today was the big day. the day of the first show.

in kenzie's hotel room, she was struggling to find an outfit that she liked.

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💓JOHNNYYYYY

💙 what?!???!!

💓i don't know what to wear!

💙i thought u we're gonna talk to me in 3-4 hrs

💓i'm sorry!

💓but i need ur help bc ur the only one who would be honest abt ittt

💙okay send me the choices

💓okie

kenz💓 has sent two snaps!

💙second one

💙ur so cute

💓stoppp ittttt immmm notttt

💓lemme go get my makeup on i'll brb 💘

💙okay ❤️

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i go the bathroom and do my makeup. when i'm done i go back to my phone.

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💓i'm backkk

💙i can't wait to see the pics and videos from todayyy

💙u look so gorgeous 🤧🤧

💓thanks 💗💗

💓how many followers u got now?

💙21k

💓holy jesus when we first talked u had 350

💙idk why they all follow me

💓cuz ur so hawt

💙a compliment from THE mackenzie ziegler? i'm so honored

💓but it's trueee

💙so we both agree i'm hawt and ur gorgeous?

💓yesss

💙okayyy

💓i'm heading to the venue now

💙aw have funnn ❤️

💓i will 💘

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"mackenzie!" my mom yells through the door.

i run over and open it.

"hi mom." i say.

"what were you doing? i was knocking forever!" she says.

"i was talking to johnny." i say.

"oh, your internet friend? i liked him." she says.

"nice to know that you approve." i laugh.

"grab your things. we're going to take an uber to the venue." she tells me.

"okay." i say.

she walks away and i close my door. i grab my mini backpack and put my charger, earbuds, and my wallet. my hotel card goes into the wallet. i survey the room, making sure i'm not forgetting anything. i'm not. i walk out the door and to my moms room.

"kenzie! your outfit looks so cute!" maddie says.

"thanks maddie." i say.

"girls let's go down to the lobby. i just called an uber." my mom says as she comes out of her room.

we all went down to the lobby. i saw a lady who looked a lot like the orlandos getting a coffee.

"maddie, that lady looks like lauren!" i say quietly to maddie.

"who? oh- i don't really see it." she says.

"oh well." i say.

just then the uber pulled up and we went outside.

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we pulled up to the venue and walked in from a side door. the audience had to go in through the main door. we were led to a hallway full of dressing rooms. there was one labeled "maddie", one labled "mackenzie", and one labled "melissa". at the end of the hallway was a big common room for all our friends who would be attending. i invited ruby and nadia turner, as johnny and lauren couldn't make it until the nyc show.

"kenzie!" squealed a high pitched voice from behind me.

i turned around and saw ruby and nadia.

"baby ruby!" i yell.

i run down to them and we all group hug.

"i haven't seen you guys in forever!" i exclaim.

"i missed you!" nadia says.

"you look gorgeous nads." i say.

"so do you!" she replies.

"kenz, we need alllll the details about this johnny dude. are you guys dating?" ruby asks.

"no, we're not dating. but we both admitted to liking each other." i say.

"aw! you guys are so cute!" nadia says.

"nadia, we both know that kenzie saw your comment." ruby says.

"what comment?" i ask.

"the one on your instagram where nadia here said that she'd take johnny if you didn't want him." ruby says.

"oh, i saw that." i say.

"you know i was just joking? but he is hot." nadia says.

"he's kenzies." ruby says.

"that's true!" maddie yells from down the hallway.

"okay, enough of that. this is going to be a fun 2 days." i say.

"you're only in la for 2 days?" ruby says.

"sadly." i say. "we go to oregon next."

"how long is the tour going to be?" nadia asks.

"almost 4 months." i say.

"well, it's going to be super fun." ruby says.

"yep. i should probably go now. we want to practice this dance part that we have." i tell them.

"we'll be backstage cheering you on!" nadia says.

"thanks." i say.

i walk to maddie's dressing room and knock on the door.

"who is it?" maddie yells.

"kenzie!" i yell back.

"just wait!" she says.

i swear i hear other voices in there, but my mom and the turners are in the common room, and lilia and jack aren't here yet.

weird.

"hi." she says.

she closes the door quickly so that i can't see in her room.

"who's in there?" i ask her.

"lilia. she's changing." maddie says.

"hi!" calls a female voice through the door.

it does sound like lilia.

"when did she get here?" i ask.

"when you were talking to ruby and nadia." maddie replies.

"oh." i say.

"let's go to the stage. we should practice our dance." she says.

"okay." i say.

we go to the stage and practice our dance for awhile.

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"thank you everyone for coming!" my mom says into a microphone.

"and now, who you've all been waiting for, maddie and mackenzie!" she says as we walk out.

we're handed microphones and we sit at stools.

"and maliboo." maddie says, because i'm holding maliboo.

"this first part is a question part. the questions came from twitter, and if you don't see yours, please don't get mad. there were lots." my mom announces.

"first question: what's your dream vacation?"

"mine would be paris." maddie says.

"mine is bora bora." i say.

"next question: is mackenzie dating johnny orlando?"

"no." i say.

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the questions go on and on, until it comes to the part where i sing my new song, breathe.

"kenzie is going to sing her new song! it's never been heard before!" maddie announces into the microphone.

"whoooooooooooooo!" cheers the crowd.

the music starts.

"eyes on the prize, i know sometimes you might fall on your way. throw your hands up, ya get down when things don't fall into place. mad at the world, yeah, i've been there before. lost and confused and thinkin that you cant take anymore." i sing.

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the song finally ends and the audience cheers like crazy.

"thank you everyone." i say.

"we actually have a special surprise for kenzie." maddie says.

i look at her, confused.

"come out!" she yells into the microphone. i hear the crowd scream, and feel someone tap me on the shoulder. i spin around and see johnny. i drop the microphone on the stage (oops!) and hug him. we stand like that for a while.

"you're crying." he says.

"i missed you." i say.

"i missed you too." he says.

we pull away and i see lauren there too.

"i'm sorry for ignoring you, lolo." i say.

she pulls me into a hug.

"it's fine, i know jenzie is making progress." she says mischievously.

"it is." i whisper.

we pull away and i wipe the tears off of my face and pick up the microphone.

"kenzie, guess what?" maddie says.

"what else could possibly be happening?" i ask her.

"the orlandos are staying for the rest of the tour." she tells me.

"what?" i screech.

"we're coming to every show with you!" johnny says.

we go in for a hug again.

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