I Will Never Love You~Jenzie

16. He's Back.

**WARNING**
**SEXUAL ASSAULT**

Johnny

When Mackenzie and I kissed it was like everything bad that happened between us faded away. I smiled as I remembered this before walking back into the living room to see Lauren and Kenzie talking on the couch. "You guys ready?" I asked and they looked at me and nodded. We walked to the front door and I was tempted to grab Mackenzie's hand but decided against it. Lauren doesn't know that we kissed yet, we only told her that we made up. I got into the front seat and sadly, lauren sat in the front with me instead of mackenzie. She was on her phone in the backseat, smiling. I couldn't help but feel a little jealous but I don't even know who she's texting. I sighed and started the drive to school.

When I parked the car and got out I saw that Mackenzie was still inside. Lauren and I looked at each other and it was like we shared the same thoughts. I opened the car door and leaned my head in. She was staring at her hands that were in her lap with a blank expression on her face. "Kenz?" I said softly and her head turned to look at me. "It's going to be okay, we are all here for you." She looked back at her hands before taking a deep breath and turning to me with a small smile. "I know," she whispered and got out of the car. I smiled and walked behind her, not able to keep my eyes off her ass.

Mackenzie

My heart felt like it was going to beat right out of my chest as I walked towards the school. In the car I couldn't help but feel all of my old emotions but mixed into them was anger, a lot of it. Johnny's reassuring words are the only reason why I got out. I regret kissing him though, I don't trust him. Even though his apology seemed sincere I can't help but doubt it. As we got to the entrance my throat closed up and my heart was beating even faster than before. I felt a hand on my shoulder but I couldn't turn around. "Mackenzie?" a familiar voice said and I slowly turned around to come face to face with Conner who had a worried look on his face. I quickly wrapped my arms tightly around his neck and hugged him. His hands went around my waist and I immediately felt safe in his embrace. "It's okay, you're okay." he whispered in my ear soothingly. We eventually pulled away and turned around to see Lauren, Annie, Brynn, and Johnny. Johnny's arms were crossed and a scowl was plastered on his face but the rest of them were grinning like idiots. I grabbed Conner's hand and walked into the school with him trying to avoid johnny's gaze.

I hurried to my locker with my friends by my side and shoved my stuff in my string bag hoping to avoid all contact today. Just being here is bringing up so many different emotions, sadness, anger, hurt, rage. I closed my locker quickly but when I did I immediately freaked out. The memory of when it crushed my hand played in my head over and over again and I felt as if it was happening all over again. The events were on a loop in my head, and my chest felt as if it was being weighed down and breathing became difficult. Someone touched my arm but I immediately pulled it back and stumbled backwards. "No....please," I muttered. It's them, they're back. They're going to do it again. My hand was throbbing and pain was coursing through it like it had the first day after. The sounds of their laughter and the slam of the locker was all I could hear, all I could see, as I fell back into someone and their arms wrapped tightly around me. I tried to fight out of their grasp, punching, kicking, flailing around but they were too strong. Is he back? No, no he can't be.Eventually I tired out and stopped fighting, letting the person holding me loosen their grip a little. They carefully turned me around to see who they were and when I saw Johnny with a busted lip and a bump on his eyebrow I gasped. "No kenz it's okay." he reassured and softly smiled at me. "How did? What?" I asked out of breath and he pulled me into a hug instead of answering. "It's okay kenz, nothing is going to happen to you." he whispered and I felt safe in his arms, safer than I did with Conner. After a minute we pulled away and I wiped the tears from my face that I hadn't realized were running down my cheeks. When I looked around I saw my friends and many other kids standing around staring at me. My heart started beating fast again and my breathing became erratic. Johnny noticed and he grabbed my good hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. I looked up to see him looking at me with a worried look in his eyes but a smile that was trying to comfort me. "What just happened?" Conner asked and Johnny turned his gaze onto Conner and gave him a death glare. "Not right now," Johnny said but Conner wasn't giving up. "No, John, I want to know now!" Johnny's hand released mine and balled into a fist. Before he could do anything he would regret, I grabbed his arm and held it close to me. He looked at me and his eyes were blazing with anger but quickly faded when I interlaced our fingers and kissed his cheek. "John it's okay," I said softly. "What the hell is this?!" Conner exclaimed and crossed his arms looking between Johnny and I. "Are you two dating or something?!" My head snapped to look at him and I answered quickly, "What? No! We made up is all." He looked unconvinced but at least calmer. "We should... get to class," Annie said trying to relieve the tension, and we all nodded before going our separate ways to class.