JUGHEAD JONES
Every town has a horror story to tell and ours struck us on the 5th of July. The idea of our Riverdale was that of a small and peaceful town. Once quiet but now forever changed by the mysterious death of Cheryl Blossom, the queen of our high school and Jason Blossom's twin sister. She drowned in Saltwater River. Jason attempted to save her but he couldn't. The police found him wet, sitting on a rock, alone. The redhead twins had been forever separated. News spread like wildfire through the town and it got worse when the body wasn't found in the river.
The Blossoms aren't exactly a friendly family. They don't seem to get along with anyone except their own blood. Marked with rich ancestry and great amount of money, theirs is a family many avoid. Cheryl's loss hardly seemed to affect them in any way. Jason had always been their darling, Cheryl was just a bonus they didn't feel the need to acknowledge.
BETTY COOPER
" Mom! Mom! Hurry up! I gotta go to school!" I shouted as I wore pink lipstick and grabbed my backpack. Polly was still on the bed, sleeping. She wasn't feeling well as usual. She says school makes her sick but I know better. The idea of seeing Veronica with her eighth grade crush, Archie is what makes her sick. I sighed and picked up my lunch from the kitchen counter, kissed mom on the cheek and left for school.
ARCHIE ANDREWS
"Archie, you free today?" Dad called out.
"No, Dad I have football practice and then I have to go on a date with Ronnie at Pop's."
"Okay, son. Bye. Love you!"
"Love ya too, dad!" was the last thing I said as I shut my home's door behind me. It had been a really long time since I last saw Veronica. She went to New York during the summer break and I missed her terribly. She had gotten back last night and I couldn't wait to see her again.
VERONICA LODGE
I touched the pearls on my neck and held on tightly to my Gucci bag. I couldn't stop smiling. It had been forever since I met Archie. My heart ached to see his smile again. God, I wish I could run to him right now and give him a really tight hug.
"Well that won't happen unless you actually go to school Ronnie, so hurry up!" Mom shouted from across the hallway.
"Great, I can't believe I said that out loud" I muttered and shook my head. Mom and Dad just laughed and I set out for school.
JASON BLOSSOM
I moved across the school corridor and hugged Betty tightly. "I missed you", she whispered. I hugged her even more tightly in return and kissed her hair. She was the only thing that was holding me together after what happened to Cheryl. The rumors, the sympathy, it was too much to handle. But she got me through it, every single time. I loved her more than anything else in the world. She let go of me and kissed me softly on the lips. It was moments like these that made me love her even more. I grabbed her hand and we walked to the chemistry class. Archie took a seat next to me. We have been best friends since fifth grade. We are brothers and practically everybody at school knows that. They don't dare to mess with either of us. Veronica, Archie's girlfriend is Betty's best friend and that is exactly why the four of us make the perfect group.
I hop in next to Betty during lunch. She has turkey sandwich and two cookies for lunch. And all I have is an apple and OJ for lunch. Great. I eat it anyways and grab the banana off Archie's tray too. He doesn't really like them.
"The sheriff dropped by to see me", I inform them.
"What was he saying?" Betty asked and put an arm around my shoulder.
"They found Cheryl's body. It had washed ashore. The autopsy says she didn't die of drowning. There is no water in her lungs. She died of something else."
"What happened then? How did she die?" Veronica asked.
I looked at each one of them.
"That is the problem, They don't know."
BETTY COOPER
I walked home with Archie and Mom asked him to stay over for lunch. Polly chose that precise moment to walk into the hallway wearing her PJ's and yawning with her mouth open like an alligator. Her hair was a potential mess and her breath was REALLY bad. She smiled at Archie, embarrassed and then looked at me with daggers. Shit! She was totally going to murder me later. Once we were done with lunch Archie left. I underwent Polly's wrath. I told her that she should have woken up earlier and if she would have gotten dressed before all this wouldn't have happened. She shut up. I grinned. I returned to my bedroom and picked up my phone. I had three calls and seven texts from Jason. I immediately called him back.
"Hey", I said as soon as he picked up the phone.
"Hey you", he replied. His voice seemed worried and tensed.
"Are you alright Jace?" I asked.
"Yeah, yeah I am fine. It's just that they found out what happened to Cheryl. She has bruises behind her neck. She was strangled, apparently. She was assaulted and killed by choking her windpipe. The only question is who would do that and why?"
"Oh Jason, I am so sorry. I'll meet you at Pop's in a few."
"Ok, bye. I love you."
"I love you more", I whispered and ended the call.
I hurried to Pop's. Jason was already there. I sat down next to him. I ordered milkshakes for the both of us. He put his arms around my shoulder and I leaned into him.
"She never drowned. She died 2 weeks after the 5th of July. She was alive all this time. We could have saved her Betty, but we didn't. Above all, she was pregnant, Betty, she was pregnant! I was going to be uncle. And now, it's all gone." Jason said
"Hey, don't say that. We didn't know anything about her whereabouts, okay? Don't blame yourself for something you couldn't have changed", I said as I kissed him on the cheek.
I then look at him and slowly ask whose baby was it even though I know the answer already. It is Adrian's he says and I remember how broke Adrian was when he heard about Cheryl's death. He would be crushed if he ever found about this.
He looked down at me and smiled as if to say that it was okay. He had the most beautiful smile in the whole world. I couldn't help but smile back. Unfortunately, I had to hurry. Adrian was returning for spring break from college and he was going to reach by tonight. I had offered to pick him up but he refused saying that being the eldest kid in the family he could come home by himself. Fine by me! Anyways so I kissed Jason goodbye and left.
JUGHEAD JONES
She is so beautiful. She can never be mine though. She will always belong to Jason Blossom. She loves him too much. I watch her leave Pop's and check my phone. No texts from Polly. She said she would be here soon. I wait for a five minutes and end up having a conversation with Jason.
"Hey, Jughead. What's up bro?" he said.
"Hey, nothing much. Just waiting for Polly to arrive", I reply.
He breaks into a long lecture about how I shouldn't stay alone at school. He even advises me to join football. Great, nothing is better than a pep talk from Jason Blossom himself. I just keep nodding my head at everything he says and then watch him go.
Soon after that Polly arrives. She hugs me and says "Hey bff!" I shake my head at her and we both order something to eat. She goes on to talk about how Archie dropped by at her house today and she was a total mess. She groans about what Archie must have thought about her. I laugh at her expression and she punches me playfully on the arm. It's nice to have her with me, I think to myself.
ADRIAN COOPER
Cheryl is gone now. She was beautiful and I loved her with every bone in my body. But now she won't be here at Riverdale anymore. She won't come to hug me or kiss me. Both our parents weren't really excited about the prospect of the both of us being in a relationship. But we were so into one another that their opinions hardly mattered. Sad, isn't it?
I walk home. College is tiring and there is nothing like family that can help you relax.
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