Destined love

Chapter 34

They say, right? Good things don't last? Well, they were right. One by one, it felt like slowly her worst fears were coming true one by one. And it all started with a text.

"We need to talk Veronica. Meet me the music room after class"

Veronica stared at the text in her phone. She frowned as she racked her brain trying to question what would Archie of all people would have to want to talk to her.

She was about to reply no, when she was interrupted with another text from him

"You better be there, or else i would have to come and get you myself"

Now, this should have been a clear warning for her to stay away, she should have ignored him but everyone knows. Curiosity kills the cat. Well there you go.

"First off, rude much? Second, you can't order me around. If i want to come i will. But you can't force me. And Third, what is so important that you literally threaten me to talk to you?" Veronica replied.

"Meet me there and you'll know" archie replied conveniently ignoring her initial statements.

Veronica sighed and put down her phone. She knew that something was wrong. She kept wondering what is it that he wants to say. And that curious part of her won from the cautious side warning her not to go there.

She had decided to go there after class. What worse could he do? She thought.

Betty who had been sitting behind her, had noticed the texts archie had sent veronica. She frowned. What could archie want? And why was his tone so rude? She instantly knew veronica shouldn't be left alone to go there, so she silently agreed with herself to follow behind her, just in case.

The bell rang, and Veronica packed her books and told jughead and betty to meet at the cafeteria in 15 minutes, as she has to go somewhere.

They both nodded and saw veronica leave. Betty turned to jughead and said "I'll be there soon. You go ahead"

Jughead was confused at their behaviour but shrugged it off and let Betty leave following after Veronica.

To Veronica's expectations, Archie was there waiting for her. She sighed and closed the door.

"What do you want Archie, that you couldn't tell me somewhere else?" She asked, folding her hands over her chest.

Archie just looked at her angrily and said "what did you say to betty?"

She raised her eyebrows, "I didn't say anything to her! Why would I? We've just started to reconnect"

"Don't lie. Ever since she has started to hang out with you, she has started to ignore me" he shouted

Veronica flinched and looked at him coldly" if she's ignoring you, it's because of you and your actions. Not because of me. So clear your delusion."

Archie gripped the table tightly and said " you're lying Betty would never ignore me. She has loved me all her life. She couldn't ignore me even if she tried"

Veronica looked at him as if he's crazy. "Are you even listening to yourself? Who would want to be your friend after everything you have done?"

"Betty would. Because she's a lovesick fool, who has never realised that i knew about her feelings for a long time. I just pretended not knowing because it was nice having someone who could help you from time to time. She's so dumb. But ever since you came, she's been totally distant. What did you do?" He said angrily

Veronica glared at him angrily. She regrets telling betty that archie could also like her. She regrets all those times she was giving archie the benefit of doubt. She regrets stringing Betty along false hope. She doesn't deserve this. How could he treat her like this? And expect her to be by his side after knowing everything. Her hands balled into fists. She was fuming.

Betty who was secretly listening to everything was feeling terrible. Dread washed over her at what she heard. Archie knew? He always knew? He was playing with her emotions all the time and she let him! Pain. That's what she felt. Yes she was ignoring him because she realised that he wasn't worth any effort. But she never expected him to stoop to this level. She quickly texted jughead to come to the music room, she had a bad feeling. She wanted to barge in and just confront him. She was about to go in when she heard Veronica's voice.

"You knew? You knew all this time? Is someone's feelings a joke for you? That girl loves you from deep in heart, and you were using her all this time? Just, Just what kind of jerk are you? I'm glad Betty's ignoring you! Good for her! Just how could you do this to her? She doesn't deserve this!" Veronica said raising her voice in anger

"Shut up! Who are you to tell me about how to treat betty!" He said taking steps closer to her.

She didn't back down "I'm her friend. I have every right to defend her!"

He laughed" i was her friend since childhood. You being her friend accounts for nothing." As he took yet another step towards her.

She looked at him in anger. Just how much of a jerk he was? " Having a friend like you, Don't make me laugh. I would rather have an enemy than have you as a friend" veronica said fuming.

"Archie, I'm telling you now. Back off. Before i do something i regret" Veronica warned.

"What will you do?" He said not backing down.

She looked at him angrily and pushed him backwards.

Archie looked at her menacingly. "How dare you?" He shouted and raised his hand as if too slap her.

Veronica was taken aback and for a moment blanked and couldn't do anything. She closed her eyes expecting herself to get hurt. But it never came. She opened her eyes to see Betty standing in front of her holding Archie's uplifted hand.

Betty shook off his hand and looked at him angrily. "What the hell were you thinking of doing?"

AN.
I have nothing against archie. I actually do like him. But in this story, i felt like this was meant to happen. Like a story writes itself right? So yeah. I'm sorry to all those people who love archie and could never see him doing all this. Its just a story okay? So don't feel bad if you're not satisfied with how I'm portraying him.