It started with a text - {Choni}

- Chapter 4 -

Cheryls Pov

I woke up in the morning tired as ever, I stretched out my arms and yawned, my alarm clock blaring.

7:00am

7am, that only meant that today was a school day, one of my least favourite days of the week, all I wanted to do was lay in bed, but instead I immediately picked up my phone to find a new message from Toni.

T: Good morning C, ready for another hellish day at school, all I know is that it's too early.

I eagerly read her text then scribbled a reply in a matter of seconds.

C: I. Hate. School. Wonder if I will see you, but even if I do, you won't even recognise me. :)
T: Im still wondering who the hell you could be, I know so much yet so little about you, its so weird that I can't even put a face to the personality.
C: Sneaky, I know. But, I'm still not blabbing who I am.
T: Fine C, I'll kind of see you at school I guess..
C: See you at school.

Part of me felt really bad for not telling her who I am, but I was enjoying texting her, and I felt like if I revealed who I was she would never say a word to me again. I want her to find out at the right time, when know each other better.

I went into my cupboard and composed myself a new outfit for school which, obviously, based around the colour red. I didnt know if telling Toni my favourite colour was red would be a dead giveaway, so I just needed to act like I normally would to her. I put on a long sleeved red top with a tartan skirt and made sure to put on my gold plated spider broach. When I went to do my makeup, I did quite a basic, natural look, but made sure to have my bright red matte lips.

I know. iconic.

I walked out of Thornhill and unlocked my red convertible and hopped into it. Within minutes I was pulling into the parking lot of Riverdale High, hundreds of other students, walking around like flies around the car park. Entering and exiting vehicles, driving up and down the roads, it was chaos, as always. I started walking towards the entrance when I heard the roar of three motorbikes driving past the side of me, I rolled my eyes at the stupidity of the southsiders to be riding those death traps, I kept walking forwards until I saw her. I saw Toni on her bike and stopped in my tracks and just stared.

Way not to give anything away bombshell. I just stood there looking like an absolute idiot. That was until Veronica Lodge came up behind me and linked her arm through mine, making me move.

"Jeez Cheryl, why are you staring at the southside trash, I know most of us get along now but Daddy says they are bad for Riverdale." I didnt agree with Veronica, not one bit, it was just the act I put up to get people to like me.
"Oh Veronica, I was just preparing my next ruthless takedown of the serpents."
"Well heres your chance, theres three serpents, the pink haired one looks weak as anyway, let it rip." I really didnt want to be rude to them, but I knew I had to, so no one in this drab high school would think I'm getting weak.
"Oh southside rubble, why the hell do you even bother turning up at this school still, you know your not welcome here, you never have been. Why can't you just leave us in peace, and let this high school go back to the glory it was once before you thugs came here." I could see the pain in her eyes.
"Why don't you come over here and say that to my face.." She was coming closer and closer to me, I knew I had to stand my ground.
"Happily Queen of the buskers." Slowly she started to back away and go back to her Serpent friends, which relieved me, because I didnt want to be any ruder to her. I quickly turned my back and ran into the school building.

Toni's Pov

"What the hell was that?" Sweetpea asked me with anger in her eyes.
"Just Cheryl being a bitch as per usual, I can't stand people like her." I was telling the truth, ever since I arrived at this school girls like Cheryl and Veronica have tormented us, put us through so much pain and publicly embarrassed us. They were some of the only people in this school who still had a grudge against the Serpents and I had no clue why, besides, the only thing I was interested in was finding the girl who was texting me, no matter how hard it would be.

I walked into first period as tired as usual, I normally spent Calculus sleeping on the desk, not giving two craps about what the teacher was saying. But instead today i pulled out my phone from my bag and hid it under my desk so the teacher wouldn't see.

T: So, hows school?

As soon as I sent the message, I looked around the classroom for anyone looking at their phones, but to no avail, no one got a notification or got their phone out. Then I got a response.

C: I should be asking you how Calculus is...

Now I was creeped out, how the hell did this person know where I was. It couldnt have been someone in my class, no one was on their phone. Was this person stalking me?

T: Woah creep... how the hell did you know where I was?
C: Don't worry, I saw you walk into class. Corner of my eye,
T: Still... creepy..
C: Oh well..
T: So..your texting in class, what a rebel.
C: You could mistake me for a serpent I'm that rebellious..

"Miss Antoinette Topaz, may I ask you why you are on your phone in class?" Awe Shit.... of course it's me to get caught the one time I'm on my phone.
"Urm.. I'm..."
"Give it here!"

Well... that was the end of trying to find the mystery girl for the day..