I decided to keep drinking at home, what could I say? I was depressed, yes I decided not to go but the fact that everyone else was still having fun without me. I crawled into bed around 12 am when I got a text from Betty reading "SOS". I pressed on dial to call her as I was very concerned about her "Hey Betty" I croaked, "Hey, so I'm pretty sure Veronica and Archie kissed" she cried. WHAT? I was filled with rage inside me, but then I remembered Betty's feelings for Archie. "You're kidding?" I shouted. "I wish I was, so I went home and started bawling my eyes out when Archie's shows up at my door, he said to me he can't give me the answer I want when I asked him if he felt anything for me" my heart sank when I heard Betty tell me this, I knew her feelings for Archie were real. a huge part of me felt responsible that he didn't love Betty. "Betty I'm so sorry, I'm sure Archie's just confused, we all are, this summer changed all of us" I reassured her. "It's just horrible April, when we were at Pop's the other night it felt like the two of us only and you know, do you know what that feels like?" she sobbed. "Yeah" I said quietly, thats what the whole summer had felt like with Archie. "Do you want me to come around?" I said feeling extremely guilty. "No girl, I'll be fine, I'll see you at school on Monday?" she asked "See you then" I whispered hanging up the phone.
I laid down in bed thinking about what Betty had just told me. I started to doze off when I heard a loud knock at the door. I suddenly panicked. I wrapped my robe around me and quietly tiptoed down the stairs to look through the peephole at the front door. Phew! It was only Archie, I wasn't about to get murdered. I unlocked and opened the door slightly "What do you want Archie, its 12:30" I groaned opening the door for him to come in "I messed up April, I really hurt Betty" he cried pacing up and down the living room "Calm down Archie.. What exactly happened?" I said turning on the living room light, "Sit down, I'm getting you a cup of tea" I instructed leading him over to the living room chair. "Cheryl made us play seven minutes in heaven with spin the bottle and she chose Veronica and I to go into the closet, I wasn't planning to kiss her, it just happened" he explained, "Here" I said handing him a warm comforting cup of tea, "Why am I not surprised Cheryl has you playing these games?... Typical" I laughed, "Aren't you upset?" Archie asked looking me directly in the eyes "Archie, you and I haven't even properly talked since the summer, you can do what you want and if you want Veronica then I just have to be okay with that" I explained taking a sip from my cup. "I don't want Veronica yeah she's beautiful but she's not you April and I want you" "Archie you have to figure things out with Betty, you guys are best friends and she needs you by her side, and if we have to confess our love for each other in front of her then.." "Wait what?" Archie asked. "I love you Archie, I wanted to say it that morning by Sweetwater River, just with what we heard and everything it sent me into a state of panic, I couldn't handle it I just wanted to get home and pretend nothing ever happened" I said standing up and starting to pace around the room. "Hey" Archie said grabbing me by the waist, both of us stared directly into each others eyes "Can I kiss you?" he asked, putting his hand on my cheek. I nodded and we kissed passionately.
Suddenly I received a phone call from my best friend Kevin, "Can I help you?" I answered cheekily, "April" Kevin panicked "Kev, what's wrong?" I asked worryingly, "I went for a secret hookup sesh with Moose and we came across" "Wait Kevin slow down" I said trying to calm Kevin down. Kevin took a breath and whispered "We found Jason". Archie and I looked at each other not knowing what to think or do. "What's happening Kevin?" I asked, "He's being taken to a coroner's office as we speak, April, there was a bullet hole in his head" Kevin said crying. I gasped and put my hand over my mouth I immediately burst into tears, Archie held and rubbed my hand, someone shot Jason, there was a murderer in Riverdale. "Please go home Kevin and get some sleep, tomorrow's going to be a long day" I cried hanging up the phone. Archie wrapped me in his arms and rocked me from side to side as I continued to cry. He ended up staying with me the night, as I was too scared to be alone and all I wanted was my mother to come home safe and sound. Riverdale was no longer safe and we were all about to find out that sometimes blood doesn't run thicker than water.