Chapter 39 Velma's Decision
Many days after her meeting with Johnny Bravo Velma gave it some thought about if she should take Johnny back whenever she wasn't busy with her school work. She eventually told Shaggy about what happened which blew his mind. "Like do you want to get back together with him?" Shaggy asked. "I don't know. My head is telling me maybe I should because you know me I always thinking" Velma answered. "Velma listen to me your very smart and every time when we are solving a mystery you come up with great theories. When it comes to your school work I've never seen such high marks. However I think this time you should let your heart decide what you want to do and not just think about so many facts otherwise your head will pop" Shaggy said which made Velma giggle a little bit and said, "We wouldn't want my head to pop because next thing you know there will be brain goo all over the place." Shaggy couldn't help but laugh at what Velma said which made her smile. "On a serious note you're right I believe I will let my heart decide what I want thanks Shaggy" Velma said as she hugged her friend. Shaggy's face turned red when Velma hugged him because it made him happy and wanted nothing more than Velma's happiness. However in the back of Shaggy's mind he was thinking to himself, "Am I starting to have feelings for Velma again?" But he put that thought aside because he knew Velma wouldn't take him back.
A few more days later Velma decided to take Shaggy's advice about listening to her heart and to stop thinking so much. She texted Johnny to meet him at the spot where they had their first kiss. "Hey Velma how are you?" Johnny said as he greeted Velma. "I'm ok Johnny. Thanks for meeting me" said Velma as she hugged him. "There is a reason why I wanted to see you" Velma pointed out. "What I want to tell you should be said in person and not over the phone or in an email. I've finally made my decision." "Really?!" Johnny asked with a lot of curiosity. "Yes" Velma answered as she began speaking, "Johnny after giving it a lot of thought this is what I have decided what we had together was very special and I will always cherish the memory of our relationship. My mind keeps telling me that maybe I should give you another chance after you sincerely apologized. I appreciate you apologizing to me and I accept it. However for the first time in who knows how long I decided to listen to my heart instead of thinking so much even though I did think about this decision. As wonderful as you are Johnny Bravo I'm not if I'm able to forgive you at least not right away about what you said about me and Shaggy still might having feelings for each other and for not getting over the kiss which I still blame myself for not telling you sooner so with a heavy heart I decided not to take you back. I'm sorry but that's my decision and how I feel. I hope that one day you'll find somebody that will make you very happy.
"I figured that was your decision and I'm going to have to respect it no matter how much I wish you would reconsider us. Could we still be friends?" Johnny asked. "Of course" answered Velma. Before Johnny left he said, "No girl will ever be as good as you and you'll always be Ms. Jinkies to me." After Johnny left Velma headed back to the campus and sat in the student lounge for a while all by herself. A little while later Shaggy and Scooby Doo walked in and found Velma sitting by herself. "Hey Scooby why don't you go and get us some snacks. I'll meet you back at the dorm room later" Shaggy said to Scooby because he wanted to talk to Velma alone. Scooby really knew what Shaggy wanted to do but didn't say anything and left his friend alone to do what he had to do. "Hi Velma are you ok?" Shaggy asked when he saw her sitting alone. "I'm fine Shaggy. I'm just going over what just happened with me and Johnny" answered Velma. "Like what happened? Did you guys get back together?" Shaggy asked. "I spoke to Johnny about that. I told him that I accepted and appreciated his apology because it meant a lot to me. I took your advice and I listened to my heart. I told Johnny I wasn't going to take him back because I said I wasn't ready to forgive him about not getting over the time I didn't tell him myself that you kissed me. Maybe one day I will but as for me and Johnny getting back together I don't think that will ever happened" Velma said as she stared into Shaggy's eyes. Shaggy stared right back at Velma. The both of them started blushing and as Shaggy picked up Velma's hand he said, "I hope this decision makes you happy." Velma thanked Shaggy for what he said and went to her dorm. Shaggy went back to his dorm as well. Shaggy sat down on his bed and started to wonder, "Could Velma still have feelings for me and do I still have feelings for Velma?" Velma sat down on her bed too and thought something similar to what Shaggy was thinking, "Does Shaggy still have feelings for me and do I have feelings for Shaggy and don't know it?" This was one thought on both Velma and Shaggy's minds they were going to have a long time to come.