Hold Me Tight (Choni)

Chapter 9

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Toni POV

I had woken late as I did, whenever I had the pain killers. My mind was groggy, I looked for Cheryl and to my surprise she wasn't there. But she had left me breakfast and a little card, labelled "To Mi Amore".

To my dearest TT,

I have loved getting to know you, you are perfect. You have brought me a glimmer of light in a time where all I could see was darkness and for this I thank you. I have gone to meet JJ, please remember me as I was. I love you Toni Topaz.

Love

Cheryl blossom your red ruby.

She left a kiss with her iconic red lipstick on the base of the card. The card smelt like her cherry perfume.

The weight of the words written finally settling. "Fuck Cheryl," I screamed.

Fangs and sweatpea ran in, "what's wrong tiny."

"Where is Cheryl?" I said in a panicked voice.

"Red, she left about 2hrs ago, in a rush," fangs said not sure why I was so panicked.

"I need to find her!" I yelled. "Sweet pea go and check pops, and fangs go and look at thistle house!"

They both ran out of my trailer I heard their bikes start up. I grabbed my phone and tried to ring Cheryl, it went straight to voicemail. I rang Betty, as I was rushing to get dressed.

"Hello," she said sleepily.

"It's Toni, have you heard or seen Cheryl?" I said with panic in my voice.

"No, just wait I have a text from her," she said. She started reading it out "hi cousin Betty, please make sure you help poly look after the twins, she will need it. I have left them all of my assets. I wish you all the best life. I am going to be with Jason now."

"Fuck," I gasped, "she left me a note saying she is going to JJ."

I jumped on my motorbike, " I'm going to Sweetwater river."

"Okay toni, me and jughead will go to Jason's grave sight. I will send Archie and Veronica to help you look at Sweetwater river. And it is her and JJs birthday toni."

I hang up and my engine roared to life as I headed to Sweetwater river. Why hadn't she told me about her birthday, has she been planning this? Was the behind her dark mood yesterday.

Cheryls POV

I had arrived at Sweetwater river. I wore the same white dress that I had worn on the day I lost my JJ. I exited my car tears tumbling down my red cheeks. The coolness hitting me instantly. I started to walk along the frozen ice, as I made it further out on the ice I could feel each step creek more and more. The ice was beginning to grow thinner. The walk to the middle of the river, felt like an eternity. I reached the middle of the river and started to hit the ice as hard as I could. I could hear it breaking with each forceful strike. My hand where hurting and starting to bleed. In that moment I heard my name being called out,"Cheryl!" JJ was calling me home.

"Cheryl!" I heard it again. I turned around to see TT, Veronica and Archie on the shore line.

"Cheryl please, just come to the shore and we will figure this out together, okay!" Veronica pleaded.

My eyes meet TTs, she looked heartbroken. A look I knew to well. In that moment my tears flowed even faster knowing I had caused her hurt. I heard the ice shatter under my feet I was now in the fast flowing water. This was my end I closed my eyes and then I saw JJ.