See You Again - A Choni Story

Chapter 6

Toni's POV

I sat up, taking deep and heavy breaths. My hand broke away from Cheryl's. It was shaped just like our car. Or maybe it wasn't and I was just going crazy, but from the moment I looked at that very cloud, I felt a wave of sadness rush over me. I soon heard a sound next to me, and it was the sound of Cheryl sitting up. I felt her hand on my shoulder.

"Hey TT, you okay?" She said, with a certain soft tone to her voice. The nickname always made my heart dance, no matter the situation.

"Yeah, I'm fine...it's just that cloud. It-It looked like-at least I thought it looked like our car." I mumbled, feeling slightly emotional.

"Who's car?" Cheryl asked.

"Do you still wanna know why I am here?" I asked Cheryl.

"Only if you are okay with telling me. You don't have to. But no matter what you say I will be here to support you." And those were the exact words I wanted to here.

"I'm okay with it. I trust you." I smiled weakly at her.

"Okay then." Cheryl nodded.

"Okay...well...the car I thought the cloud looked like was my parents' car. About a week or less before I got here, they were driving in their car to somewhere, I don't know where. I was staying over at my mother's friends house. Her name was Elena. Anyway...let's just say they didn't make it to the place they were going to." I felt a tear flow down my cheek and soon enough Cheryl's arm was wrapped around me. She pulled me in for a hug. I instantly sunk into her arms. Having Cheryl there made me feel comfortable. We were so close I could feel her breath blowing against my skin.

"I'm so sorry TT. But you are so brave." Cheryl responded.

"I was still young when this happened...so obviously my mom's friend didn't tell me the fulll truth...she...she just said that they were in the car and went to heaven and that they weren't coming back. I guess now I can understand what that really meant. Elena couldn't look after me herself because she had her own kids. She didn't know where else to send me so she brought me here. I mean she couldn't send me to some of my other family beaucse nobody really knows where they are. I never really met them as a kid." I continued to explain. We had a small moment of peaceful silence between us. Cheryl still had her arm around my shoulder and somehow this made me feel calm. It was only her who could do this.

"Thank you for trusting me." Cheryl said.

"Always." I said and she smiled. It was that smile that always made butterflies appear in my stomach. It was that smile that always put one on my face. What is this feeling? What does it mean? It only happens around her. Why? Maybe it's because she is such a good friend. Or maybe it's something more. I had started to gather all my memories of whenever I felt like this. Could it be that I liked her, as more than a friend? It couldn't be, could it? From what I've seen, a girl liking a girl isn't normal. I've always seen the nuns give evil glares to any two girls who are holding hands. That's why I always let go of Cheryl's when a nun is getting close.

Authors note:
What did you all think of this chapter? Two updates in one day? What??? Just wanted to do this as a way to say thanks for supporting the story so far. It means a great big deal to me. Thanks for reading!!!