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Riverdale High was a very strict school ran by a very strict man. It was mandatory that you followed all rules and school conducts that were listed in the very thick student handbook given out at the beginning of the year. It was mandatory that you were on time to all of your classes. It was mandatory that your clothes were appropriate for school. Betty could apprehend why those rules were created.
But what she couldn't apprehend was why it was mandatory for every sophomore at Riverdale High to attend a mid-year camping trip.
It all started with the assembly that Tuesday afternoon.
"This camping trip counts as 50% of your Social Studies grade"Every kid groaned, while Betty just rolled her eyes.
"Don't you think that's a little unreasonable sir?" Veronica projected, getting the attention of everyone in the gymnasium. Betty looked down at her light pink ballet flats, feeling anxious with everyone's eyes on her as she was sitting right next to Veronica.
"I don't Miss Lodge. And you shouldn't either. You will leave Sunday at 6 AM and come back on Saturday. So I expect you all to be here at around 5 o'clock, 5:20 at the latest"
"This is total BS! I guess I'm just going to have to take the diminution of my grade because I'm not going!" Veronica ranted as her and Betty made it to their usual outdoor lunch table where Archie was already sitting, his computer in front of him with a pencil in his hand and a blank paper.
"Is she mad about the camping trip?" He asked Betty, noticing how the raven slammed her $600 purse onto the blue hole indented table. Betty nodded in response, nervously looking down at her tray. Things were still pretty rocky between her and Archie due to his rejection to her love proposal from a few weeks back. Even though Archie had completely pushed the situation out the window, it still kept her up late on some nights.
"Come on Ronnie it won't be that bad"
"Easy for you to say. Your used to hanging around bugs and digging in the dirt and sweating"She said, a disgusted look following right after.
"I mean Betty's going right? It'll be time to hang out with her"
"Nice try Arch, but we hang out everyday. It's not gonna happen"
"Please Vee? For me?"Veronica looked over at her blond haired bestfriend who had her bottom lip poked out slightly. Veronica whined and threw her head back in exasperation.
"Fine. I'll go on this disgusting irrelevant camping trip"Betty smiled, even though she knew her and Veronica for sure wouldn't be hanging out. She had been getting closer to Archie more and more since her first day at Riverdale High. Betty for sure knew there was a romance budding between the pair, from the glances during lunch and the slight hand touches in the hallway before classes.
"But if I get one mosquito bite, I swear I'm calling my parents and leaving" Betty smiled and shook her head at her feisty bestfriend.