Forever And Always

Chapter 86

After school ended on Monday Callie was walking past a classroom, she had a book in her hand and her phone out.

" Callie!" a million voices called. She paused looked into a classroom as saw the Farmies, the Gargoyles, and Cheryl's LGBTQIA/Student council group. Regretfully, she walked into the room.

" The farmies have the room reserved from 3-4 every Wednesday," Evelyn informed.

" Not every Wednesday," Cheryl corrected. " The third Wednesday is reserved for monthly Student Council/LGBTQIA meetings."

" I'm didn't see your name on Mrs. Bell's activity calendar," Evelyn said.

"  You dare lecture me, your Student Council President on rules and procedures?" Cheryl demanded. " If this the 18th century, I'd have you beheaded."

"What do you think Callie?" Kevin asked.

" I'm not part of any of these groups," Callie told them.

" Wrong, you're now my negotiator," Cheryl informed. " We need one."

" Cool," Callie breathed uneasily.

" Hey, Red hair princess, bitches," Kurtz said as he sat up everyone went silent and looked at him. " We're in the middle of a quest here."

" Go crawl back to the freak show from whence you came, you abomination," Cheryl ordered. The Pretty Poisons and Gargoyles faced off each other, soon it landed it all three groups getting into a fight. Callie went and sat in the teacher's chair and read from a book. Not too long after Jughead and Toni bumped their way in through the crowd outside the door and stopped the fight.

" Why did you just sit there?" Kevin asked as Callie tended a cut on his face.

" I was called in," Callie said. " I should have just gone to the bathroom by the auditorium, instead I made an unwise choice to pass that classroom. And now I'm a negotiator."

" You always are the negotiator," Kevin reminded her.

" I know," Callie sighed. " I don't even know why I came in today."

" Why did you?" Kevin asked. " If you didn't want to."

" I can't keep staying after any emotional problem," Callie said. " I don't want to fall behind in school."

" Well, if you could...take a couple of days off and put together some dance numbers."

" I already have a lot on my plate, I got work today," Callie informed.

" Just a couple of days," Kevin insisted. " I have the perfect idea for what musical. If it makes you feel any better, it's one of your favorites?"

" Hamilton? Heathers?" Callie asked.

" It's a mythic bitch performance," Kevin said.

" Fine," Callie said. " I'll do it, but I'm not taking days off."

" You are the best!" Kevin cheered happily.

*****
The night came on and Callie was working at Pops when Archie, Josie, and a little boy came in. He looked about 13.

"Who's this?" Callie asked.

" Ricky," the little boy said looking at her shyly.

" I found him in a closet at the gym," Archie informed.

" Food is on me," Callie said. " What would you like, kid?"

" A burger," Ricky answered.

"Would you like fries with that?" Callie asked.