It was lunch time at Reality High, and Mackenzie was in a bind. Reality High was small, and it only had about 400 students who attended. Everyone knew everybody and everybody knew everyone. Not a whisper could get by this place without everyone not knowing by the end of the day. Mackenzie was a senior who was about to graduate high school and it was a week away from prom and she did not have a date. Mackenzie was an only child so she was use to getting her way. Mackenzie, who they called Kenzie for short, was about average height with and long brown hair with light brown highlights, gray eyes, she had a star & moon tattoo on her lower back, which she thought was pretty cool, and she drove a 2006 Monte’ Carlo. As Kenzie began her way back to class, she looked at the time and she saw that it was 11:05 am. She knew she had three minutes to get back.
The only thing that she could think about was, “ Who am I going to prom with?” She kept repeating this phrase in her head as she headed up the steps. Then she became heated with the whole situation.
Mackenzie begin to think, “How is it that I have a boyfriend and he is not able to go to my one and only senior prom?”
“Hey, Kenzie are you okay?” asked Naomi. Naomi was one of Mackenzie’s
best friends, and they have been through it all. Naomi is very out going, and always has a lot to say.
“ She is okay,” said Blue. “She is just a little depressed right now.” Blue was just a nickname that was given to her since before time. Blue’s real name was Ruth, and by her being in sports, you wouldn’t believe that was really her name.
Kenzie kept on going up the steps to class, and as she was walking up the steps there was a voice calling her name.
“ Kenzie, Kenzie, Kenzie, girl I know that you hear me calling your name!” said Jamal.
“I’m sorry Jamal, I just have a lot on my mind right now.”
“What going on, you can tell me?”
“Well, I have no date to prom…” and before Kenzie could finish her statement and explain her story here comes Jamal butting in as usual.
“Kenzie I, don’t have a date to prom either, so if you want to go together…”
Kenzie herself wasn’t thinking about the situation at the time either, she was just so depressed that she didn’t think before she spoke. “Hey Jamal, I have an idea how about we go to prom together. I’m wearing pink and silver, so you can try to match off of that. So is any of this a problem for you, ‘cause you know I am just saying. Am I talking to much for you?”
“No you are cool, you are a lady who knows what she wants. And I believe I can get it for you. I‘ll call if I have any more questions.”
Then Blue and Namoi began coming up the steps asking questions about what just happened to Kenzie. Kenzie’s whole body tone changed and she seemed happier then before lunch started. So Blue, being as bold as she is, asked the first question.
“So I mean, Kenzie what happened? We seen it, but can Namoi and me actually believe what just went on.”
Then Noami, acting as if she was being left out of the situation asked, “ Yeah, Kenzie what happened? Tell us, tell us!”
As Kenzie was about to being her story, she realizes that she needs to hurry before she was late to class. “Well, ladies I will have to tell you later, I can’t be late I already have about two check marks by my name. I can’t afford anymore.”
So as Kenzie begin to run to class, she started thinking that she really doesn’t want to go to prom with Jamal, but her secret crush Dennis. She begins to get back into her depressed mode. As the day begin to fly by her, and night came upon, she got on the phone with her boyfriend. He was a college boy named Rob, while she was still a high school girl.
“ Hey, boo how are you? How was your day today?” said Rob
“Well, it was pretty depressing, but it turned out okay.” Kenzie was keeping her secret from her boyfriend and it was eating her up inside. She just couldn’t tell him that she has a date with another guy. So as the night went on, she got off the phone and went to sleep without getting ready for the next day.
Alarm went off, she jumps up, and rushes to get ready before her other best friend leave her behind. Her name was Sedan, only child, just like Kenzie. That’s why they were so close to one another. Sedan begins honking her horn to tell Kenzie to come out. She runs out and gets in the car and tells Sedan her story.
“Kenzie that is pretty messed up how Rob is not able to go. Now you have a date you don’t want, and you want to go to prom with Dennis. Kenzie you have a very big problem on your hands, and you need to hurry up and figure out who you are going with!” said Sedan.
“ You are so right.”
School begins and then Kenzie sees Dennis her number one chose. “Hey, Dennis how are you doing today?”
“Well, I am cool. What’s up!” answered Dennis
“I just want to know who you are going to prom with?”
“I don’t know yet.” Then all of a sudden a group of seniors came around the corner to where Dennis and Kenzie were talking. Kenzie begins to talk to Dennis again.
“Dennis did you know that you could have a date, but you are playing around. I really don’t have time to be played with.” Here she goes again speaking without thinking, getting herself in deeper stuff then what she is already into. But that is how she was, all ways in some kind of mess.
“So Kenzie, what you are saying is that you want to go to prom with me?”
“I sure do! Do you want to go to prom with me? Now that is a question of its own.”
“Well, actually I always wanted to go to prom with you. I was just scared to ask. But, now I know the real deal with everything. So the question is, what are you wearing?”
Kenzie begin thinking to herself that she already had a date to prom and how was she going to deal with that situation. Then all of a sudden a word vomit came up. “Dennis I am wearing silver and pink, so try to match off of that.” As she started her journey back up, her phone begins to vibrate. She was wondering if it was really important, so Kenzie answers the phone.
“ Hello, I am in school right now. So what’s up?”
“Hey baby it’s me.”
Kenzie became shocked and she didn’t know what to do. “Hey, how are you?”
“I am cool, just to let you know…” The phone had cut him off. So Kenzie rushed to class to see what is up. She became worried and didn’t know what to do.
“Rob, what is the matter? Is everything okay? What’s going on?” She was in a
frenzy and didn’t know what to think.
“Calm down baby, it’s nothing like that.”
“So what is going on then?”
“Just to let you know, I can go to prom with you.” She started panicking, and couldn’t think straight. All she could say was, “Oh, okay, I will talk to you later.” She was in the biggest mess that she has ever been in. Kenzie didn’t know what to do, so she asked her friends about what she should do. They all, and I do mean all of them, said the same thing.
“GO WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND AND TELL THE OTHER TWO, SORRY FOR YA!”
Although that was good advice she still didn’t know what to do. So she went home and prayed on it.
“Lord, please help me decide which guy to go to prom with and which two to tell I can’t go with them. AMEN”
The next day came and Kenzie had an answer to her problem. She decided to go with Rob and tell Dennis and Jamal that she can’t go with them. Although it will be hard to do she has to do it. But, Kenzie went out like a punk, because she had Blue tell Dennis she couldn’t go with them. And had Naomi tell Jamal she couldn’t go. They were a little upset. But everyone is still cool in the end of all things. Important life lessons make sure you think before you speak or your mouth will get you in a lot of trouble.