𝐼 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡.

8

Toni's pov:

„I'll get you some food." I said quietly and left to the kitchen.

„I'm not hungry." she whispered ashamed, and I groaned, turning around.

There is no point in forcing them to eat. It won't work.

„Okay, mom. Dad... we're going up," I just said and helped Cheryl get up.

My parents both nodded, they understood the situation and knew that I would take care of it.

When I helped Cheryl, I held her hips by putting my arm around it.

Then we went up the stairs together.

When I arrived in my room, I just sat her on the bed and looked at her.

„I'm just going home now. I know I'm disturbing -„ she said, but I interrupted her immediately, „your eyes are all red."

„Did you cry?" I asked and sat on my knees to see her better.

„And you have a little cut on your forehead."

She didn't react and just looked attentively at my eyes.

„You will stay the night," I explained decisively.

„What? No. I won't."

„Ohhh yes. You will remain Ariel." I firmly decided, „where is the problem?"

She looked down desperately and played with her own hands.

„Do you want to eat something now?" I asked unsettled.

She looked at me and shook her head, „I don't think it was because of my eating behavior."

„What do you mean?"

"Yes, I don't really eat very much. But, I just had a bad day today."

„A lot of crying, huh?" I said and thinned my lips.

„Obviously."

„Hm, yes. I assume you don't want to talk about it..." I said with a smile.

„I don't want to, no," Cheryl replied honestly, „it's still hella fucking embarrassing that I'm here! Couldn't you have brought me to thornhill????"

„Why?" I laughed thinking.

„Your parents get to know me half fucking dead? Seriously?"

I giggled, "half."

"Enough to be embarrassed." She said.

"They're seen much worse things form fangs and the others, your half death is nothing against it."

It's true. My mom once came home earlier and saw sweet pea and fangs fighting with her kitchen knifes. And she saw jughead in a huge make out with Betty in his car when she wanted to go to work. Now Cheryl half death getting dragged in by me.

"Still."

"Why did you faint?"

"Didn't sleep enough today, so I took a pill that will help me to concentrate, yeah, and I forgot to drink enough water, so I guess Ive faint." She shrugged.

"Ahh, okay. Wanna have water then?" I grinned, and she rolled her eyes, "No. Thanks."

"Ariel thanked me? I'm impressed." I winked at her.

She just let herself fall on my bed with her back and exhaled loudly.

„It's already late," I said, shooting her clothes in the face that I just took out of the closet, „put it on."