CARMEN, riverdale.

' eldritch '

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   THE KISS that took place almost an hour ago still left Carmen flustered as she sat beside Betty on their spot in the student lounge and rushed to finish her school works while drinking from the earl grey tea that Robin had skillfully prepared for her.

"Carmen, you're awfully silent. You alright?" Betty nudged her.

The young Murdock shot her friend a smile, "I'm fine, Betty. I'm just debating if I should pass these later in the afternoon or tomorrow in the morning because I woke up with lazy bones today."

"You're blushing, that's not the case,"

"It's warm out here," Carmen shot back.

"You're wearing a damn sweater." Betty deadpanned.

"For style," Carmen interjected.

"That's jack shit, Carmen. I think you only wear style when you have to attend meetings on behalf of your dad." Kevin challenged.

"Uh, physical exertion?"

"Carmen Grace Murdock, so help me—"

"I might've kissed someone?" Carmen blurted sheepishly, hiding into her book and papers. "It was one kiss! God, calm down!"

"And according to Dua Lipa, one kiss is all it takes. So I stand by her word, who was the Riverdale hottie that was granted the honor of kissing our very own Megan Fox?" Kevin sassed.

"Kevin—"

"Was it a boy or a girl?" Betty cheered in excitement.

"Oh, my God—"

"Was it one of our friends? Tell us a name! Don't leave us hanging here!" Kevin added in.

"What in the world is going on here?" Veronica exclaimed when she reached the lounge.

"Nothing!" Carmen accidentally yelled out with a wide grin.

While the rest of their friends engaged in a conversation, Betty invited Carmen in a separate one. If you could even call it a conversation, Carmen would rather call it an interrogation.

"If you aren't telling me who it was can you at least tell me what their lips tasted like?" Betty asked her.

"I'm not telling you that, Betty," Carmen shot her a look.

"I mean, did it even get to the part where you're making out or throwing your—"

"Betty, she just kissed me probably to calm me down because I was on the verge of a panic attack!" Carmen whisper-yelled to her blonde friend.

"So it was a girl!" Betty squeals, getting the attention of their friends and a few people around.

"Oh, my God." Carmen muttered, rubbing her face with her hand and turned to the others, getting up to sit on the arm of the chair that Veronica was currently occupying. "What were we talking about?"

"Archie was just telling us how he's going to some super-exclusive music program this summer," Kevin had a grin on his face.

"Maybe," Archie shrugged. "If it happens though, it would be huge for me."

"Do you have to audition for it?" Carmen questions, confused.