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Part 10

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CHERYL'S POV

I had never been happier. It had been about 4 days since my kids with Toni and things had just gotten better and better. I wasn't really sure if we were going out or anything like that, but what I did know was that every time we kissed, I could feel her heart beat as fast as mine and it drove me nuts to know that someone cared about me, even thought I had asked Toni if we could keep the whole thing a secret, I wanted the world to know. I wanted everyone to look at us and look at how happy I was, I wanted people to see that Archie was a jerk and that he never once made me even remotely happy. I knew that even if Toni said that It was completely fine to not tell anyone, she really wanted to, I knew that she had the same burning urge to scream it out to the whole world that we were together, well at least I think we are, I haven't had the guts to ask her yet.

A big problem in the whole situation was more the fact that Archie didn't know anything about it, I mean I was surprised that after the whole situation in the locker rooms he would have guessed by now but he hadn't even mentioned Toni, he still thought that we were together. I mean, every morning I have to endure his long sloppy kisses followed by grabbing which is when I usually interrupt him to go to class, Toni and I would merely look at each other in the halls and exchange pencils in class.

I had lost count of the times our hands had brushed against each other, causing butterflies to erupt throughout my whole body, we would always hang out all after noon until late night usually talking and laughing , sometimes even just one hour of cuddling and small but meaningful kisses. My life was at its best.

That is, until Friday came along.

I had just arrived at Riverdale high, the halls still had that horrible sweat smell that I couldn't stand but I got through i, I was walking towards my locker as I always did every morning, expecting Archie to show up any minute now to come kiss me like always, to be honest I was ready to break up with him and make it official with Toni.

And as always, soon enough, i saw the only other redhead in the school walk over to me with the most arrogant and obnoxious smirk on his face, I pretended to not notice him as I was closing my locker but about 2 seconds later I could feel him push me and smash me against the locker, his kissed were sloppy and his tongue had a horrible taste, he didn't even bother to say hello, he sickened me. I was just an object to him, a toy that he could play with whenever he was bored, I was nothing to him, I had to meaning whatsoever, and I never said anything about it. I had to say something. I couldn't take it anymore, if nobody stopped him, he was going to do this to many more girls and who knows if they'll be able to defend themselves. I had to put a stop to this, which is what I should've done a long time ago.

« Archie-

He cut me off by pushing his lips against mine once again, no, not this time.

« Archie I don't-

« Babe stop resisting , just let me do the work »

I could't believe him

« ARCHIE I DON'T WANT THIS »

I pushed him off from me, letting myself breathe for a couple seconds, I could see his face getting redder and redder along with the stares of high schoolers all over us

« WHAT THE FUCK CHERYL »

No, I wasn't going to let go of myself, I had to keep it together

« I DON'T WANT THIS ARCHIE, I DONT WANT TO BE THE GIRL THAT YOU KISS AND MAKE-OUT WITH EVERY DAY AS IF I WAS A TOY , I 'M NOT A TOY OKAY , I 'M AN ACTUAL PERSON WITH REAL FEELINGS AND YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT, WE 'RE DONE ARCHIE »

I could feel lightheaded, but I had to keep it together, I had to show him that I wasn't weak. By now almost everyone's eyes were one us but the only pair of eyes I wanted was Toni's. As I looked back Up at archie, I could see him getting closer and closer to me, I saw him clenching his first and look at me straight in the eyes. I was blocked. The lockers were behind me, I knew what was coming up next, I was going to get punched. I started to panic and hyperventilate, I didn't know what to do.

I practically accepted my fate and what happened next was a blur. All of a sudden everything was going in slow motion as I saw Archie raise his fist, I was doomed. One thousand thoughts started running through my head, Why did I ever break up with him, i'm not even going out with Toni, she probably doesn't even like me, we haven't even said « I love you » yet, I'm so dumb why did I do this I can't even-

I was cut off from my thoughts as I heard the softest and most panicked voice I think I've ever heard

« NO ARCHIE! NO ARCHIE PLEASE DONT DO ANYTHING PLEASE ARCHIE, CHERYL I'M COMING »

It was her, I could hear her voice coming closer and closer to me but by now it was to late, Archie was bound to hit me and I was bound to get hurt, but I had Toni and-

I was cut off yet again but this time it wasn't by a voice, more so by a sound and lots and lots of pressure all over my body.

But it wasn't me, i mean i could feel pressure but not a single drop of pain, I was completely fine, it felt like someone was pushing down on me and that's when I looked down

« TONI OH MY GOD WHY WOULD YOU EVER DO THAT »

It was Toni. She's the one that got punched, she took the punch for me. She had jumped in front of me at the last moment and taken the lunch from Archie, therefore crushing my body and then falling down to my feet. I could see blood starting to run from her nose and her eyes getting watery, I didn't know what to do, I was paralyzed in the moment. She still managed to look amazing and i almost forgot what she had done for me. Someone cared about me. She cared about me, she really did.

I quickly zapped back to reality and everyone around us was gasping, some were cheering and some were even yelling, it was chaotic, Archie got into a fight with sweat pea moments later, probably sweat pea defending Toni, it was cute how they always looked out for each other, I wish-

« Because I love you »

I heard the faintest mumble and looked down , I couldn't make out what Toni had said so I quickly got down to her level and whispered in the most calming voice I could possibly let out

« What is it babe? »

I could see a small smile forming on her face before she repeated her self

« I said, I did it because I love you »

I didn't even think about what to say and I couldn't stop myself from saying it

« I love you too »

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