The English Teacher

Part Fifty-three

Veronica's POV

"Betty? Finally your here. Where did you go that was so important?" I asked. She looked up at me. She had tears in her eyes. "Oh, my god! What happened?" I asked walking over to her. "It was.. it was.." "It was Cheryl wasn't it?" She nodded. "What has she done now." I asked. She sighed. "She... she told kids that Miss. Lodge is dating a student." She said. "She did not." She nodded. "She did. She also threaten to tell the principal." "Oh, my god." She sighed as more tears flooded her eyes again. "And I've been thinking..." she stopped. "Thinking about what?" I asked. She sighed and looked at me again. A few tears came out of her eyes. "Maybe this isn't working out how we thought it would." She said. My eyes were watering up, knowing exactly where she's going with this. "Oh, Betty, please don't do this." I said. "I'm sorry, Veronica." She said. We were both crying. "I know we thought it would work, but with my friends, especially Cheryl, it's not gonna work." She said. "Betty, we'll figuring it out. I promise." I cried. "I know you wanna believe we can, but you know as well as I do we can't." I sighed. "I know. I know." I looked down. "Hey look at me." She said and I did. "We both knew this wasn't gonna last." I nodded. "I love you and I always will." She said. "It's just this isn't for us." "I love you, too, and I always will." I leaned in and kissed her passionately one last time. She kissed me back. The kiss lasted a long time. Or so it felt like it. When we pulled apart we were both still crying. She started walking towards the door. She opened it a little. I grabbed her hand. She looked back at me. "I love you." I said still crying. We both were. "I love you, too." She said and she pulled her hand away from mine and left shutting the door. Tears flooded out of my eyes. Why? Why wouldn't she try? I get she'd want to protect me, but I don't need it. She is my protection. And I'm hers. Her friends, mainly Cheryl, are bitches. They pushed her to do this. I opened the door and hoped she was stil there, but she wasn't. I shut the door and cries harder. I fucking love her and her friends are taking that away. But she was right. I knew it was happen sooner or later. I just hoped it was later, but it was sooner. I walked into the kitchen still crying a bit and grabbed my phone. I went through my camera roll and all the pictures we took together.

Why am I doing this to myself? I know she stills loves me. Or maybe she just told me it was her friends. Well, no she wouldn't like to me. I just cried all night till I fell asleep at around mid-night.

When I woke up the next morning to my alarm I felt empty with not having Betty next to me. I felt like not going to school today, but I have to work there so.

Once I got to the school and school started I kept looking at her during the class period. She kept looking at me, too. I glanced over and Cheryl who was smirking. I guess she knows. I watched as Betty looked at the time and one single tear came out of her eye. No! I can't start crying!

Once class was over and it was lunch time I looked in the cafeteria with a crowd of students and found her all the way on the other side. She was sitting and leaning on, Jughead I think it was? It looked like she had been crying, just a bit. And he looked like he'd been comforting her. I wonder what story she told him. I honestly don't care. I'm just glad she has one friend who would comfort her no matter what happened. I smiled a little and walked away. I barely touched any of my food. It wasn't worth eating anyways.

Once the school day was over and I got to go home, I was so lonely. I miss her. So much. I fucking hate Cheryl. She's such a bitch. The other two I don't really mind. They never said anything at all. I was looking through more pictures of us and random pictures I got of her. She's so cute. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I fucking love her! And I still wish she was mine.