Emily Keller-A Jughead love story (Book two) *Discontinued*

Four

Emily's POV
" May I have everyone's attention? I have some tragic news to share." Mr Weatherbee said over the intercom. " Ms. Grundy, who was a teacher here last semester, was found murdered in her Greendale home last night." He said
" Oh, my God." I said
" I know some of you were students of hers, and that this news will be difficult to process." He finished. Archie quickly got up from next to me and stormed out of the room.
" Mr. Andrews?" The teacher said as he walked out. I got up and followed him out into the hall.
" Archie" I called and he stopped letting me catch up to him " Are you okay?" I asked him
" What do you think Emmy" he said
" I'm sorry, Arch. First you dad then this. I can't imagine what your going through" I said putting my hand on his shoulder
" Emmy, do you think it was the same guy who tried to kill my dad?" He asked me
" Arch, why would you think that?" I asked
" Think about it, first my dad now Mrs. Grundy, it's like they're trying to get to me." He said
" Archie, I don't know about that but maybe we can talk to Betty's Mom. She got information on Jason death maybe she can on Mrs Grundy's too"

Jughead's POV
I walked into the tattoo shop Tall boy sent me too.
" I'm, uh, here for Penny Peabody?" I said to the man giving another guy a tattoo. He pointed to the back and so I went in and saw a girl sitting behind a desk covered in files.
" Forgive the office space, but I'm a firm believer in low overhead. Plus, I like being close to my clients." She said pointing to the chair across from her gesturing for me to sit.
" Your clients Being the Serpents?" I ask as I sit down.
" Well, I was and still am a Serpent." She said pulling up her sleeve to show me her serpent tattoo. " They put me through college, law school."
" Right. The Serpents are often on the other side of the law, so Having one of their own, on retainer, helping out is clever." I said
" Well, FP always bragged that you were smart." She said shocking me at the fact she knew my dad. " Oh, yeah, I know your dad. And I also know, from our, uh, mutual friends, the deal he's been offered. It's garbage." She said
" Can you help?" I asked
" I know the loopholes. In this case, there are none. But, if you get the victim's family to forgive him, in front of a judge, that might shift things in FP's favor. Instead of 20 years, he can get time served, - with parole." She said with a smirk
" that's great. Thank you." I said happily " Uh, am I supposed to pay you, or.." I started but she cut me off.
" We're friends. I do you a favor. One day, maybe, you do me a favor. Let me know how it goes, will you? Tell your dad to wear a tie." She said before I walked out.

Emily's POV
" You're twitching, Archie. Which means this must be serious." Mrs Cooper said. Archie and I decided to ask Betty about talking to her mom and we all went to her house after school.
" I think the same person who shot my dad may have murdered Ms. Grundy." Archie said
" My, my. We've come a long way since dances at the gym and varsity football tryouts, haven't we?" She asked
" You were the first to know anything about Jason's autopsy, Mom. So, Archie's wondering if..." Betty started but want interrupted by her mom
" If I can get details on Ms. Grundy's death and see if they line up with the attack on Fred." She said
" It would be really helpful to put Archie's mind at ease." I said
" Fine. I'll reach out to my ghoulish friend." She said after a moment
" Thank you, Mrs. Cooper. Thanks, Betty." He said " I should go. You coming Em?" He asked looking at me.
" Um I'm actually gonna stay with Betty."I said
" okay" He said
" I'll call you, Arch." Betty said as he walked out.
" Spreading ourself a little thin as the patron saint of lost causes, aren't we, Betty?" Mrs Cooper said to her
" Oh, you can cross saving Pop's off your list." She said turning to me causing me to give her a confused look. " Oh, haven't you heard? Pop Tate is selling the Chock'lit Shoppe." She said
" What? To who?" I asked
" To, and you'll love this, an anonymous buyer.
Ring any bells?" She asked before getting up and leaving the room.

Veronica's POV
" Oh, Ms. Veronica. I'll take those for you." Smithers said as I walked in taking my bag of decorations for Pop's from me.
" Oh, thank you, Smithers." I said. My phone rang and Emily's name popped up on the screen.
" Hey, girl." I said answering it
" Hey, I just found out Pop is selling his Shoppe to an anonymous buyer." She said
" What?" I asked shocked
" Yeah you don't happen to k is if it is your dad do you?" She asked
" I don't Know but I'm about to find out." I said grabbing my bag from Smithers arms and walking up to the penthouse.
" Are you buying Pop's?" I asked setting the bag on the chair in front of me once I reached my parents in the dinning room. " The way you bought the drive-in? Anonymously? And are you doing this just to buy me? Yesterday, at school, did you think, Oh, Veronica's working so hard to save the Chock'lit Shoppe, I'll just save it for her!" I asked angrily
" Veronica, I'm not buying Pop's. Now, please, lower your voice and sit so we can speak civilly." My father said
" Do you really want to talk, Dad?" I asked
" That's all I've wanted.bA fair hearing. To explain myself." He said
" Okay. Let's talk about Mr. Andrews. Mom asked him to sell his portion of the SoDale project, and the day after he rejected the offer, he was shot in Pop's. Was it your doing?" I asked
" Veronica, first you accuse me, then your father?" My mother said upset
" No, no. I didn't shoot Fred. Nor did I hire someone to do it." My dad said
" I was your fiercest protector, Dad. Ask Mom. Whenever somebody called you the devil incarnate, I defended you. I kept telling myself, He's not that bad. You can forgive him. And then you sent me this." I said pulling out the letter he sent me and handing it to Mom. " A letter threatening you, Mom. That's the kind of man you're letting back into our lives." I said as she read it over
" Veronica, Your father didn't write this letter.
I did." She said
" I don't understand." I said confused
" I needed you to testify on your father's behalf.
So I wrote this letter. Threatening myself. Not your father." She said
" She did it for us. To survive. So we can be a family again." My father said.
" You two deserve each other." I said angrily before storming out of the room.