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chapter seven: love triangle

a.n: last nights episode was so good it was probably my favourite so far!! betty and veronica being partners in crime is my aesthetic. also thank u guys for almost 1k reads!

veronica

       the scene with betty left me thinking about my feelings. did i have feelings for archie, the musician or did i have feelings for the girl next door? all i knew was this was too much romance for me.
i confided in jughead when i needed help with this kind of stuff. yeah, he's asexual and i'm starting to question if he's also aromantic but he has surprisingly good advice. jug also tells me it straight not that "follow your heart" bull.

"look, veronica. i don't even care about this anymore. yeah archie is hot, but could he be someone you seriously see yourself in a relationship with? betty is the obvious choice for you here." jug was also rooting for me and betty quite obviously. i stopped talking about this completely stressful love triangle and changed the subject into work.

       the bell rang marking the end of the school day, and i thanked him before i exited out of the library to get back home. i was really hoping i wouldn't bump into betty, because it was hard to wrap my head around things right now and i —

"sorry." someone's books fell on to the ground as a shoulder had accidentally pushed me.
great, it was betty. i guess i deserved that.

i helped her pick up all the books from the concrete stairs, our hands grazing over each other occasionally. the silence between us used to be comforting and something i would revel in. now it's uneasy. we both stand up and i patted off the dirt on my blue dress. i gave her an awkward smile before turning around and speeding off.

"wait, could we talk?" betty said sadly. the crowds of students dispersed leaving the school almost empty. i huffed before turning back around to face betty. she fixed her pink cardigan. my expression softened. i knew i was confused on who i wanted but betty was so... innocent. if that was a good way to describe her. maybe just sweet.

"about what?" i crossed my arms over my chest.
"about us, veronica. you get close to me and then you start cuddling up to archie?" betty said a bit too loudly.
"that's not what it is, betty. i'm not confused, it's just you're just making me think about things i haven't thought about before. you make me feel like i can be myself around you and then archie..." my words drifted off, not wanting to say anymore.
"i want to be with you, veronica. i want the kisses, i want to hold your hand, i want to be able to call you my girlfriend. just you wait veronica lodge, we'll be together one day." betty finished off her sentence before leaving me and my thoughts. i went off into the other direction to my house, wondering.

come to think about it, archie hasn't said anything as romantic as that to me since the closet.