Save Me ≡ Cheryl Blossom

Thirteen

Clifford Blossom died by hanging himself.

Quite a real cliffhanger, leaving more unanswered questions as to why he did it.

But we all know that, so let's focus on the twins. They're now living with their mom in another house in town that they just bought. William was living alone in the mansion with Sebastian, and Xael was at the south side, taking a break at Vanessa's.

"Jubilee's coming up..." Zariah brings out the topic of an upcoming event as the twins and Xael walked to school together in the pouring snow. "And everything's... really weird. And this is not normal. This is not a good kind of weird." She starts to worry, huffing while running her hand through her hair.

"We know..." Xael and Zander looked at one another when they said the same words at the same time. But Zander continues, "Things are happening too fast for our pace, and I must say that it is highly concerning."

"Could not have been said better," Xael points out, rubbing his bandage that was placed on his cheek. He received that from Zander who didn't mean to punch him, but he had to, or else he would not have got off on top of William.

"Hey, again, I'm really sorry that I did that. You know I didn't mean it..." He frowns at his older brother.

Xael chuckles, "I just didn't expect you to throw a punch for a guy like your size. You just look... fragile." Zander rolled his eyes.

"It's in the genes," Zariah hissed, scowling her face. "Our father's a drunken bastard and abusive. So, of course, we were inherited with such blessings from the devil himself. We're all wolves under this... façade or sheep's skin, whatever."

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At lunch, the gang and the trio were talking about the recent events happening that involved Jason's case. They were still a bit restless about it, and no one complained. It has to be solve. Then their conversation's topic suddenly shifted to The Truth.

"Speaking of the truth," Veronica slowly stands up and Archie looked at her, shaking his head quickly. "Archie and I wanted to tell you..."

Archie looked at Betty, "We've kissed a couple of times."

Jughead's girlfriend smiled at them and appreciated their honesty. She points out that if they wanted to be together, so be it, she was, indeed, with Jughead now. He smiles at her girlfriend while eating a burger.

The next day, but on a different and separate table, the twins and Xael were eating by themselves. There was still a heavy aura between them as they ate in silence. Ever since living in a different house, it's definitely... shocking and a lot to take in.

"I wish there was no such thing as imperfection." Zariah told no one, as she plays with her food. Losing appetite was taking a toll on Zariah's life, and she didn't mind.

"But life would be pretty boring if it didn't exist, Zar," Her twin looks at her, shaking his head.

"Then I wish we didn't have to live a life that's so fucked up in this small town." She spat back, stabbing her food with her knife. Her siblings jumped at her sudden action. "I swear this town has some kind of curse in it."

Cheryl came up to their table with a slight smile. She asked if she could talk to Zariah for a moment, and they allowed her. Zariah stood up and followed Cheryl to an empty classroom.

She took in the ginger's appearance which was a bit concerning to see. She wasn't wearing any bold make-up, no red-colored outfits, her cherry brooch is clear as crystal; in short, she looked different from what she would normally look. But she was smiling.