Just The Two Of Us <Sweet Pea FF>

62. Bad News

"You are not going back to spain to continue your scholarship? A respected scholarship that is really hard to get in?"

Mr. Honeys intimidating eyes staring right at me. I want to withstand his look but it's like he's shooting bullets right at me and I just want to fudge.

My eyes are everywhere but on Mr. Honey "No" I mumble
"You want to throw this opportunity away? Just like that?"
"I'm staying" I say, trying to stabilise my voice and sit more upright. But our new principal is so intimidating.

"I would have returned after one year and repeated my last year here at Riverdale High. So I was just gone over summer break and will continue now."

Our conversation, or better interrogation, can't have lasted longer than ten minutes albeit it felt like hours. He dismissed me with a "Welcome back to Riverdale High, I guess" and I stumbled something out of my mouth that was supposed to be a 'thank you' but what came out was no more than consonants. It's clear that he doesn't respect my decision. I could clearly hear the despise in his voice and he made no effort trying to hide it.

Closing the door behind me I leave out a sigh of relief. I stand in the busy hallway still holding on to the door when I see him. Sweet Pea. I returned to riverdale only last week and of course I knew I would see him again. I just didn't expected to see him with another girl.

In my head he was that miserable figure of a man.
He loved me once, how can that just go away?
Sure as hell my love is still painfully present.

Worst of all, she is beautiful. She has wolfish amber eyes like limpid pools of gold that adorned her exceptionally pale face, long, dark hair that tumbled over her tight, red top like a fountain of molten obsidian, an aquiline nose, and dark red lips pulled into a sexy smirk. She looks arrogant and pretty and has curves in all the right places.

His arm on her shoulder like he used to do with me. An icy glove warps around my heart. My insides feel as raw as if a winter wind was blowing right through my skin.

I had this whole plan, talking to him, wanting to get back together.
How could I have been so dumb? Why had it seemed so good last night only to be full of flaws by morning. This would never work! He moved on.
I ran away and he moved on. I can't blame him, I'm the one who initiated it.
Of course, I didn't only leave because this town was driving me crazy but because we had fought a lot. Maybe on some level I wanted it to end.

Then why does it hurt so bad?

The door I was holding onto opens and pushes me into the hall. The secretary left the office, looking at me stumbling.

"Julia?" A laughing voice appears to my right.
"Oh, toni"
"What was that?" Holding her stomach of laughter.

"I don't know" I chuckle "I'm so confused today"
"Like always. Nothing changed. I have to tell you I'm glad you're back" she links our arms and pulls me down the hallway.

"It was so awkward how I left everything, wasn't it?"
"No. Not at all. That was a crazy night, you fought with sweet pea and the scholarship was a great offer. Nobody blames you" Toni turns her head to look at me.

"Talking of sweet pea" I start, my voice trembling just at the sound of his name "who is that girl he is with? Is that... a new girlfriend?"

"Which girl? There were so many... I honestly don't like how he changed since you left. It's pretty much a new girl everyday" she rolls her eyes but then stops walking.

Pulling me to the lockers she lowers her voice "He was a wreck at first but eventually started sleeping with all these girls. He may not appear like it but I think he is still pretty hurt"

I lean against the lockers. I really hurt him.

"You probably saw him with Luciana. She transferred here from New York and is his go-to fuckgirl. But no girlfriend... am I sensing jealousy? Do you want to get back together with him?" Her face lights up and a grin is drawn over her lips.

"Luciana? Ok. No I was just wondering" I lie.
"Well you can talk to him at the no student dance student dance that cheryl and myself are hosting"
"What?" She just said so many words and none of them made sense
"Mr. Honey doesn't want us to host a back to school dance since last time some people were...well, murdered. So we are throwing a student dance party at thistlehouse"

In the evening I walk into the living room where FP sits on the sofa, drinking a beer.

"I don't think I'll ever get used to this uniform" I chuckle
"Well you are looking at the sheriff" he raises his beer "Sit down. What's troubling you?"

I sink down on the couch and pull one leg to my chest.
"I just wanted to thank you again for letting me live with you"
"No, you don't have to say that. You are always welcome here. You are family. You're not only a serpent, you are like a second daughter"

I start smiling. It feels good hearing the word family not bond to duties and obligations or dead people.

"The serpents" I repeat mumbling.

"Yeah, you never stopped being a serpent. We all support you. In fact, I was happy that you took the opportunity to study abroad. But I'm still glad you're back."

I look at Fp. He really is like a dad to me. And despite this sheriff uniform he still is a serpent underneath.