My Parent's Cafe (Creek)

Chapter 20

Craig's POV

I woke up and took a shower. I brushed my teeth and my hair. I got dressed in a black T-shirt and some black jeans with my blue jacket and my chullo.

I ate some toast and then texted Tweek that I was on my way, but, get this, when I got to his house and knocked on the door his Mom answered. She told me that Tweek already left with some other friend.

So I was thinking... is Tweek mad at me? I didn't even think mad was in his vocabulary. Like, can Tweek's even get mad? He left me so they must be able to. He must've heard something about the gay rumors. I need to talk to him.

I drove to school alone. I met up with Clyde and Token, who stared at me. "What?"

"Dude." Clyde rubbed the back of his neck. "Cartman is... saying things about you."

I sigh. "I know about the gay rumors Clyde. I think Tweek's upset over them because he's been ignoring me."

"Tweek's ignoring you?" Token asks.

"Yes, I'm really worried about him." We start walking to the cafeteria. "But, there's another problem. A bigger one."

"Another problem? Does god hate you?"

I shrug, "Seems like it, huh? But Sophia-"

"Hello, Craig, so wonderful to see you." Eric Cartman said as soon as we took our seats at our table. "So... CRAIG, how are you?"

I glare up at the big boy. "What do you want, fat ass."

"Oh, Craig, how long were you gonna try to hide it? I must admit you got pretty far. But we're not stupid." He smirks. People start gathering. "How many girls have you gone out with Craig? And how many did you actually fuck? How many did you actually talk to? How many did you actually like? None?"

I stand up so I'm face to face with Eric. Who did grow so now we're about the same height. "What are you saying?"

He shrugs innocently and then sends me a death glare. Not as bad as the death glare I'm giving him. "I mean, I'm not saying anything people aren't thinking. You're gay." He tells me.

Everyone gasp and OH's and whispers stuff like that would make sense. I look around the crowd and stop. "I'm not gay." I turn back to Cartman.

"OH, really? Prove it."

"I'm not gay because I'm going out with Sophia." I turn to the girl and kiss her as realistically as I can. I even add my tongue. She just goes with it. All the boys groan or walk away and all the girls cheer. I finally let her go and she smiles at me with a wink. I turn back to Cartman who looks disgusted.

"Alright, I guess it was just a rumor." He walks away with Kenny who, for some reason, glares at me.

I turn back to Sophia. "Good choice." She tells me. "I gotta go spread the news but I'll be seeing you later." She hands me a paper with her number on it before strutting off with her friends.

I sigh and turn back around.

Tweek's POV

"Cr-Craig..." I couldn't move even though every being in my body told me to run. Instead I stood there, staring at Craig with probably the most broken look ever. Because I feel broken.

He stares back at me with his mouth slightly open, probably realizing what he just did. "Tweek, I didn't-"

"It's okay. I knew this would n-never work."

"Wait, Tweek, what're you-"

"Craig, it's over." I tell him, holding back my tears. I take Thomas by his arm and walk away as normal as I can. But as soon as I make it out of that room I turn to Thomas and I let all the tears out. He hugs me and pats my back.

"It's okay. It's okay. This is for the best, Tweek. It's better to have found out now before things got serious."

"I guess you're right." I wipe my face clean. The bell rings. "Let's go to class.

Craig's POV

I gasp and start breathing heavy. Clyde and Token look just as shocked as me. They get up quickly when they notice me.

"Come, come, come, come." Clyde takes my arm and drags me out of the back door of the lunch room, Token behind us. They take me to my car.

I'm in such a state of shock. I put my hand on my face and it's wet. Clyde throws me in and they get in. "Craig, you're crying." Token says, shocked. This is probably the first time he's seen me cry. Clyde's seen me cry when I was going through that finding out I'm gay phase. I still have dreams, by the way.

"Craig, why did you kiss Sophia?!" Clyde asks, outraged.

I shrug and try to catch my breath. "I don't want people to know yet, Clyde. I couldn't handle it."

"But, what about Tweek, Craig, huh?!"

"I WASN'T REALLY GONNA GO OUT WITH HER!"

"Tweek thinks you were." He tells me coldly. As if I wasn't going through enough, even Clyde's starting to get pissed at me.

"Listen, Craig, I'm sure you can tell Tweek and he'll understand. But you need to get yourself together first. And then break up with Sophia. I'm not saying you have to tell everyone but at least break up with her. Don't worry about what people think about you or say."

"I'm going home." I tell them.

"You can't just run away, Craig!" Clyde tells me.

"I can't?"

He glares. "NO, you can't. You're going to school today. Now pull yourself together so people can't tell you've been crying because if they did, then the apocalypse would arise in our high school. Then get out and we can go to class. We're probably gonna be late."

I take a tissue from the glove department and wipe my face. Only Tweek. Only Tweek could make me cry like this. Feel like this. When I'm certain my face is good I get out followed by Clyde and Token and we head to class.