The hidden truth

Chapter 39 - High School.

Kevin spent most of Sunday catching up and me listening to his boy drama which although, was very interesting. I loved knowing about a Guy who was a closet gay an had a girlfriend but wanted to be with my Best Male friend on the Northside, Sweetpea and Fangs had gotten from Toni and had been asking me questions to get to know me better or that's what they called it anyway. I called it police investigation which made me laugh more than anything never the less, I answered their questions like a nice human.

Currently, it was six am and it was going to be the first day back at Riverdale high but me and Dad had to go see Weetherbee about my enrolment and possible detentions from fighting with Reggie which I sill deny to be my fault and I would never admit to it being my fault no matter what they said, I had get a out of jail free card kind of which was the anger issues they have listed on their system which was true, I did although I know its not medical it was from all the repressed emotions I had from the 'quality' time as they called it, I called it the time for Lorna to shut the hell up and just grin and bare it. I wasn't bothered for the punishment weetherbee would give me, I knew id get one.

I went to Polly's Wardrobe and I pulled out my clothes, like I had decided on Saturday. There was no need to blend in any more so this meant it was my fashion sense and no one else's, screw blending in, I pulled out my black floral skirt, black zip up crop top and my high heeled/ wedged Boots with chains. I then added my leather jacket and my normal necklace. I looked at my Charcoal Grey nails, Kevin decided he wanted his nails looking after so we went to sort his out and I came out with Grey witch nails says Alice Cooper but I didn't care I rather liked them and the style that the had, plus it went with my style.

I walked down the stairs to see my dad stood by the door and I smiled, I removed my Red hair from the inside of my jacket and grabbed my bag before saying Goodbye to the cooper family, weetherbee wanted this over with before first period, we decided to walk to school since it wasn't that far from the cooper family's house and we talked and laughed a lot, I learnt about my family and Jughead's real name which was passed down from my grandfather which surprised me that we had a tradition aside from the serpents but I liked that we did.

"All the younger serpents say you handled yourself well against the Mantle kid" My dad said as he turned to me, I laughed and shrugged, "Well Pumpkin, if it's anything like you did yo that Clayton kid at Jughead's party then I don't doubt that you did" he laughed and I guess it was a family thing to keep your pride safe along with your family and the serpents.

"Thanks, that wasn't my first fight so it was easy I guess, but I wanted to know dad. If I wanted to join the serpents, you'd support me right?" I asked as I turned to him and looked at him as he carried on walking.

"Your remind me of your mother, Glayds. You shoot first and ask questions later, a quality that will make you a fine serpent one day Pumpkin. One day you'll be a serpent and I'll support you 100% of the way through it but today isn't that day, I want you to join when you can live with us again which will be very soon" He said and it made me smile, He'd support me in a decision I hadn't even thought about completely yet. "You know, I've called you Pumpkin since you were born with that fiery orange hair, I told your mother that you'd be a handful and that your hair would live up to your personality and it turns out I was right although I never got to see it" he said as we arrived at school and I looked at the doors I hadn't stepped through since that day.

We walked through the halls and stopped at principle Weetherbee's office and my dad knocked on the door to come face to face with the man himself.

"Come on in" he said as he took a seat behind his desk and looked at me, I gulped but smiled anyway and sat down. "It has come to my attention that Miss Jones would like to come back to school but we have matters to discuss including the fight you had on your last day Miss Jones, which I am willing to say the time you had off was a exclusion from school for your actions if you can promise it wont happen again?" He said while looking at me with the most serious tone he could develop yet a sweet smile he could create, he had a soft spot for me since my grades were good and I pulled up the schools average but I didn't know it was that soft, I was sure I'd at least get a detention not that I was going to complain.

"I promise Principle Weetherbee" I said with a genuine smile, I loved school and the knowledge development that I could gain from it.

"Very well then, McKenzie McCall's file will be changed to Lorna Jones's File right now, i'm to assume that the other 'parents' Miss Penny Peabody and Mr Malachai Peabody are to be removed?" he said and I saw my dads face drop to the floor and back, we hadn't brought up who I lived with yet and I guess now was the time to have this conversation.

"LJ, can you go to lesson please. We will talk about this later" My father said and i felt my heart break, I felt like we had finally got somewhere and now this, does he hate me?

"Yeah, of course" I said picking myself up and moved towards the door

"I love you Pumpkin, have a good day" He said to me as I was about to leave and I smiled, the words I had dreamt of hearing for years and I finally got them, I walked out of the door and left my father to finish the admin of my enrolment. I walked down the halls and to my English Literature class which had the door open. I looked in to see Toni,SweetPea, Fangs and Jughead in, sure to be a fun class.

"Can anyone tell me a quote from MacBeth that they can relate too?" the teacher asked and everyone seemed stumped so I decided to help out, I leant against the door frame and spoke.

"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it" I spoke which had everyone's head turning and a lot of faces lighting up at seeing me chilling against the door.

"And why's that Miss Jones?" she said as she invited me in, I took the empty seat next to sweetpea. I ignored the whispers about the southside and me.

"well it implies a trick or deception maybe hiding your true intentions to hiding a true self from the world, it could be about Lady Macbeth and how she hides her Manipulative Nature because it isn't typical of a women or about Macbeth and his betrayal of king Duncan or possible the poison of a snake bite and how it ruins something so innocent like a flower"I listed off and I saw Jughead's smile pull up and the teachers.

"Welcome back Miss Jones" she said as she turned to the board and i saw all the serpents smirk about my quote.

A snake bite?, wonder why I would have said that.