I waited anxiously, tapping my nails on the table top, tapping my foot to a nonexistent beat and rapidly moving my eyes and head around. I was waiting in the local diner, Pops in my hometown, Riverdale. I hadn't been to Riverdale in a while because I went to New York over the last term for a writing internship. I was waiting for my boyfriend. Well ex boyfriend. We broke up because we didn't know if we could handle the long distance. It was kind of silly but I guess for the good since I had no communication to riverdale while I was in New York. We promised to meet here, on the 17th of September. The day I got back.
Every time the diner bell went, off indicating that someone had come in, i swung my head around to see if it was jughead. Each time it wasn't and I was beginning to get a sore neck. I checked my phone, 7:16pm he was 16 minutes late. Classic jughead. I wonder what his excuse will be this time. I started to get bored waiting and hiding my face so I wouldn't get recognised by my old classmates, so I decided to go the bathroom, I left my jumper and bag were I was sitting so if jughead arrived he would know I was here. I walked into the ladies rooms and nothing had changed since the last time I had been here.
————— FLASHBACK —————
"Please excuse me juggie, I need to go to the bathroom" I said
"Don't keep me waiting betts" chuckled jughead. I walked into the bathroom, I needed to be refreshed. I was about to tell jughead I got the internship. I splashed my face with some lukewarm water and dried it with the last paper towel in the holder. I reapplied my make up using the graffiti covered mirrors. I looked at myself in the mirror and smiled. For what did I have to fear?
"I am back juggie" i said as I sat back in our booth
"Alright lets go, the drive in needs me" jughead started to say as he collected his stuff,
"Wait before we go I need to tell you something... I got the internship!"
"Betts... that's great!" He said
"I will be gone for the whole term"
"Yeah that sucks betts" juggie said
There was a pause in conversation, we were both thinking.
"Well I think it's great you got it betts" he said to break the ice
"Juggie, do you think you will be able to wait for me?"
"I don't think so Betty" he said as he tucked my hair behind my ear
"What will we do then?" I said, slightly tearing up
"Hey hey, it's alright Betty. Until you leave to New York we will spend every moment of every day together, and the very day you get back, we will meet right here at 7pm on the 17th of September" juggie said
"Promise?" I said
Jughead stood up and came to my side of the booth he leaned over and cupped my face,
"I promise betts" he wispered as he slowly leaned in to kiss me. His lips were so soft and kissable, I will miss him so Much
————— PRESENT DAY —————
I looked into the same mirror with graffiti all over it, I see someone had added some more slurrs. I looked into my eyes, they had changed since I was here last. They were more desperate and filled with sadness. Last time they had happiness and excitement. I walked out back to the booth, no jughead.
