it's 1 am. i hear my parents fighting downstairs. i know i won't be able to fall asleep for awhile, so i grab my phone. i tap on the instagram app and scroll through my feed. i get a snapchat notification.

kenzie (kenzzieg) has added you as a friend!

i click on the notification and it opens snapchat. i add back the girl who added me and go to the chat part of the app.

who is this?

i'm mackenzie.

how old r u?

16, u?

same.

where r u from?

toronto, ontario

hbu?

pittsburgh, pennsylvania

how come ur awake?

insomnia. can't sleep. u?

parents r screaming at each other.

ouch. mine were doing that a few years back. not a fun time.

that's true

not to sound creepy but what do u look like lmao

wowie

i know, gorgeous right?

nah i've seen better

whateva now u

is that really u? i feel like i've seen that girl somewhere

yep it's me lmao. you might've seen my sisters instagram. she's kinda famous.

what's her @ ?

maddieziegler

k gotta blast i'll brb.

okie dokie

i exit snapchat and head back to instagram. i search up 'maddieziegler' and tap on the first account that pops up. it's verified and has 11.7 million followers. i see a post that has the kenzie girl in it and tap on it. i click the tagged person and it comes up with 'kenzie'. she has 10.6 million followers and is also verified. i go back to snapchat.

jesus christ ur sister has 11 mil and u have 10 mil? how?

we were in a show when we were younger, it wasn't a high point in my life, but i got a lot of those fans from it.

jesus i have like 400 followers.

what's ur @

johnnyo

k brb

i wait for a few minutes until i get an instagram notification.

Mackenzie Ziegler (kenzie) has followed you.

i follow her back.

how did u find my snapchat anyways

idk it was in my quick add

okayy

here's a question u have to answer if u wanna be my friend k?

who said we're friends?

i did, now answer the question

what's the question!

what's ur opinion on billie eilish?

who's dat

I CANT EVEN

i'm just kidding i love her

damn u almost gave me a heart attack

sorryyy 🤧

wyd

listening to my parents yell at each other.

ouch sorry. listen to music or something on ur headphones. that's what i did to drown it out.

my sister has my headphones

ahh sisters. so annoying aren't they?

yep. she's only 3 minutes younger but has been annoying me since birth.

ur twins?

yep.

lucky. i wish i had a twin.

not at all she's crazy.

haha

hows life for u rn

it's ok

just ok?

well my bf cheated on me with my bsf and my dad walked out on us last month.

i'm sorry kenzie. that's both really shitty.

it's not ur fault

welp it's 6 am.

oh god i didn't get any sleep and i have a photo shoot today smh

well u can always talk to me if u ever r awake at night bc i'm gonna be awake too

thanks johnny. i'll be up too bc of insomnia

see ya tonight

cya

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pre- written on: june 19th, june 20th

published on: june 22nd