Missing Her

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Cheryls POV
5 months later

Its 20 days until Christmas and there has been no sign of Toni since July 4th. Its been really hard on the girls and me and the boys but I'm still hopeful shes alive, i have a feeling shes alive.
"Mommy?" Tayleigh asks coming into the living room where I'm reading and drinking tea
"Hey Sweetie, whats up?" I ask as she walks towards me
"Will mom be home for Christmas?" She asks pouting
"I dont know sweetie, I'm dont know when she's coming home,"
Tears stream down her face. I put my book and tea on the coffee stand and hug her.
"I miss mom," She says quietly
"I miss her too Tayleigh," I reply
Madi, Alex, and Kait walk in the room.
"Whats wrong Tay?" Alex asks
"I miss mom,"
They all nod.
"Lets look at pictures," I suggest "Madi, grab me that red book,"
She grabs it and hand it to me. I flip it open and the first picture was of toni, infront of the Eiffel Tower with 2 baguettes in her hands.
"This was our honeymoon stop in France, she bought those just for this picture," I say pointing the picture out
"Then you two ate a whole baguette each?" Madi asks shocked
"No, your mom gave them homeless family the bread," I say smiling at the memory
I flip the page to see the ski trip we took in senior year. We were both in our ski suits and skis. She was kissing my cheek and i was laughing
"We took this trip in senior year, I pushed her in the snow about 30 seconds after this because she was being annoying,"
The next picture brought back tons of bad memories.
"This one was taken the day after she saved me from what used to be called the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, basically a place for bad parents to send their kids who we gay or bi to try and "fix" them. She saved me and that when I knew I loved her
We look at a few more pictures before its time to sleep. I put all of them to bed and then go into my room. I cant sleep without Toni, I havent opened the letter she left me in that box yet, but tonight I have to. I saved it for a night like this, that I was missing her and couldn't bare it- so I unsealed the envelope.

My love,

I am so sorry, writing this letter I have a pain in my chest knowing i may not see you for a long time. I'm am writing this to tell you not to try and find me. Cheryl Majorie Blossom you are the love of my life, my soulmate, my everything, I love you more than everything in this world (except maybe the girls). Please stay strong baby, I will fight everyday to get back to you. The ghouls threatened your life because they know you are my kryptonite, if I lost you I would loose myself and my sanity and I would break. I cant imagine how hard this is for you and the girls and I'm so very sorry but I had a chance to ensure you and all the girls were safe and thats my top priority. If something happened to you and I could've prevented it I wouldn't be able to live with myself. Don't loose hope, don't be afraid. I love you, and always will, I'm fighting for you, like you said on our wedding day- til' death due us part, and an eternity after that.

You are the risk I'll always take,
Love you forever,
Antoinette Topaz.
(PS. Tell Sweets and Fangs not to be dumbasses and come looking for me either)

In tears I examine the letter another time, this time I notice water drops or little splotches on the page
tear drops- she was crying while writing this letter. Enclosed with the letter was 5 pictures of us from highschool to our wedding, with little quotes written on the back.

1. You stole my heart, but I'll let you keep it ;) - on the back of the first picture we ever took together at Pops
2. You will forever be my always- on the back of a picture of us on her motorcycle
3. All my firsts, all my lasts, and all the in betweens, i want with you- on the back of a picture of us kissing
4. In love with your beauty, and your laugh. - On a picture of her kissing my cheek and me laughing
5. My soulmate, my love.- On the first picture she ever took of me when we were relaxing in her room

I hold the pictures and smile, she was always so cheesy. The doorbell rings and I get suspicious because it is 11 at night and the boys just walk in. Thankfully I had my archery set in my room from polishing my arrows so I grab it and leave my room. As I walk out I see alex open the door, and a ghoulie on the other side.
"MOOOOM!" She screams running back to the stairs
I draw my arrow back and hit him right in the stomach, falling and knocking himself unconscious immediately.
"Alex, call your uncles, tell them there's is another body in the living room, get your twin and go into the other twins room and dont come out until i unlock the door," I say coming down the stairs
she nods and runs upstairs. I watch the guy and make sure he doesnt snap out of his mini coma for a few minutes later the boys come sprinting inside.
"CHERYL?" Fangs yells as I sit on the bottom step
"It was a ghoulie, already checked. He has his jacket on and is armed with a gun and 2 knives," I say nonchalantly
"Are you ok?" Sweetpea asks
"Fine, I had my arrows as you can see and the girls are all locked in a room," I reply "And you know what this means?"
"You might've killed a man?" Sweetpea asks frazzled
"No, it was a ghoulie attack on my family which means we get to text that phone," I say half excited "Which means we can get my girl back,"
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