Jughead's pov
I sit alone in the library, waiting for my newest client to come. I hear the door swing open, and I look up. She's beautiful. Her blonde hair is up in a ponytail and she's wearing black jeans and a light gray cropped shirt with a cropped leather jacket on top. She sees me and walks over.
"Hi. Betty, right?" I say, giving her a small smile.
"Yep," she replies uninterestedly, setting her bag down and pulling out a book.
"Okay, so we're going to start with math, then do English and finish with science," I say, pulling out textbooks for each subject. She just stares at me with a bored look.
"Listen," She starts, leaning onto the table and resting her head on her hand. "I've always been ahead in my classes. I've never failed a class. So these sessions will simply be reading a book with no talking," She finishes, opening her book.
"Why are you here if you're ahead in all of your classes?" I ask, trying to make conversation.
"Because my mom thinks I'll start falling behind," she answers without looking up from her book.
"Why?"
"A personal thing," she says, briefly looking up at me. We sit silently for a few minutes, then I break the silence.
"Well, we're gonna be in here together for the next 9 months, so let's get to know each other," I suggest. She rolls her eyes but agrees. "Okay, Let's start with first impressions," I say, waiting for her to talk. But she just blankly stares at me until I speak. "Okay, I guess I'm going first," I say. "I thought you were annoying" I lie.
"Really," She says skeptically. I sigh.
"Fine. I thought you were... beautiful," I say quietly. Her expression changed from taunting to panicky in less than a fourth of a second.
"I- I gotta go. I... have somewhere I have to be," Betty says, picking up her stuff and quickly walking out.
"No- wait- I didn't-," I say desperately, but she doesn't turn around. I sigh and, after waiting a few minutes, gather up my stuff too, since there's no point in staying.
Author's note
Hope you enjoyed! I started writing this a while back so the first few chapters might be slightly cringey but I promise it gets better as I go on. Have a good day!
