Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

It's been a month, and basically, McKenzie's just stopped caring. Stopped caring that she lost her best friend, stopped caring about that tightening feeling in her chest whenever she saw Lara and Hannah (that rhyme made her even more sick) together.

About a week ago, she said to herself, "If Lara doesn't want me anymore, then fine." To her, she wasn't worth it anymore. She'd make more friends; meet more people.

McKenzie was free.

When she and God had their little talks at night, it wasn't about how hurt she was anymore, or how stupid she'd been. He was reassuring her that she wasn't the reason Lara wasn't by her side anymore. It's just something that had to happen. Lara wasn't such a good influence on Kenny, anyway.

You'll make new friends, God had said, over and over.

And He was right. As always. McKenzie was living life without Lara with her one day at a time. And guess what? She realized her real friends had been around her all along. The people that really mattered. 

Besides, Lara was stealing what time McKenzie had for God.

Everything was falling into place, and McKenzie was happy. So happy. 

Super-dee-dooper happy.

Aha. Aha. Aha.

The Dark Side.

She still couldn't believe it. It's the 3rd night after seeing Lara with her, and McKenzie was (yet again) tossing and turning in her bed trying to figure out how things could've made a wrong turn. She just couldn't put it together! 

Lara has always, ALWAYS hated Hannah. ALWAYS! She despises her! I don't remember that changing before I left the country... I mean, to me, Hannah's always been just 'OK'. Until now. She took my best friend away from me!

She repeated those words over and over in her head those 3 nights. She tried to figure out how this all worked out: I left. Lara's sad and still thinks Hannah belongs in hell. I'm away for a couple of months. Lara suddenly realizes Hannah's the next best thing?? THIS JUST DOES NOT MAKE SENSE!

Finally, McKenzie decides to give Him a call.

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Hi, again, God.

Hello, Kenny. How are you?

Are you seriously asking that? As if you don't already know.

Haha, nice one. I forget that you already know I'm ever-knowing. Go on. Give me another rant.

Alright, alright. I'm back from Japan, and all of a sudden, Lara's hanging out with Hannah. And she left me. She didn't even crack a joke when I got back, much less smile for me!

Isn't Hannah that girl she hates so much? Oh my, "hate". How I... dislike that word.

Yeah! That's her! That's why I've been so troubled. You've seen me. I've been awake for 3 nights, God. THREE!

You know what? Let's talk tomorrow. I think you need some sleep.

Yeah, right I need some sleep! Do you have any idea how long I've been... Urm, waiting, to... Uhh, go...

Good night, McKenzie.

Bye, Nicah.

Okay. I'm back, again. XD Sorry I haven't been writing in as much as I should be.  Been... Caught up. 

Anyhow, I've decided to make my blog more - I wanna say - creative. To practice my writing skills. To express myself in more meaningful, well, means. So, starting today, my blog will now become a story. A story of a girl named McKenzie. Yes, McKenzie. I did say "creative", didn't I? :P

So, good-bye, Nicah's World. Hello, McKenzie Batumbakal. (Nicah, what were you thinking??) LOL. 

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It was supposed to be a good day, she said to herself. 

And she was right. McKenzie had just landed from Japan. Beautiful Japan. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and she had the most delicious sushi while she was there. She even got her dog a kimono (and kimonos in extra EXTRA large dog size isn't easy to find)! 

Today, she was home. Manila. She missed her family, her friends, the food. And the day she had been looking forward to, the day she would see her friends again, was there. She pictured it over and over and over in her mind: There's gonna be smiles! And definitely a lot of hugs. No drama or anything, just me and my friends. Of course, Lara's gonna be shouting "Kenny! Kenny!!! Who killed Kenny?!", and everyone's gonna laugh. 5 months away from home, FINALLY over! 

Yeah, you read that right, 5 months. Not like she didn't have fun in Japan. She sure as heaven did. She missed her relatives there. The Batumbakals in Japan were the best. But, something about the Philippines made her miss it. No, it wasn't the pollution. Definitely not the traffic. And maybe it wasn't the humidity either. It was the people. The people she left there. And even the dog. 

But today wasn't the day she had pictured it to be. She never imagined that Lara, bubbly, happy, amazing Lara, would do that. She never imagined her best friend joining... The dark side.

And trust me, the dark side is not a good place to be.