The English Teacher

Part Fifty-five

It's now Thursday and it's Thanksgiving
Betty's POV

So somehow Toni convinced me to come to Cheryl's thanksgiving dinner. Okay, so what the hell? She told me she and Cheryl'll be there. Kevin and Jughead, and probably me. If I come.

Anyway I've been staying with Jughead because, I don't want to live with Cheryl. I can't be with Veronica. And Kevin I don't really want to live with him and his dad. Polly won't let me even talk to my mom. So I was left with Jughead. Which is fine with me. He let's me cry, but he always cheers me up. He treats ms like I'm the best thing in the world. I'm lucky to have him as a friend.

I am going to fucking Cheryl's damn Thanksgiving dinner thingy with my so-called friends. I only have one friend here. Jughead. I think he's gonna try and keep me lashing out on Cheryl.

We were all sitting around the table eating and I just sat there not touching the food in front if me. "Betty, aren't you gonna eat something?" Kevin asked. "I'm not hungry." I said. "Oh, come, Betts. You haven't eaten in days." Jughead said. "Well, maybe I'm just not hungry." I said. "You have to eat something." He said. "I'm fine. I'm gonna go." I said getting up and walked outside. I heard Jughead yell my name as I walked out, but I ignored it. He's right. Ever since Monday I haven't eaten properly. Or that I even remember doing it at all. I've just lost my appetite I guess. I was just standing about Twenty feet away from the house and I heard the front door open. I heard footsteps behind me. "Hey, Betty." It was Toni. "What do you want?" I asked annoyed. "Well, I wanted to talk." "About what?" "Well, your upset and I wanna know why." I scoffed. "You know why." She sighed. "I know, I know why, but I want to know why you did it." "Who do you think?" I asked. "But she didn't make you do it." She said. I looked at her. "Gee, thanks. I know whose side your on. And yes, she did. She was going to tell the whole school." "I know, but she was just trying to protect you because she cares." "Yeah, and I'm just trying to protect Veronica because I care." She sighed. "Let's go back inside." She said. "No. No, I don't want to see her." "Okay." She said quietly and walked inside. After about five minutes I went back inside because it was starting to get a little cold. "Oh, my god, Betty." Jughead said. "I was just outside." I said. "I just needed some fresh air." I told him. "Are you gonna eat now?" He asked. "No, I'm not hungry." I said. "Okay."

Veronica's POV

I was just sitting on the couch watching TV and on my phone when my phone started buzzing. Over and over again. It said it was from Betty. I quickly answered it.

"Hello?"

"We need you here." It wasn't Betty. It was Toni.

"What?" I asked.

"We need you to come over here. And now."

"Why?"

"It's Betty."

"Wait? What happened?" I asked.

"I'll tell you when you get here. Just get here and quick."

"Okay. I'll be right there."

"Good." She said and hung up. What's happened now? I quickly got up and left.

When I got Toni was already standing outside. "What the hell is happening?" I asked. "It's Betty." She said. "Yeah, I know. You've said this. What the fuck happened?" I asked again. "She hasn't eaten, and apparently she hasn't been since Monday." "Well, that was the day she broke things off with me." "I know. That's the problem. You have to talk to her." She said. "But Cheryl's in there isn't she?" "So?" "I don't think she wants me to come inside. I'm pretty sure I'm the fucking devil to her." "I don't give a fuck what Cheryl wants! She can deal with it!" She said. "Now come on. She's really upset and I know you are, too." I sighed knowing she's right.

"Betty!" Toni yelled. "What do you want, Toni?" Betty said. She sounded annoyed. "Come outside please." Toni said. "Why should I?" "Just come here." "Fine! What do you want?" She asked. Toni moved and Betty looked at me. She slightly smiled and came and hugged me. I hugged back. "Oh, my God I miss you." She whispered in the my ear. "I've missed you, too." I said back. "Why the hell is everybody put here?" We all heard Cheryl ask. We all turned towards the door. "Ugh! She's here. You hurt my bestfriend! Now what? Gonna hurt her even more?" She asked. "For you imforation, Cheryl, your the one who pushed me to break up with her." Betty said. "I didn't push you to do anything you just did it!" Cheryl said. I rolled my eyes. "You were threating to tell the principal. You had already spread to much rumours around school. I'm surprised she wasn't questioned by the principal!" Betty argued. "Me, too. She shouldn't even be a teacher being like this!" "Like what?" "A fucking whore." Betty walked over to her and slapped her. I gasped. "Oh, my god!" Kevin said. Cheryl gave Betty a shocked expression. Toni and I looked at each other. "Don't you ever call her that again. And if you say anything else about us I will kill you." Betty said and walked back over to me and kissed me. "I love you." She said. I smiled. "I love you, too." "Aww." We both smiled and looked at Toni and Kevin. "Disgusting!" Cheryl said. "You guys are like seven years apart. This is nasty." Cheryl said. "Cheryl, could you not ruin this perfect moment?" Toni said annoyed. "Perfect?" She laughed. "Is that what you think? They--" "You know what, Cheryl? I'm done! You need to stop thinking about yourself and worry about how they are feeling right now." Toni said. Cheryl sighed. "But--" "No, buts. They love each other and that's all that matters." Toni said. Cheryl rolled her eyes. I pulled Betty into another kiss. "Oh, god!" Cheryl said. I heard the door shut. I pulled out of the kiss. Betty and I laughed. "Want to go back to my place?" I asked. She smiled. "Of course!" She said. "Oh, Jesus!" Toni said. "Bye guys." I said and grabbed Betty's hand and we left...