【Chapter 15】

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I could breathe a sigh of relief knowing I'm going to school with my brother and my closest friends

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I could breathe a sigh of relief knowing I'm going to school with my brother and my closest friends. It sucks the rest of us will be split up but I can use this split to our advantage and that's what I plan to do.

"I should fucking hit you for scaring me like that." Toni says holding up a fist grabbing me. "And hurt this pretty face. Why would you do that?" I say sarcastically pointing at my face. 

"I thought we were gonna get split up brat." She says hitting my arm. "Yeah but we aren't so all is good in our world." I say grabbing her by the waist pulling her in for a kiss.

We all crack a drink open "to Riverdale" I say laughing "to Riverdale" they say clinking our drinks together. The day is perfect, not too hot, not too cold, everyone's swimming. For a little we can be normal teenagers and not gang members that everyone constantly looks down on. I can't remember the last time I saw my brother and all my friends laughing and being carefree.

We barbequed and we are all sitting around the fire as darkness just settled in. Toni and I are sitting together on a log eating and talking. Jughead has been looking nervous for a while when he comes up to me "can I talk to you for a minute?" He whispers. 

"Yeah of course." I hand Toni my plate and give her a kiss. Jug and I walk away from everyone "what's going on Juggy?"

"Look I know I've been a fucking idiot about the whole Serpent thing but I've been thinking a lot lately. And I even talked to Dad in person to ask for his permission to ask what I'm about to."

"Okay so what are you asking Jug?"

"I wanna join the Serpents, dad said it was your decision to make and he would stand behind your decision." The words that just came out of my brother threw me for a fucking loop. I couldn't believe my ears. 

"You sure you're ready for a commitment like this?" I ask crossing my arms. 

"Yeah like I said I've been thinking about it, getting close with everyone it's shown me a whole new side to the Serpents I guess I was so stuck on the image of what I remember the Serpents being like when we were little. But I see how you're changing the direction we are going. I want to be apart of this. I know this is what I want."

"And you understand that once dad steps down as King that role doesn't get passed to you. It's coming to me?" Still with my arms crossed. 

"Yes I know, dad made that clear that I won't be chosen as King. You're gonna be the first Serpent Queen. And I'm fine with that you deserve it more than I would ever deserve it, they all know that too." He says pointing at the younger Serpents around the fire.

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