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chapter eleven: archie

this chapter could be a bit triggering, i'll put a start and end point to the part where it happens. stay strong!

veronica

    it was the night of another party and i didn't have the best luck with them, especially while archie andrews was there. i was wearing this simple dark blue dress with a necklace. i was going to meet betty where the party was taken place, at reggie's house. in all honesty, i was nervous. archie was my friend and i know we had a bit of bad blood when it came to romance but i didn't want to lose him. whatever, this party was also to let us relax.

  i had gotten to the party just in time and was able to spot betty outside the house, wearing a light pink dress that was loose. we were very different but somehow, we were a perfect match.

"hi." betty pecked me on the cheek. she didn't seem to care if anybody saw us, as she held my hand. i was tired of keeping us a secret so this was a nice change. we entered the house which was already overflowing with kids from our school, and people i didn't recognize from other schools. i wonder where all these people came from anyway.

we both got drinks. i didn't want to get blackout drunk like i would at some other parties but i wasn't about to let a boy ruin my fun. i leaned against the kitchen counter with betty, the sound of rap music so loud i can hardly hear myself think,
"veronica don't be too mean with archie or anything tonight. sometimes you can get a little... out of hand." betty paused in between her sentence to think of the right word. i was getting a bit annoyed, but i understood what she meant and i didn't want to get in a fight with her.

"okay, fine." i reply back a bit too cold, but give her a side-hug to indicate i didn't mean to be rude. half an hour into the party and i spot archie on the couch talking with reggie. "here's my chance. i'll tell u how it goes." i kiss betty on the cheek then run off to archie.

"hey, archie-kins. can we talk?" i ask, well really i'm telling him we need to talk. archie nods and he says one second to reggie before going out the back door, me following behind. betty was watching us closely.

"archie we need to talk about us." i said bluntly.
"what about us?" he asks.

"whatever feelings you have for me, they need to stop. i can't like you that way." i'm trying to take betty's words into thought but it's getting increasingly harder. it was frustrating telling a boy multiple times i didn't like it.

archie took a swig out of his red solo cup, "i understand. you're in a relationship with betty... i get it." archie seems upset but i was confused on how he knew about us.

"no, we aren't." i say quickly and cross my arms over my chest. i would tell archie about us but betty wasn't ready to tell everybody and i respected that.

"then what's stopping you from being with me?" archie stepped closer. i could smell the alcohol on his breath from a mile away. i awkwardly laughed.

(stop! this may be triggering for some readers!)

"okay, archie. nice talk." i rolled my eyes, annoyed that he's still trying to get with me after telling him no. i tried to push him away to get back in but he stepped at the door, forcing me to stay out with him.

"this isn't funny anymore." i push him away, but archie grabs my arm and digs his nails into my skin. my eyes begin to water. i'm getting nervous, my heart beating fast.

he presses his lips on to my cheek and i push him into the wall, he yelps and and falls. archie was drunk out of his mind that he simply passed out.

(end)

i was shaken up. nothing like that had happened before and i didn't think it ever would. the fact that archie did it makes it worse. i rush inside to find betty. i'm shivering and can't think straight i just run into her arms, "can we please leave." my eyes water up and betty doesn't ask, we both just leave to get back to her house.

a.n: i'm sorry for making archie a disgusting douchebag but it was needed for future chapters, i don't want to make this chapter the main focus of the next chapters but the next chapter will talk about this a bit. thank u for continuing to read!!