See You Again - A Choni Story

Chapter 8

~a week later~

Toni's POV

Cheryl and I had been playing together liker normal. Nothing had changed, appart from the fact that I was trying to hide my feelings, which luckily I've been very good at. At one point, Fangs said that he thought Cheryl could have a crush on me. I laughed and just told him that was stupid, and that if she did have a crush on me, I would know. After all, she had always openly shared her feelings, about literally anything with me before. That was what held me back from telling her. I knew that she didn't like me and it sucked, but I dealt with it.

I even tried convincing myself I didn't like her anymore, but that didn't work. I kept getting sucked back in. It's honestly getting annoying how beautiful she is. Can she like not? She's making the attempting not to like her process a whole lot more difficult for me.

I will admit that there were times where I almost told her or I wanted to, but then I didn't. It's lucky I didn't honestly. I would've looked like an idiot.

We were doing some drawings and also talking. When she spoke, I found myself staring into her eyes. They were perfect. She was perfect.

Cheryl's POV

I was sitting in my usual spot doing some drawings, with my teddy in my hand. Toni was sat beside me and Fangs was beside her. I constantly kept stealing glances of my taller friend, Toni. I was considering the idea of telling Toni about how I had been feeling, but I didn't know what to say. Should I just straight up tell her?

"Hey Toni, could we talk about something?" I blurted out.

"Sure. What's up?" Toni said. I took a deep breath. This is it. You can do this. Just tell her how you feel. It's easy, probably...maybe. Oh god. I'm panicking. Don't panic. This isn't the time to panic. All you have to do is say those three words...I like you.

"Uhhhh...well...the thing is...I kinda-like I wanna tell you that...ummm..." Just tell her you idiot! Why is it so hard? Is it because she's my first crush? Probably. All of a sudden, I could hear somebody entering the room. I could hear the person talking. It was a nun.

"So...basically Toni...What I wanted to say is that I-" Before I could tell her how I felt about her, a nun interrupted me. Nice one Cheryl. Now you may never find the courage to tell her again. I should've just said it.

"Cheryl dear, could you come with me for a moment?" A nun stated. I looked at Toni, who I think mouthed 'We'll talk later' before looking back at the nun. I obviously couldn't say no, so I nodded and stood up, then walked away with the nun. I didn't hesitate to turn and smile at Toni once more as I was leaving the room. She waved at me, with a confused look on her face and I grinned at the sight. She looked cute.

"Where are we going?" I asked out of curiosity.

"To the office. There are some people that would like to meet you."

"Okay. What kind of people?"

"You'll see soon."

Toni's POV

When the nun asked if Cheryl could go with her, she seemed to be just as unsure of what was going on as me. The nun didn't give much reason to it, so none of us knew what was happening. She looked at me and I mouthed that we would talk later. Cheryl smiled at before she left and I felt my heart melt. I looked at her as she left and told myself I would look after her things until she came back. I was slightly nervous for her and also slightly sad that she was going to be leaving me for a little while. At least I still had Fangs to keep me company until she came back.

Cheryl's POV

We arrived at the office and I saw two people sitting opposite the main nun. As soon as the door opened they shifted from their seats and came to say hello.

"Hi. My name is Mark. Nice to meet you." The man said, smiling from ear to ear.

"Hello there. I'm Freya. Don't mind Mark. He's my silly little husband." The woman joked. "We are really so glad to finally meet you Cheryl. We've heard lots about you."

I wasn't really sure of what was happening, but so far they seemed like decent people. I took in their appearances, something I always do when I meet new people. The man had some short brown hair and blue eyes. The woman had long, wavy blonde hair with brown eyes.

Toni's POV

~an hour later~

Some time had passed and we were taken out of the room where we would draw, so I picked up Cheryls unfinished drawing to give to her when I see her next. I was sat on my bed, staring at the ceiling and wondering where she was. I wanted to be able to have a laugh with her, but instead I was in my miserable room.

Cheryl's POV

~some time later~

I had been with Freya and Mark for a while. We had been getting to know each other well. They seemed to possibly already know my backstory, because when I began talking about Jason their eyes filled with sadness and they said "I'm sorry for what happened." I'm guessing the nuns told them about me. But what does all of it mean? Why were they only talking to me?

As it was approaching dinner time, we went back to the nun's office, where Mark and Freya said goodbye before leaving.

"What were they doing here?" I asked the nun.

"Well, after I told them all about you they insisted on meeting you." The nun explained.

"Why did they want to meet me?"

"They wanted to meet you because they were thinking of adopting you. And now they are sure." She added.

"You mean I'm going to be leaving here?"

"Yes, once the paperwork is complete, which will probably be no more than two days. So make sure you have your belongings ready." The nun continued. I couldn't believe it. I was actually getting out of the hell that I had been in for the past few years. And I really liked Mark and Freya. They were kind to me.

The idea of leaving floated around in my mind for a while. Then I realised a downside...one huge downside...I would be leaving Toni. The thought of that made me want to cry. She has been so amazing and I don't want to ever lose her, considering I had finally realised how I really felt. Maybe I won't lose her. Maybe I will see her again one day...

Authors note:
Sorry I have been inactive for a while. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Not sure if that is how the adopting system works, but I hope it's still enjoyable. Some of you are probably frustrated, but don't worry I will post a long chapter tomorrow.