Break Free

Part 8-Know your Truth

Everyone returns from break and the weather begin to warm up in Riverdale, it was now late March and everyone was making their decisions for where to go next. Alice made it into a university in Boston where she would go for journalism, Hal had gotten into a school in the same area, they were already planning on living in an apartment together. FP's loyal shined throughout the rest of senior year with the Serpents as he did more and more jobs for them as he grew closer to Gladys. FP had decided to place himself in the army, he had told mostly everyone minus Fred and Alice, he didn't really know why but he couldn't' seem to bring it to himself to say it. FP had spent a few days after the party looking around for Alice, he came close to knocking on her door when he heard yelling and Liz ran out screaming to hear Alice yelling right back after her. FP knew it wasn't his place anymore, so he left.

FP was practicing with Fred who was plucking away at his guitar as FP asked Fred,

"where again are you heading in the fall?" FP asked as Fred smiled,

"gonna go to community college for my generals in business before hopefully transfer to a four-year school to focus on construction" Fred said as FP nodded smiling at him.

"You'll do great things, Fred," FP said as Fred smiled at him hitting him on the back,

"what about you?" Fred asked as FP sighed before looking at him.

"I, well actually I enlisted in the army. I'm due to begin after the fourth of July" FP said as Fred nodded as he looked at FP who just sighed.

"I just need to get out of her for a moment, do jobs worthwhile. Gladys is completely fine with it and she and I will keep in contact" FP said as Fred nodded at him,

"That's good. No good losing another girl. You two could set up a good future" Fred said as they both knew he was lying a bit, he knew he could create a realistic future with Gladys, she was amazing, she wasn't a bad person, just he knew deep down he could never fully give her his heart.

"Are you going to tell her?" Fred asked as FP raised an eyebrow at Fred,
"I already told her?" FP said questioning Fred as Fred rolled his eyes.
"I mean Alice, FP. I know she's heading to Boston and you two aren't on good terms really, but she deserves to know. I've seen her around and I know she's acting all put together, but I really feel like somethings going on" Fred said as FP nodded. He knew he was right, he was noticing it as well, Alice's smile would drop oh so slightly before going up again almost worried someone would catch her. FP sighed as he looked at Fred before shaking his head,
"Yeah but it's not my place," FP said as Fred scoffed as he threw FP his keys since it had gotten late.

"Yeah just as much as it's not my place to check on Hermione still, even if you're not together that doesn't give you the right to stop caring about her FP. If you cared about her as much as I think you did, and you know her better than anyone else I think you know that she needs someone more than ever. Even if it's just a friend" Fred said as FP sighed nodding,

"damn it, Andrews. You always find the good in anything" FP said as Fred laughed as FP left his garage before heading home.

It was a specially warm day in March, everyone had pulled out their shorts and skirts, everyone besides Alice Smith. She had on her skirt although still had to wear now quite a large sweater in order to try to hide her belly, she assumed some may have known, yet she also knew no one would dare call her out on it. Alice's looks alone began to be known as the killer, no one wanted to know what she was capable of doing once words and actions to place.

Alice was wrapping up her last bits on the latest article for the Blue and Gold as she was boiling up, she was incredibly hot in the stuffy school as she locked the classroom for the Blue and Gold before walking down the hallway. Alice was walking before she suddenly began to feel overheated as her world began to feel dizzy as she stumbled around the hallway. Alice saw a faded water fountain as she stumbled over to it before lowering her lips to the flowing water. She began to gain her balance once again as she downed the water before Alice sighed as she got up and slid down a cool locker before landing on the ground.