Jokes On You (Veronica Lodge)

Chapter 6

Monday, was a new kind of hell. Usually people looked at us with fear, but this time they were looking at us with hatred and disgust. What did we do? Did I do something? I wasn't going to give these weird Riverdale kids the satisfaction of making me feel any emotion besides on top of the world, so I just pretended like nothing was happening. They don't have to know that they made me feel self-conscious.

Queenie and I walked the halls as if nothing happened. As if those people aren't speculating something horrible about us. There's probably some rumor we missed or something unimportant like that.

About halfway down the hall we saw Jughead and Archie, it looked like Juggie was trying to joke with Archie. Whatever Jughead said really offended the jerk because he yelled at Jughead and began walking the opposite direction. How dare that jerk brush off Juggie! What on Earth could Jughead Jones have said for mr. perfect football player to hate that much?

Jughead pushed the doors open and it looked like he was skipping, so of course I grabbed Queenie and ran after him. I mean if Juggie can skip so can I right? I mean he's the only one who really cares that I'm skipping, besides Queenie. Once we get close enough to him I decide to speak.

"Hey Jug, what was that about?" I state voicing my thoughts. Jughead did look kind of defeated after his conversation with Archie.

"Archie, I thought we were friends again, but he just blew me off. Whatever, he can do what he wants to." Jughead said pretending it wasn't as big a blow as it was. Poor Juggie he just wants Archie back and Archie is being a jerk. Well if Archie doesn't want to be Jughead's friend after all he said last night then that's Archie's loss. Jughead practically salvaged Archie and Betty's friendship.

He's an idiotic redhead he's going to need Jughead again when he makes another mistake and if he pushes Jughead away now he may not be as forgiving as he just was.

"Why are Archie and you even fighting?" Queenie ask curious. Jughead gives a sad smile before looking at us.

"We we're supposed to go on a road trip the weekend of July fourth, but he bailed on me last minute." Jughead said before his face lit up. Apparently some dots connected in his head because he ran right back into the school. Great, now I have to go to class.

Queenie and I walk in when the announcements start. They were of course talking about how Jason's death was being treated as a homicide now and a bunch of other Junk, but then Cheryl came on the intercom. She started talking about how her family won't stop until Jason's killer was behind bars. All that is normal until she said "I already have my suspicions, #RiverdaleStrong."

Then it hit me why those kids gave Queenie and me weird looks in the hall this morning. That's the stupid rumor. Well not a rumor more like a suspicion. They think because we're Serpents, and because we just moved here, we killed Jason. That's the only reasonable excuse for the people this morning,

I swear to god if Cheryl is the one spreading this stupid rumor. I guess I will try to catch her when she leaves the principal's office, because if she's being this malicious, someone is going to have to knock some sense into her. I didn't intend on going to class, so the minute I dropped Queenie off at her classroom I went on a manhunt to find the one and only Cheryl Blossom.

I find the demonic red head right when she leaves the principal's office. I grab her arm and drag her to the nearest girls bathroom. I check all the stalls before looking directly at Cheryl.

"What do you want you psycho serpent?"

"I swear to god Cheryl if you are the one saying Queenie and I killed your brother-" I start befor she puts her hand in my face. Who does she think she is?