Two Evils // Sweet Pea

Prologue

Katherine Sofía Lodge sits dumbfounded as Archie recounts the night. She could all but feel the echo of the gunshot, the scream from Archie's lungs, the pain Fred felt. Jason Blossom and now Fred Andrews.

When the Lodge family dragged their asses to Riverdale - 'the town with pep!' -, Kat never imagined she'd be thrown into a murder mystery, nor did she imagine her twin sister playing Scooby-Doo with the town's Nancy Drew and co. Town life was definitely different from the New York City life she was used to. In her old life, Kat would spend hours wandering the streets of NYC, diving from store to store, Starbucks to Starbucks, often imagining herself as Serena Van Der Woodson as she did. Along with her twin sister, she would spend her time getting cozy with the big shot heirs and heiresses, drinking, partying - you name it. Of course, that all changed when their father was arrested for fraud and embezzlement.

Kat holds Archie's arm, trying to push back her own tears. Katherine had become close to the Andrews family over the last year, Archie was basically a brother to her and Fred had soon become a father figure — the only truly good father figure she had.
"Arch," Kat speaks softly, "You should go home and change, get a shower and freshen up. There's nothing you can do now."
He continues to stare at the floor, despondent.
"She's right," Betty speaks up, "We'll call you if anything changes."

So here she sits, yet another neighbour shot with the intent to kill. Yet another killer on the loose. Yet another horrible mystery for her sister and co.