pretty offended – who wouldn't?

But Elliot's words came back to me – she was working so hard to offend me for what? Just so that she could feel better about herself? This was stupid.

"Right, so you're talking about people being able to stand me? See, I'm not the person to ask for that – you know who is? You're boyfriend!" Her mouth was in a large 'o' shape. "And yes, I can't lie that I'm pretty ugly, but seriously where's that going to get you? You seem to prioritise it over everything else, hence you always looking nice, but does it actually gain you anything? Does it really hide your extreme narcissism? I don't think so."

"What the fuck are you on about – my boyfriend is none of your business?"

"Ahh you see, it is! Do you want to know why? Because we hang out daily, which I'm not going to lie, seems quite a bit more than you!" She didn't reply, just stood there. I was on a roll now and I had a feeling it wasn't going to end any time soon.

"And yes, I'm a bit of a try hard, but who isn't? You seem to be trying very hard right now, trying to rip me to shreds, so who are you to say that I am? Next time you try to attack someone based on superficial things that don't matter, think with your self-absorbed mind before speaking."

I left her there, feeling amazing. I'd actually done that. Like me. I'd actually done it.

...Or not quite. Honestly, I wished that the conversation played out that way – it would have been incredible to finally stand up to Mackenzie. Unfortunately for me, that was something for Via in a parallel universe to say, and not for this one. For me, this conversation ended when Mackenzie called me ugly and she walked away. I tried to tell myself that standing up to her wouldn't have done any good, that if I could miraculously complete the argument as in my head, it would have made everything worse, but there was a piece of me that would have loved to see her face barely able to register what I'd just said even if I would have had to face the consequences later on.

Hi I really hate Mackenzie too much considering that she's merely a figment of my imagination but you know, that's cool. I hope you're enjoying this even with this insanely annoying character :)

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