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The Blossoms were an upper-class family, A husband & wife with two kids. The Blossom twins, Jason and Cheryl they were inseparable no matter where they went. One day behind the white picket fence a fire had started and along with the fire it took the lives of the Blossoms along with Thornhill. The Blossoms; Cliff, Penelope, Jason, and Cheryl will be missed. Underneath the words of the memorial were the faces of the Blossoms. Every single day Toni would walk by and stare at this memorial wondering about what had happened to the Blossoms. No one actually knew how the fire had actually started. There were rumors of course, home invasion gone wrong, Cliff had gone crazy and killed them all. But the one that really baffled Toni there was one rumor that Cheryl Blossom the six-year-old twin at the time of the fire had started the fire herself and had ran away into the forest. To Toni that had made no sense I mean she knew why to some people that could be a possibility, according to the public reports in the library the ashes of Cheryl’s body was not found within the ashes of the fire or the rest of her families. But good God the child was six years old the age Toni was when the fire had happened, there was no way she could have had started the fire and disappear within the night. So what happened to the Blossoms?
“Good God Toni come on you’re going to make us late for school you stare at the memorial every day is it really that interesting?” Sweet Pea groans as he stops walking noticing Toni had fell behind stopping in front of what once was Thornhill. Fangs laughs a bit and nudges Sweet Pea, “Come on man you know Toni has had a crush on that red head since she was young always coming over here and checking out her picture.” Fangs laughs even harder when Toni throws a rock by his head as she yells in retort, “She’s dead Fangs you can’t have a crush on a dead girl.” Sweet Pea groans at the conversation as he keeps walking the forty-five-minute walk to school. About four years ago when they were all freshman someone had taken severe damage to South Side high and forced it to shut down resulting in everyone from South Side to attend Riverdale High, kind of hard to do without transportation. As Fangs once learned if you don’t attend the school because you don’t want to make the forty-five-minute walk, they send a truant officer to come and get you. So, the three walk to school every day but with Toni to stop everyday to look at the memorial their walk takes about an hour each day. “Thank goodness it’s our senior year this walk every day it becoming such a drag,” Sweet Pea complains as he lifts his arms behind his head grunting. “Yeah well I just can’t wait till we start doing some real work for the Serpents so we can finally spring for bikes just like our parents.” Sweet Pea quickly whacks Fangs upside the head leaning down to Fangs whispering angrily, “Parents?! Really Fangs what are you trying to do? Make Toni upset for the rest of the day?!” Fangs sheepishly looks behind to see Toni luckily, she wasn’t listening but looking in the distance thinking about the dead red head like she usually does every day. As soon as they step on school property before Toni could even get to the front door it slams open with an angry Principle Weatherbee in tow locking eyes on the three walking up, “Antoinette Topaz my office now!” As he points to the door glaring at Toni. She gladly smirks and rolls her eyes walking up the steps, she turns around and salutes, “See ya later boys I got a date with an angry man and I’m not talking about my Uncle,” as she winks before she turns back around.
As soon as they get into the office Principle Weatherbee motions for Toni to take a seat as he sits down behind the desk sighing in anger. “You spray painted the gym,” Toni laughs, “How’d you know it was me? Because I’m a serpent? Weatherbee sighs, “Betty Cooper saw you after cheer leading practice of a pink haired girl coming and starting to spray paint the side of the gym, ‘North Side Sucks.’" Toni sighs in defeat and looks down at the ground in whispering, “Well they do.” Weatherbee starts again, “This behavior isn’t appropriate for schoo- “Toni retorts angrily, “Don’t reprimand me you’re not my father!” Weatherbee stops in his tracks staring at Toni sadly as Toni misses his pity and stares out the window, “When you first came to this school we offered a group for deceased parents. Have you attended any?” Toni scoffs in anger, “I don’t need a group to tell me my parents are dead or the fact that they won’t show up to my graduation and it’s not going to change the fact of what hap- “Toni stops and shakes her head in anger, “Never mind.” Weatherbee sits back in his chair, “Well due to your actions and it being close to graduation I have every sense in my being telling me to take away your school trip.” Toni looks up shocked and upset, “Weatherbee- “But he puts up his right hand in silence, “But since I know you’ve been saving up working at the Wrym all year I decided that for the next couple of your shifts at the Wrym you’ll be spending it helping the Janitor clean the school instead.” Toni sighs in relief, “Also Ms. Topaz we’ll make sure to keep a close eye on you on this trip understood? So, no stepping out of line or you’re done.” Toni nods her head in agreement.
“Wow Weatherbee is cracking down hard on you this time, isn’t he?’ Sweet Pea muses as they walk down the hall after school. Toni just shrugs her shoulders acting a bit upset since Weatherbee brought up her parents. “Well hey at least you still get to go to Cali with us right?!” Sweet Pea nudges her shoulders trying to cheer her up. Toni smiles a bit thinking of California as that’s what the student body decided on their school trip. Since their finals and graduation are two weeks apart within those two weeks the Senior class get to spend 10 wonderful days down in Long Beach, California. The trip Toni has been saving up for all year to pay the school to go and she can’t wait. She’s never been out of Riverdale and she wonders what kind of new love and adventure is out there waiting for her.