The Lost Ones | Choni

1| Alone

Cheryl's POV

"Cheryl, hurry up we're going to be late for school!" Jason said hurriedly as he came into my room.

"I'm coming, Jason. I'll meet you in the car." I said as I was tying my hair in a ponytail. Jason left my room and I sighed as I put my glasses on and stared into the mirror. "You can do this." I said to my reflection then I got my bag and rushed down the stairs.

"Don't forget your lunch, Cheryl!" Mother called out as she came over to hand me my lunch.

"Thanks, Mom." I smiled as I went outside to the car.

"Ready to go?" I asked Jason.

"Yup! Lets go." He smiled back as we began to drive to school.

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Jason and I arrived at school and walked into the crowded hallway. Jason said goodbye and then met up with the football team, leaving me all alone.

I didn't like to be alone at school because when I was alone that gave Veronica Lodge her chance to pick on me. Veronica is the most popular girl in school and she always bullies me when we're alone. She doesn't do anything when there's other people because she pretends to be a good person and everyone loves her. Even Jason.

Veronica and Jason have been dating for 3 years now, and when Jason's with us she's really nice, but when it's just me and her she'll point out all of my many flaws and bully me for them. My mother assumes that we're friends and often invites her to spend the night whenever she comes to see Jason. She always says yes and then I have to share my room with her for the whole night. It's just awful. My cousins are really the only people who are my friends. Polly and Betty are always there for me and they know that Veronica bullies me, but I told them not to tell anyone. So sometimes when she stays the night they'll come over too so I'm not alone with her.

I looked at the clock and noticed that I had 10 minutes to get to class. And Jason thought we were going to be late. I remembered that Betty needed my notes from English after she had missed class on Friday. I decided I'd just take them to her now to kill the time. Betty is a River Vixen, so I walked towards the athletic hallway to find her.

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Toni's POV

"Ahh! Hotdog get off!" I giggled as my dog jumped into my bed and started giving me a bunch of sloppy kisses.

Hotdog is the best dog a girl can get. He's smart, loyal, and is full of personality. He's also family. In fact, he's the only family I have at home. I live alone in an apartment on the Southside. It's been that way for 2 years now. 'Why?' you might ask. Well . . . I have a family that I get along with, but I chose to leave.

My family is quite wealthy and they live in a really nice house on the Northside. So why don't I live with them? Well my parents are almost always working and I'm usually alone anyways. Because of that, I joined the Serpents. They didn't really like that and explained that if I lived under their roof, I live by their rules. So I packed up my things and moved out. My parents allowed me to move out because they knew if I stayed there then we'd fight all the time, and they wanted a good relationship with me. They also know that I'm very independent and figured that it could be good for me to move out, but they technically own my apartment for me since I'm a minor. I also get away with living in my apartment on my own because my mom's friend owns the apartment building. So basically, my parents let me live an independent lifestyle but are able to keep tabs on me and make sure I'm not homeless or starving. They paid the first years rent for me and I paid for food and other things I needed while I also saved money so I could pay for my apartment when my payment came up.