I'm sorry [Discontinued]

Let's Get to Work

Clifford decided to visit Cheryl today with Amber, Jason and Daniel, so now they were sitting in their living room playing Xbox as the adults chatted. Cheryl was holding little Daniel while Veronica was making faces at them as the Jason and Max were playing Just Dance. It ended up with Jason winning and rubbing it in Max's face, resulting in them wrestling on the ground as the other's laugh. Cheryl was happy, for once, and it was a nice change compared to the depressing days she's had so far.

"Jason get off your sister before she gets hurt" Clifford said with a chuckle.

Jason eventually obliged and helped Max up. They changed the game to some sniper game and took turns if the other died. Just then  they heard the doorbell ring.

"I'll get it" Cheryl offered before handing Daniel to his mother and heading to the door.

Once she opened it, she didn't expect to see Toni since it was only yesterday that she saw her. She looked to say the least, disheveled.

"What are you doing here?" she sighed, the cold feeling coming back to her, remembering the pain that she brought.

"I'm here to bring you these" she said as she handed Cheryl an envelope, Cheryl took it an looked at whats inside. "It's all I have for now, but I wanted to help with the baby's expenses since it is mine" she said sheepishly as she fiddled with her fingers nervously, which made Cheryl's heart melt, no matter how heartbroken she was as she smiled subconsciously.

"Thank you for this Toni but take it, it's fine" she sighed as she tried handing it back to Toni,only for her to refuse. "Honestly, just save it up for something better, like for your rent for the trailer. You need it more" Cheryl insisted. Toni was about to speak again when Jason came into view.

"Who is it Cher?" he asked, but when he looked at the door, his once cool demeanor was instantly changed to one of anger and rage as he fumed. "What are you doing here?" he asked as his voice shook, putting Cheryl behind him protectively as if Toni would hurt her.

"I-I was giving Cheryl m-money for the expenses" she stuttered, truly afraid of what he could do, makes sense since he played football.

"She doesn't want it and doesn't need it, snake. How dare you have the guts to show your face here after you hurt her?" He said, his eyes staring at her intensely. All the while, Cheryl was trying to calm him down. "No Cheryl, she doesn't get to come up here, whenever she pleases thinking that you'll just come back to her, like you're wrapped around her fingers" he said as he looked at her briefly.

"Jason stop, let me handle it, it's none your business" she said.

"It is my business if this snake knocked up my sister" he all but growled.

"Please JJ" she sighed and thankfully Jason finally went away while muttering a few incoherent words as he shook his head.

"I'm sorry about him, he's just mad about.. this" she said as she gestured to both of them.

"It's fine, I deserve it. Again, I'm sorry for everything" she said as she looked anywhere but Cheryl's eyes, knowing that if she did, she would breakdown.

"Toni look, I'm stressed and tired, just stop saying that you're sorry, it isn't going to prove anything because they're just words. Prove that you are" she said. "Goodbye Toni" she said before shutting the door.

When she got to the living room, all eyes were on her.

"Who was it?" Amber asked.

"Toni" she said "I'm gonna be in my room" she said before disappearing.

When she got to her room, she didn't even bother crying anymore, she was to exhausted to do so, because these past few days, all she ever seemed to be doing was cry, and that wasn't doing her and the baby any good. So instead, she reached for her phone and dialed a number.

"yeah hey, can you come over, I have something to ask you" she said before lying on her bed. 

After a couple minutes, she got bored and went to her desk and pulled out her sketch pad and a charcoal pencil to start on a sketch. When she was starting to get bored, she took her phone and synced it to her speakers as instantly got back on track with her drawing. Her sibling would come in and out of her room to see how she was doing. Then a knock came from her door that she barely noticed before someone came into her room.

"Why'd you wanna talk to me of all people?" she said.

"Because Maze, you're her sister and it wouldn't be too suspicious if I asked you to do this for me" Cheryl said as she turned around to face her. She took the envelope Toni previously gave her and handed it to Maze. "I know you guys need it more than I do right now" she said.

"Look Cheryl, I'm s-" 

"I know. Just take it, but don't tell her" she interrupted.

"How are you?" she asked as she sat on her bed.

"I'm honestly not fine" she said, as she looked into Maze's eyes, she saw the sincerity in them. She sat beside her and continued on "but I'm gonna be, my family's here to help. And here's the other thing I wanted to ask. I just want you and Rosa to check on Toni from time to time" she said.

"Why are you doing this?" Maze asked.

'Because I know how she is, she'll just keep drinking and will get herself in trouble, and as much as I'm mad at her, I still love her" she sighed.

"I'll make sure she'll be fine." Maze said as she stood up and offered Cheryl a smile before leaving.

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