"Hey Betty" Kevin yelled across the school hallway as everyone was leaving

"Kev! whats up" Betty said putting on a fake smile

"want to meet up with us all at Veronica's speakeasy, she's putting on an event for us, we are going to watch a movie" Kevin explained walking alongside Betty in the crowded hallway pushing through the barricade of teens

"sure I'll be there what time?" Betty asked plainly

"six, see you there," Kevin said walking through the exit doors

Betty ran up to her room avoiding staying in the kitchen that recently accommodated a dead body- the shady man that she disposed the body of she is terrified of her brother, 'it was self-defense it was self-defense' she tells her self over and over again hoping one day she will believe that it was actually self-defense, outside, a car rolled up and its headlights lit up the kitchen the shadows she reminded herself just shadows not pools of blood not growing crimson stains splattered and smeared but the headlights didn't move, maybe her mother was home early from work or one of chic's so-called 'clients' dropping by

Betty willed her self forward to the front door but when she opened the door expecting her mother she saw none other than her fiery haired cousin sat in a sleek red convertible with the top down

"Cheryl?!"

"Betty!" Cheryl said with a light tone in her voice "Is your brother or your parents home?"

"no, no ones home apart from me, why?"

"say, my darling cousin, do you want to get in the car?" there's a hint in Cheryl's voice as if all of Riverdale's twisted problems could be solved with a night drive around the town

"not really," Betty said turning towards the house

"we could take a drive up the high way…"

Betty's hand was on the door handle

"we could drive all night if wanted to, we could get pretty far"

"What do you mean," Betty said over her shoulder

"we could be out of the state before anyone even realises we're gone"

Betty turned to face Cheryl "are you implying we run away?" Betty asked

"escape for a little while"

"where to?"

"anywhere you want"

"the ocean"

"that could be arranged"

"so let's go"

Betty took hold of the passenger seat door handle and pulled it open before Betty buckled her seatbelt Cheryl put her foot on the gas and speeded off twenty miles over the speed limit