Riverdale Preferences and Imagines

8. Reggie Mantle | The Friday Night Fight

You and Reggie have been best friends since you were born, always next to one another whether that be when causing trouble in Riverdale or taking the accompanying punishment. Partners in crime, that's what the two of you are. It really is the strongest kind of bond for they say there's no honour among thieves but you think it's the exact opposite. There's way more honour among trouble makers.

Well, that's when both trouble makers remember to tell each other when they cancel plans.

So you've been a little busy these days, big deal. Pop's has you working overtime for the upcoming town jubilee and your parents are on your heels to keep you grades maintained. You're an excellent student for someone who goes mailbox smashing on occasion. Mixed with the constant hounding from your other friends to loosen up and hang out with them you're almost always swamped.

All in all, you were tired and honestly forgot to tell Reggie that you wouldn't be able to join him at the drive-in tonight. You fell asleep as soon as your head had hit your pillow, your phone had been discarded on your dresser. Now look where that landed you.

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"Dude, where are you? I've been waiting for you for like an hour and a half!" This is the first thing you hear when you stumble to your phone and pick it up. You aren't even fully awake and someone's already yelling at you.

"What?" Is your only audible response, besides a few swear words that tumble from your tired lips.

You hear an angry sigh from the other end of the phone, "Y/n, we were supposed to go to the drive-in tonight, remember? It's me, Reggie, your best friend. We've been planning this for months, it was the James Bond marathon! I can't believe you forgot, you always do this!"

Now it's your turn to get angry. Where the hell did all of that come from, you always bailing on him? As if, he's the one who's never around because of football. You never complain when he hangs with the guys after promising to go to Pop's or Sweetwater River with you. Where does he come off thinking he's entitled to your time but you aren't entitled to his?

"What the hell, Mantle? As if you never fucking leave me hanging! At least I have a good reason unlike you. 'Sorry, Archie wants to play video games' whatever! So yeah, best friend, I forgot. At least I didn't fucking cancel on you for nothing!" You'll regret these words eventually but, thankfully, that time is not now. However, the angry tears pooling in your eyes tell you other wise.

You can't believe he would accuse you of ditching him, you've never ditched Reggie. You've been attached at the hip since birth and then later, when he grew taller than you, attached at the hip and stomach.

"So, Reggie, I should go seeing as you obviously don't want to see me because I bail on all our plans." You spit the words into the phone.

"Wait, y/n, I didn't mean-"

"Bye."

With that you collapse back onto your bed and quite plainly just cry. Your best friend, the boy you've spent your entire life with and then some, has officially crossed a line. He doesn't do that often. In fact, before this moment, he hasn't done it at all. The two of you rarely fight and when you do it's about nothing.