Strawberry. [J.J]

34.

CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
"About fucking time."

"So you guys are not going to tell me anything? You're really going to keep me in the dark?Really, Betty? Call me back," Marley said leaving a voicemail before hanging up.

Marley started to pace her room before her phone started to ring. She quickly looked at the caller ID and rolled her eyes before answering.

"What do you want Cheryl?" Marley asked once she answered the phone.

"I hope your friends are happy for reopening Nana Blossoms old wounds," Cheryl said and Marley frowned.

"So, Archie and Betty were there?" Marley asked and Cheryl hummed.

"Yes. Asked my Nana a bunch of questions traumatising her and then leaving. Quite frankly, I don't care what the Scooby Gang does just leave my family out of it." Cheryl said and Marley rolled her eyes at Cheryl. Before she could reply another phone call came through.

"I'm bored of this conversation and someone is trying to call me. Also, the Scooby Gang solved your brothers murder. Goodbye Cheryl," Marley said before hanging up and answering the other phone call.

"About fucking time you called me back," Marley said and she could hear Betty out of breath.

"We know where Mr Svenson is. Pickins Park. It's the big tree with the branches that look like a hand. You know what I'm talking about, we've already called the Sheriff. " Betty said out of breath it was clear that she was running and Marley quickly grabbed her jacket.

"I'll be there as quick as I can," Marley said before hanging up and running out of her bedroom.

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When Marley arrived at Pickens park, sweaty and out of breath from all the running. She started to make her way towards the tree Betty described as she used her phone as a flashlight.

Marley spotted the tree but she also saw Betty with a shovel in her hand and the black hood pointing a gun and her head and Marley gasped before ducking behind a nearby tree.

"Fuck. Fucking fuck," Marley muttered panic in her tone as tears rolled down her face.

She quickly looked around her and found a shovel laying by her feet. She shakily picked up the shovel and took a deep breath before walking towards the Black Hood and using the shovel to hit him around the head. Making him drop the gun, just before Marley could hit him with the shovel again he got up and ran away.

"Marley," Betty said with tears rolling down her face and Marley sniffed as she pulled her best friend into a tight hug.

"Archie's in the coffin," Betty said pulling away and Marley and Betty quickly jumped into the grave and opened the coffin so Archie could get out.

"Which way did he go?" Archie asked as Marley and Betty helped him out of the coffin.

"That way," Betty said while pointing in the direction he ran in and Archie quickly grabbed the gun and ran in the same direction, Marley and Betty running after him.

"STOP. STOP NOW!" Archie shouted at the Black Hood once they caught up to him. The Black Hood was about to jump over the fence but he didn't.