''is that the last bag?" popcorn said as i push another bag into the van i nod waving him into the car i look back to see sweet pea he was staring at me...intently i stared back seeing who would look away first i blink out of shock when popcorn slammed the door closed i sigh and get back into the car ''are we leaving?" he asks ''i dont know'' I sigh once again ''where are we gonna go now'' he asks once again ''i dont know'' i grunt with annoyance ''is dad here?" at that i snapped ''I DONT KNOW OKAY POPCORN I DONT FUCKING KNOW" i scream slamming on the breaks and pulling on the side of the road taking on the breath ''FUCK!'' i yell punching the horn my eyes tearing up ''im sorry popcorn, i just...i dont know maybe i made a mistake im sorry...im so fucking sorry'' i say letting a tear fall ''sorry for what?" he asks which kinda makes me smile though my tears ''for yelling,for giving you this life no 8 year old deserves this, for mit, for everything thats been so shitty who knows maybe you would of been better of in foster care'' i cry holding him close ''thank you..for stop drinking i love you'' is all he says which makes me cry even harder
THORNHILL
''phi im so glad you could make it oh and this must be pop welcome veronica is up in my room come'' cherly says beckoning us closer we enter her room ''you have such a awesome house its so big'' popcorn exclaimed ''why thank you im cherly'' she says shaking his hand ''im sorry we kinda got kicked out of our apartment and we dont have anywhere for the time being so we just, i couldent find a place for him, it was just ugh'' i exclaim with a bit of a laugh at the end ''why dont you stay with me iv always wanted a sister and i think a little brother would be adorable'' cherly smiles my eyes beam with hope and so does popcorns ''YOU REALLY MEAN IT!?" we both jump happly she nods with a duh look on her face ''hey mama blossem said its time for dinner lets go'' veronica says pulling us down stairs ''thank you for having me'' veronica says taking i bite of her perfectly cooked venison ''we didnt invite you'' cherlys mother sighed ''and i dont know why she invited 2 serpents aswell'' she says looking at the palm of my hand and popcorns scracth on tattoo we kinda gulp down our food and ask for seconds while cherlys parents just looked at us in disgust ''well mommy these too serpents will be living with us in till they will get back on there feet'' cherly says standing up for us which made me smile ''and when did we agree to this?'' cherlys dad asks ''when i said that if you dont i will tell everyone that dear old mommy goes around and---'' cherly got cut off by her mother staring at her with a deathly look in her eye but she nodded non the less ''only in till she gets on her feet'' is all she said me and popcorn look at each other with the same corny smile that was the end of the stares by both parents when they started harassing veronica about her father after dinner we make ourselves to cherlys room ''wow so all of us have daddy issues huh" i say trying to break the silence ''oh please everything about you is a mystery i didnt even know you had a dad '' veronica laughs ''speaking of mysterys umm cherly i was just wondering do you have any photo's and can i hear some storys about this jason guy i feel bad not knowing anything about this dude and then going to his funeral'' popcorn said as he jumped on the bed i glance at cherly to see how she wound react ''i would be happy too'' she says pulling out a book ''damn hes crazy handsome'' veronica smiled cherly and v go on about how amazing his face is when veronic breaks the ice a little with asking the question that was on all of our minds ''why did you invite us and not tina or ginger your best friends?'' ''because you helped me at the pep rally not them'' cherly says leaning closer ''then what about me?" i ask ''you said something that got me wondering and i wanted answers but now that your staying here i could get them another night'' she says straight faced i nod my head in agreement even tho i have no idea what i said i sit in deep thought trying to think about what i said but nothing coming to mind i drift to sleep holding popcorn since he was asleep aswell while cherly and veronica talked about going rebel
THE FUNERAL
''Is that really what your gonna wear?" cherly asks when i walk out of her room with black jeans and a hoodie ''i dont have any formal black clothes'' i shrug she pulls me into her room by my hood ''ugh hopeless child'' she grunts thowing some dresses on the floor ''oh no i dont do dresses'' i say putting my hands infront of me ''you do now'' she says pulling out a beautiful black dress ''no no ill get a stain on it or something'' i say backing away but she walks up to me holding the dress a grin on her face
YOU GET TO CHOOSE THE DRESS
''ugh whats with these high heels'' i say tripping up once again ''its called class'' popcorn says my eyes nearly pop out of my skull ''where did you get that?" i say shocked as he was wearing a royal blue tuxedo which i know we cant afford ''i brought it for him'' veronica says coming up behind him i roll my eyes ''you shouldent feed his ego like that'' i laugh he pokes his tongue out and runs down stairs ''also your boyfriends here'' he winks ''boyfriend?'' veronica raises her eyes i chase after him about to ring his neck when i fall down the stairs tripping on my heels ''ophelia?" jughead asks confused giving me a hand ''nice dress'' he smirks ''shut up'' i say punching his arm playfully sitting down next to him and betty a few minutes pass and everyone turns around to see cherly walk down the corridor in a white dress her parents are as shocked as the crowd ''thats the dress she was found by the river....when jason died'' val whispered i smiled at that how shes standing up for herself i look at popcorn and he looks back at me we nod at each other knowing this will be a good home "welcome to thornhill thank you all for coming''
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ON THE RUN (SWEET PEA X READER)
Fanfictioni've always been the girl that got away but maybe its because im always running no one has been able to stop me