Caught In The Storm

10 years earlier...

Jughead packed up what he needed for the trip and loaded it in the car. He set an alarm for 6 in the morning and started to fall asleep, when he was interrupted by the ringing of his phone. He picked it up and saw that Archie was calling.
"Hey, I hate to do this, but I can't come on the road trip. Something came up. Sorry" Archie said.
"Oh, no it's fine. Don't worry about it" Jughead responded.
"Thanks man! Maybe another time?"
"Yeah, maybe. Goodnight"
"Night"
The other end went silent.
Jughead was disappointed, but he was used to it. People not keeping promises, people abandoning him. It was fine. He was fine.
He turned his phone off and rolled over, falling asleep almost instantly.

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Jughead was woken up by his phone blaring. He looked at the time.
6:00
He forgot to turn off his alarm last night. Great. There was no way he was going back to sleep now.
He got out of bed and pulled on some sweats, then walked outside into the foggy air.
He climbed into the car and pulled on his seatbelt. Then he drove. He drove and drove, not knowing where he was going.
After an hour, he came across a grassy clearing. He turned off the ignition and climbed out of the car. He opened the trunk and grabbed a blanket and breakfast that he had packed last night. He hopped over the fence and walked to the edge of the clearing.
He'll never forget the view.
Layers of rocks, going as far down and out as he could see. The sunrise, making the sky burst with color.
Jughead laid down the blanket and grabbed one of the sandwiches he had packed.
Then he just sat there. For hours. Taking it all in. Escaping from everything. From everyone.

AN // Yay finally a flashback! In case you didn't get it, this is the road trip Jarchie was supposed to go on before Archie ditched Jug for Grundy ew. As always, let me know what you think and vote if you hate Grundy!