The Quiet Kid: (choni)

25: Leave The City

CHERYL POV:

"Babe?" I walk into Toni's room. I sit on his bed and hold rub his shoulder. "Do you want to go for a walk?" I ask quietly. He shakes his head. "Toni... what happened?" I ask quietly. "I just had a long and overwhelming day." He whispers. "Ok. But I know you should take a walk." I whisper. He sits up. "You're ok." I whisper. He grads his shirt and we go outside. "Why are suggesting this?" He ask taking my hand. "Sarah." We both say at the same time. "She wanted you to go out so she gave me the pleasure of this." I whisper. "Of course." He smiles. "What's wrong?" I Ask quietly. "I just had a long day." He whispers. "Well what happened?" I push. "The football team." He whispers. "Toni..." I stop him. "I don't want to talk about." He whispers. We get to Pops. "Why did you bring me here?" He ask quietly. "Because you need to breathe." We sit down and I play with his hands. "Cheryl I want to marry you." He whispers. "What?" I ask confused. "When we get out of college. I want to get out of this shitty town, have a a kid or two, get a dog-." I stop him. "We're not getting a dog!" I say. "I'm just saying, i want to get married have a few kids, get a pet! Cheryl..." He takes both of my hands. "Cheryl, I want to start a family! Get out of this hell whole!" He whispers. "What about Sarah and and Jason?" I ask quietly. "I don't know. But anything to get out of here away from everything, I just want to be happy with you and only you!" He whispers. "Toni..." I think for a minute. "After college?" I ask. "Yeah, I know your probably going college, I'll just get a job where ever you go." He looks up at me. "What about all the collages you were thinking about?" I ask. He shakes his head. "They didn't except me." He whispers sadly. "Why?" I ask quietly. "Because, it was to late, I wasn't good enough for them I don't know but I have next year anyways so I'm not worried." He whispers. "I'm sorry." He looks up. "Why?" He ask. "Toni." I smile and shake my head. "You deserve to go to college." I whisper. "I will just next year, we are still juniors. I have a few more months to really decide." He whispers. "What about you?" He ask. "Well, if you go with me, you're staying in riverdale for a few more years." I break it to him. He looks down. "Right." He whispers. "I don't want you to be tied down by me." I kiss his hands. "I won't." He looks up at me. "You sure?" I ask quietly. He shakes his head. "No, I don't know we have a whole school year to figure this out." He plays with my hands.

"Cheryl! What's up?" Veronica ask as I sit at the counter. "I just came to pick up Toni's pay check." I whisper. "Why didn't he just come?" She ask handing it to me. "Because he is on the floor of his bedroom having a panic attack." She nods. "I know it's not my place to say this but, had he thought about getting an emotional support animal or anything along those lines?" She ask quietly. "Yeah, he's working on it." I say quietly. "Ok, I'll see you later?" She ask. "Yeah." I walk out and go to Toni's. "Toni." I whisper walking to his room. I hold his shoulder. "Hey, what's wrong?" I ask quietly. He stays quiet. "Toni?" He looks up at me. "What's wrong?" I ask quietly. "I don't know." He whispers. I rub his shoulder. "You're ok." He lies his head on my shoulder. "Have you taken your meds?" I ask, he nods quickly. "Do you want to lie down with me and take a nap?" I ask quietly. "Yeah." We get up and lie on his bed. "What's wrong?" I ask quietly. "I I don't know." I rub his hair. He takes a few heavy breaths and slowly drifts off to sleep. Well, for a few minutes than he starts to panic again. I rub his shoulder. "You're ok." I whisper. I kiss the top of his head.

"Toni can we talk?" I look over at him. He looks away from the movie. "Yeah what's up?" He ask quietly. "Are you ok?" I ask quietly. He looks down. "Cheryl." He takes my hand. "I'm serious." He shakes his head. "What's wrong?" I ask him quietly. "I need help." He looks up at me. "I feel like I'm stuck and I can't breathe because of it." He whispers. "What do you mean?" I ask quietly. "I- I can't wait to get out of this town." He holds back tears. "Toni..." I holds his cheeks. "I- I can't do this anymore." He whispers. "Not us, I mean everything else." He tells me quietly. "Toni..." I kiss him.