~ The Contract ~ (Editing)

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Warning this chapter is so long.

This Chapter contains Anxiety, Depression!

Nothing is easy in life
As the case maybe
Trial and mistake
Regret wrote all over their faces
The past haunt like an owl in the day
So many struggles invade our thought
How're you going to move on from the terror

"Sometimes life is unfair to us dad"~Jones

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Archie was in the courtroom when Cheryl showed up with her attorney. Cheryl asked him for a divorce. She accused Archie of cheating on her since it was clear there wasn't any spark left in their marriage. He didn't do what Cheryl accused him of not the less he was suspecting that she has been unfaithful to him. He wasn't sure if his doubt were right. If indeed she was cheating, he wanted to give that person a piece of his mind. Rumours were running around town saying his childhood best friend Jughead is Cheryl lover. Archie knew Jughead had a high infinity for married women. It wasn't old news about his best friend womanising ways. Archie knew he couldn't go there and stab him at the back by running after Cheryl. He knew him well enough.

Archie and Cheryl scowl individually slightly jiffy later looking away. The solitary of people who emanated to support him was his dad and few friends from high school. The only person missing was Jughead. The hearing was soon going to start. He was getting worried about him. Mary seemed to notice the change in her son behaviour.

"Archie everything will be alright." Mary guaranteed her son."Jughead will be here soon. His phone was vibrating since it was in silence. He excused himself to take the call. He wore a long-sleeved button-down shirt with a collar. His hair was nicely combed.

Archie: Dude Where the heck are you? The hearing is about to start.

Jughead: Archie I wouldn't be able to make it.

Archie: why?

Jughead: Because I have a crisis at work. I'm sorry, Archie.

He didn't let Archie converse in him quickly cut the call. Archie didn't know how to handle it that his best friend blows him off again. This wasn't the first, and it wouldn't be the last.

He went back inside and sat beside his attorney. He didn't know what type of emergency Jughead had not to show up for the hearing.

"Are you ok?" she asked him. "You seem off after that call. What happened?"

"Nothing happened, mom. Jug just told me he wouldn't be able to make it."

Archie had glanced to look at Cheryl. Who looked nerves and troubled. Penelope, who was behind her noticed the way Archie stared at her; she furrowed her diabolic eye at him to back off. He whirled his vision at a distance.

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Mary hoisted and strode up to the judge wherever the crowd behind her could listen. The judge looked around his fortieth so young. Archie quake in anticipation not what he expected.

"My client has been faithful to Cheryl." she paused and looked at her son as she continued to spoke. "Although Cheryl declared he cheated on her what proof does she have." she pointed one finger high in the air. The force she slammed her hands on the opposing attorney's desk.