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"Betty !!"Archie nearly screamed as he ran through the Blue and Gold's office door
Betty almost threw the stapler that was currently in her hand at him
"Jesus Arch, you can't scare me like that...what do you need ?" Betty knew he was here for something and she could tell she wouldn't be a huge fan of whatever favor he was about to ask her.
"Come to a party with me tonight, please babe, I know you hate these things but do this ONE thing for me.¨ Archie pleaded
One thing really, all she does is stuff for Archie, why can't he understand that maybe she wants to do something else instead of watching him play beer pong with Reggie and Chuck in the corner? Betty started to dig her nails in her palms, she couldn't let this bother her she relaxed a little. Obviously no matter how angry she got, no matter how much she wanted to pull his ginger hair out of his thick skull...she never said no.
"Fine, give me 30 minutes to finish this, my deadline is tonight, I can't miss it..." Betty lamely said while wishing she had another excuse that could make her wait longer than just 30 minutes.
"OK ! Thanks babe, can you get a ride though, I´m getting a ride with the guys...¨ Archie said, acting as if he didn't just make her his 3rd wheel to the entire Varsity Football Team, he gave her a small peck on the cheek and started to turn around.
"Sounds great" Betty said in an obvious annoyed tone, but that didn't matter, Archie was too busy texting his friends while walking out the door of the Blue and Gold too notice.
Within seconds of Archie leaving Betty gets a text from Veronica.
*Veronica Lodge 8:28 PM; You and Kevin are coming over, we are binge watching movies and getting takeout. Reggie and I broke up, it was bad B, I will explain everything, believe me, you are going to want to hear this. I need my 2 besties Aubrey Hepburn and some milkshakes and food from Pop's. No discussion, Andre can pick you up.
Veronica and Reggie were inseparable, he changed around her, he was much less of a dick around her, which is saying a lot. Archie was never like that, it was always what Archie wanted, even in the bedroom. She knew she needed to do this more than go to a dumb party again. Veronica was her best friend and she loved her more than anything, so she texted Archie and apologized...but in all reality she wasn't really trying that hard to make Archie happy right now.
*Betty Cooper 8:31 PM; Ok V, I have a deadline to make in a half hour, can he pick me up at 9:15? I'm so sorry about Reggie sweetie, but tell Kevin to not bring one of his weird games, if I have to go through a night with Kevin talking about the Kingdom of Theodore, I'm going to lose my damn mind.
She expected a smart-witted reply, but all she got was a read notification...wow, Reggie must have really fucked up this time.
Once she got to work, about 10 minutes had gone by and Archie texted her with his reply
*Archie Andrews 8:43 PM Fine do whatever you want, I really don't care if you come.
Betty sighed and turned off her phone...she was used to this, Archie would say something like this and then tell her he was "sorry", she wanted to break-up with him, but the constant fear of being alone over ruled almost everything in her life.
She finally completed her article with 5 minutes to spare of her big deadline, she knew Weatherbee would be nice if she missed the deadline, but 'a cooper never disappoints" her mothers words constantly reminding her of an image that she had to uphold...she still had to think about what to do, about 20 minutes until Andre would be here, so she decided to get something to drink. She grabbed her stuff and walked down the hallway to the vending machines and all the sudden she heard a voice....
"No Sweetpea, are you fucking stupid? We can't just go up to the Ghoulies, we actually need to have a strategy..."
She turned around at the sound, but she recognized it before she even got a closer look, it was Jughead Jones, leader of the Southside Serpents, and the Serpents according to Kevin and his dad-and honestly the entire Northside, were dangerous and they needed to be avoided at all costs. Before Betty could even think straight, she saw a girl look directly at me, Betty actually had actually had English class with her, her name was Toni and she was really smart and absolutely gorgeous, she had the sex appeal that was basically oozing off her. Interuppting her thoughts was her voice, "Jones we have company..." As soon as I heard her talk I looked like a deer in the headlights to the group
"Umm...s-sorry I was writing for the Blue and Gold, I didn't-realize anyone was umm-here...I-I have to go" Betty nearly rushed out those words as Betty heard Jughead start to speak, "Hold on one second Blondie. How much did you hear?" Betty gulped while one other guy looked at her with a smug expression on his face, "Nothing-literally nothing" He nodded his head as he motioned for Toni and most likely Sweet Pea to leave.
"So the Blue and Gold, would you be interested in a co-editor?" Jughead asked. "Yes, yes absolutely!" All of Betty's previous nerves were gone but then her phone buzzed, a notification showing that Andre was 5 minutes away. "I'm really sorry but can we actually talk about this on Monday? My friend is waiting for me and...here, write down your number and we can talk about this on the weekend if Monday doesn't work for you."
"Is this one of your ways to get a guys number? Have you finally realized how much of a dick Andrews is?" Jughead replied with a chuckle while entering his number into her phone. Betty smiled and she didn't even think for a second about defending Archie, "Alright, umm-see you later I guess," Jughead looked at her deeply and said, "I hope that you don't tell anyone about what you heard tonight, not the best idea for anyone...including you, she nodded her head and headed for the front door just as Andre was pulling in.
I get in the car and the first thing he says is, "I will be in the front making sure Ms. Lodge doesn't get any visitors that may upset her...she is already in a...well...questionable state..." questionable state, what the hell does that mean? The rest of the car ride is awkward, Andre isn't much of the talker, which at this point I'm kind of thankful for that, any conversation between Andre and I is forced...so everything gets awkward really fast.
When Betty arrives at the Pembrooke she go inside and suddenly sees Veronica crying and screaming at the wall...Betty can only hear bits and pieces while she is screaming, "What the fuck is wrong with you, you useless piece of scum..."
"I fucking hate you." She repeated this over and over, Betty has never seen Veronica this angry, I rushed over to her and give her a tight squeeze as Kevin is keeping his distance, unsure of what to do I try to calm her down, it doesn't work like I thought it would but she holds me tight and mumbles, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner, I only found out about this an hour ago"
¨What happened V?" Betty asks hesitantly...."W-we were bets to them, they bet money on h-how so-soon they coul-could get sleep with us...Reggie told me after we...Ar-Arch-Archie was involved too, it was the entire team B..." When she says that she starts crying again even more hysterically then before, Betty's blood runs cold.
Neither of them notice Kevin getting closer and sitting down near us with a hand on our backs comforting us. Betty didn't think she needed comfort until she starts shaking and crying quietly, Betty whispers that everything will be ok as she runs her hand through her raven-haired locks. Just then, as if perfect timing, Reggie is calling Veronica, Kevin and Betty watch her face as it breaks all over again and then it hardens and quicker than Kevin and Bettycan stop her, she answers the phone with a grin.
¨Hello Reggie, can you put Archiekins on the phone, I have some things that need to be discussed"
They both watch as her grin grows even wider, one thing that Veronica and Betty has in common is they both care more about their best friends well-being than our own. Betty knows exactly what she is planning, and from what she can gather, it´s not going to be pretty.