The Other Cooper (#1 Riverdale Fan Fiction)

Chapter 21: Rejection, Break Up and Heritage. ✔

This was the day that was going to change Mary's life, forever. 

Mary walked down the stairs and over to the house phone. There was a answer machine message. Mary pressed the play button.

"Hey Mary, it's Oscar, here. I am sorry to say but your music is don't go well with the producers. They don't want to make your album. I am sorry I had to do this over the phone but you needed to know. Mary, I loved your music it was great. Might see you soon, Oscar." 

Mary looked down at the phone, the tears were streaming down her face. She couldn't believe that just happened. Her whole world just crashed down. She just screamed, Alice can running through. 

"Mary what's wrong?" Alice asked as her daughter fell to the ground. Alice bent down and hugged Mary in her arms. "Honey, what happened?" Alice asked as she caressed her daughter.

"I-I-t's o-v-e-r-r-r." Mary cried, she couldn't believe that nobody liked her music. It was all she had. "Music is over!" Mary cried even louder, Betty came running down the stairs to see what was going on.

"Mary, what do you mean?" Betty asked as she went down beside her sister. 

"Oscar phoned. Nobody wanted me." Mary stated as she stopped crying, she just wanted to see Reggie.

"Oh honey, I am so sorry." Alice whispered in Mary's ear. Mary pushed away from her mum and stood up. 

"I have to go." Mary whispered before she ran out of her house, before anyone could say or do anything to stop her. She began to run down the street and she bumped into Archie.

"Mary, what's up?" Archie asked as he opened his arm for Mary to hug him. Mary hadn't spoke to Archie since he declared his love for her. Mary shook her head as she looked at him, the tears were falling out of her eyes.

"I can't Archie. We can't." Mary whispered as Archie walked closer towards her. He really wanted to kiss her. "Archie, I have Reggie." Mary added before Archie kissed her. Mary joined in, she just couldn't help herself. Mary quickly pulled away and turned her head away. Reggie was standing beside them in the street.

"I came to see you. You seemed pretty occupied, girlfriend." Reggie spat angrily and Mary walked closer to him. Her face was red, her eyes were covered in tears, her nose and lips were swollen from crying. Archie felt so bad but so good at the same.

"Reggie, please." Mary cried as she walked up to him, she wrapped her hands around his neck. She needed him, she loved him. "It was a mistake." Mary explained but Reggie dropped her arms at her side and walked away.

"That wasn't a mistake Mary." Reggie laughed to himself as he walked away from her. Mary followed after him crying. Her mother and two sisters were watching from the outside of their house. They saw the whole thing. 

"Reggie, I just lost music. I can't lose you too." Mary cried as she chased after him. Reggie turned to face her. He was so angry and upset. He couldn't believe what he had just saw and that his girlfriend did not stop him.

"I can't believe you Mary. You made me chase you, you made fight for you while you kiss Archie of all people." Reggie shouted scaring Mary. She whimpered at him. "You can't do that to me. I can't be with you." Reggie stated  bluntly before he walked away from them all. Mary dropped onto the road and cried. Everyone was walking out of their houses to see what the commotion was. Alice and Betty took a hold of Mary and helped her into the house.

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It was the next morning, Betty was at school , Polly was out and Mary was in bed. She was too depressed to do anything. She was woken up by the sound of her parents arguing.