V.&A. // They just don't know you

•2•

  • veronica's;p.o.v  

  • MONDAY;School

I was sitting at my usual spot next to Cheryl in the cafeteria. Our group had one table far, far away from the Cheerleaders and Jocks. Ever since Cheryl quit the Cheerleading-Team, because her friends were more important to her than being the Headcheerleader, she had been bullied constantly by her old teammates. There were so many times where I wanted to say something to make them shut up, but I never said anything. Maybe I was afraid. I know, you wouldn't think Veronica Lodge would be afraid to speak her mind, but after what happened with a certain person, my confidence wasn't that big anymore. It used to be different though. I felt bad for Cheryl, though. She didn't deserve this. I'm glad she had us now. She actually really used to be a real bitch. But ever since she found out that Betty and her were related she became nicer and became friends with Betty. At first we weren't that excited about Cheryl joining our group, but now it would be weird if she wasn't there. "What are you reading?", Kevin asked me. I raised my head and looked directly at Kevin. "Thirteen Reasons Why. Ever since the show came out I wanted to read the book. It finally came yesterday.", I said in excitement. Betty was next to Jughead and they were just cuddling. It was not like I had anything against it. It just reminded me of something I used to have. What I used to have with a guy I loved. A guy that hurt me. I couldn't believe what happened between him and me was only three months ago. So much had happened since then. But one thing didn't change. I was still hurting like it was yesterday. "Can I borrow it when you're done reading?", Kevin asked me and I nodded, though I was still distracted by Jughead's and Betty's cuddling. "You okay?", Cheryl asked me. My head quickly went to Cheryl and all I did was nod. That was before I asked:"Yeah, of course. Why wouldn't I?" Cheryl let out a small sighed. "Nah, it's okay. Just thought you were thinking about someone in particular." "He hates me, Cheryl. It's not like I could just go to him and act as if nothing ever happened.", I explained. She took a sip of her coke. "Yeah, he hurt you, though. So please stop acting as if it was your fault.", was all she had to say. It was my fault though, right? I mean, why did he break up with me all of sudden anyway? Why did he start to hangout with those people? I must've done something wrong. It must've been my fault. No clue what else pushed him there. I continued reading my book. That was, until all of sudden coke was spread all over me. I stood up in shock and raised my head immediately. And there he was. Red hair, beautiful brown eyes. Yes, my Ex-Boyfriend Archie Andrews. For a minute we locked eyes and I could see that he felt guilty. He wasn't the one pouring the coke all over me, though. It was Chuck. Anger was building up inside of me, but I also felt like crying my eyes out. "What the hell, Chuck!", Cheryl suddenly shouted. "What? I just thought she deserved a little cooling-off." A smirk was plastered on his face. Everything was happening so fast. All I could see was Archie's guilty face right in front of my face. That's when I quickly ran to the bathroom. No idea what happened after I went. All I heard was Jughead and Cheryl screaming. After a while I could feel someone's hand on my shoulder. I turned around and spotted Betty. That's when I collapsed in her arms. "I can't believe he let Chuck do that.", I cried. All Betty did was comforting me and I was so thankful for that. She was always complaining about Archie and what he did to me and all I did was still talking good about him. But instead of telling me 'told you', she comforted me even though she knew I should've seen this coming a long time ago. But what happened next was even a surprise to me. Even I didn't see this coming.