See You Again - A Choni Story

Chapter 15

Cheryl's POV

~a month later~

I sat at the diner table, opposite Freya. Mark was besides her and by me was my adopted sister, Ellie. She was only ten. She was rather tall for her age.

"And have you got any homework to finish?" Freya asked.

"Yeah. I have something do for history, which I got before summer break. I haven't got much left to do, so it won't take me long." I explained.

"Good. And how is history going? You know you can always ask for help from me if you need it." Mark offered again. He always said this, which I really appreciated. It was lucky for me that he was a history proffesor in a university. That way he could help me if I needed it.

"I'm good, thank you." I smiled. My food was all gone. I had demolished it. "That was delicious. Thanks mom. Is it okay if I go now?"

"Sure, honey." Mom said.

"Thanks." I then pushed my chair back and headed up to my room. I opened the door and headed straight for my desk. Then I opened the drawer and pulled out my history book. As I closed the drawer, I noticed that an old card I had from Toni was lying there. I picked it up and smiled at it. It him that it had been over four years since I had left her. A wave of sadness hit me, and I soon found myself reminiscing about the past, our past. Before I could stop it my mind was flooding with memories. I thought back to how a silly little book made me fully understand my feelings for her. I remembered back to the day when we first began talking. I remembered everything in between.

~Cheryl's memory~

I sat with my back against a tree and stared at my teddy...my JJ. It was the worst day of the year. It was the anniversary of my beloved brother's death. It was a day I hated. Now that I understood the day more and that I was in The Sisters, I hated the day even more. I looked at my bear and thought back to when JJ gave it to me, which brought a tear to my eye.

"Hey there, Cherry." I instantly recognised the voice as Toni's. She had recently started using that nickname for me. I looked at her and put on the most realistic smile I could.

"What's bothering you? I can tell your upset by the look on your face." She asked. I loved how she knew me. She sat besides me. Her hand found itself in my hair and as she stroked it, I felt myself relax a little bit. She was so good at calming me down, at making me feel happier and even making me laugh. She gave me comfort in this moment, because she knew I needed it.

"It's the anniversary of JJ's death." I almost whispered, emotion clear in my voice, and was surpised that Toni managed to hear me and reply.

"Oh my god. I forgot. I'm so sorry...but don't worry. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere...whatever you need...just ask." Toni said, sympathetically. Her face softned and so did her eyes...her beautiful eyes.

"I just need a hug...a shoulder to cry on. I just need you."

"Not a problem, Cherry. One hug coming right up." Toni stated as she hastily wrapped her arms around me. I felt myself starting to cry and I leaned my head on her shoulder. I felt her hand rubbing my back.

~End of memory~

I smiled as I thought of hugging her. That may seem stupid but it was those simple things that I missed the most. I missed her presence. I missed the excitment I felt whenever I saw her. I miss her so much that I even missed the struggle of questioning whether I should tell her that I liked her. If I'm being truthful, I still like her. I don't think I could stop. All I wanted was to feel the touch of her hand on mine again. I just wanted to hold her in my arms once more. Only in my dreams, I thought.

Authors note:
What did you all think of this chapter? I know you are all anxious for them to reunite, and it will happen I swear, but for not I just want to give their lives without each other. Thanks for all the support. And btw I'm still working on a new oneshot, so it will hopefully be up soon!