From Different Worlds

Chapter 13

"Just, try not to hurt yourself that bad..." Cheryl said. Toni was putting her plan into action today.

"I won't. If anything it'll only be a few minutes. I can handle it." Toni replied. "Are you gonna be at school today?" Toni asked. Her and Cheryl went to Pop's for breakfast.

"I don't know. I'll probably be there for a few, then bounce. Depends on what were learning."

"Why don't you just stay the whole day. I know that's not what your into, but don't you want your diploma. I mean most jobs require one."

"I want it... but I've always been told I wont be anything anyways. I want to open a dance school."

"You dance?" Toni was shocked. She has never seen Cheryl Blossom dance.

"Yeah, I started a long time ago, and stuck with it."

"Why don't you join the cheer squad. I mean we dance."

"Yeah, but it's not the same. I just want to keep this private."

"Okay, well it's 7:15. I better get going."

"I guess I'll go too."

"Really?" Toni squealed excitedly.

"Yeah, yeah. Let's go."

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"Ms. Blossom, would you like to read this time, or back to the principal's." Mr. Gee said.

"I-Uh-" Cheryl got cut off.

"I'll go." Toni said. "I haven't gone yet..."

"Okay, go."

Toni winked at Cheryl, and began to read. Cheryl just went back to daydreaming.

Soon after Toni finished reading the bell rang, Cheryl went to math class, another class her and Toni share, when Toni got called to the office. She walked in and saw Jeremy standing there. "Jeremy? What are you doing here?"

"Toni. It's your mom. She got into a car accident heading to the airport. We have to go." Jeremy stated. Something felt off about his story though.

"W-What." Tears ran down Toni's face. "H-How. She headed of to the airport almost 12 hours ago, and your telling me this now?"

"Do you want to go see her, or not."

"I'll go after school." Toni said. It's not that Toni didn't want to see her mom, especially after her accident. She just wanted to make sure Jeremy wasn't full of shit.

"Okay, but if these are her last few hours, and she dies, that's on you."

Toni debated her options. Go with Jeremy, maybe see her mom if he's not lying. Or stay and risk it.

"Fine, I'll go." Toni said, as she walked out to her car.

"Were using my car." Jeremy stopped and looked at her.

"I'll go in one, you go in the other."

Jeremy grabbed Toni by the arm, and dragged her to his car. He wasn't even caring if people saw.

They drove to this grey broken building. It looked really old, and Toni didn't even think this looked like a hospital. Then it clicked. She knew where she was. The sisters. She jumped out of the car, and ran. Thankful she didn't wear heels that day. She saw they passed Sunny Side trailer park on the way, and knew where Cheryl put her spare key. She thought this was the fastest she has ever ran in her life. She was surprised she could run this far with out stopping. She heard Jeremy calling after her, but she didn't care. Once, she got to the trailer park she called Cheryl.

"Good thing you called, I almost had to make up an answer in math." Cheryl sighed. "Are you okay, where are you?"

"My step dad almost sent me to conversion therapy, and made up some dumb story about my mom to lure me there."

"Oh my god, are you okay? Where are you?"

"Your trailer..."

"Do you need me to come, I can bail on school."

"No, just stay. I'll wait for you."

Cheryl groaned. "Fine, but I lost my tv remote so if you wanna watch netflix or something you have to find it."

"Okay, thanks for letting me stay."

"Anytime, you can stay as long as you want. I gotta go before Ms. what's her face yells at me. Bye, babe."

"Bye."

Toni looked around, and wondered what she was going to do all day. She probably shouldn't try and leave. She could clean up a bit though. Let's just say Cheryl's trailer wasn't the cleanest.

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Cheryl was at lunch sitting with her friends. "Didn't you hear. Wheatherbee said you can't wear those jackets." Sweet Pea said.

"Why, we never did anything." Cheryl protested.

"Hmm, how did he say it. Those jackets are a... distraction to other students."

"How?" Jason asked. "I bet your dumb ass reported them."

"Wasn't me." He retorted.

"Well, I'm not taking it off." Cheryl said. She had a short sleeve shirt under, and didn't want people to see her scars.

"Do you want to be suspended?" Sweet Pea narrowed his eyes.

"I'll be right back, I need to go to my trailer real fast." Cheryl whispered to Veronica. Veronica and Betty knew about her scars. Hell, they were the ones that saved her from her crazy ex.

Veronica just nodded, and Cheryl got up and left.

"It's no surprise that Blossom is the first to leave."

"Shut the fuck up, for once in your life." Betty said.

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"Cheryl, what are you doing back?" Toni asked as Cheryl walked through the door.

"Your du- I mean Sweet Pea reported our jackets and now we can't wear them because they're a "distraction." So I have to get a different one." 

"He did what?"

"Something really stupid. I have to hurry though. I told Veronica I'd be back."

Cheryl put on her black leather jacket with no logo, said bye, and headed back to school.