WARNING: This chapter has mentions of sexual assault, suicide and domestic violence. PLEASE keep yourself safe.
The next morning, I'm awoken with a start with an unknown number calling my phone.
"Hello?" I ask, sitting up in bed.
"Nova? It's Sweet pea." Sweet pea says into the phone.
"Sweet pea? Are you okay? Archie told me what happened." I say.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Fucking pissed off, but I'm fine. Do you think you could do me a favor?" He asks.
"What's up?" I ask.
"Can you come and pick me up from the police station? They won't let me leave on my own." He asks.
"Of course, I'll get dressed and be right there." I tell him.
"Thank you." He sighs in relief.
"I'll see you soon." I tell him, hanging up the phone.
Once I'm dressed I head downstairs quietly, unsure if anyone's awake yet, seeing as it's only like 10am.
"Where are you off to so early?" I hear Fred call.
"Oh! I wasn't sure anyone was awake." I say, walking into the kitchen. "I'm going to help a friend. I should only be a few hours."
"Which friend?" He asks.
"Uh, why?" I ask.
"I just want to know who you're spending time with." He says.
"A friend of mine, he and I just kinda... met by accident." I say.
"He?" Fred raises an eyebrow. "It's a boy?"
"Fredddd!" I complain.
"I'm allowed to take an interest Nova!" Fred laughs.
"I gotta go." I laugh back.
"At least tell me his name!" Fred asks.
"Sweet pea. Can I go now?" I say with a chuckle.
"No what's his real name? Fred asks.
"Fred my best friend's name is Jughead." I remind him.
"Fair. Go make friends with people with normal names." He laughs as I give him a hug.
"Archie, Betty, Veronica." I tell him.
"Alright, alright. I'll see you later, okay? Don't go getting into any trouble!" Fred laughs.
"No promises!" I call, walking out the front door.
*
"Hi, how can I help you?" The desk lady at the police station asks me.
"Hi, uh. I'm looking for Sweet pea? I got a call from him asking me to collect him." I tell her.
"What is your name, please?" She asks.
"Nova Daniels." I tell her.
"Alright Nova just take a seat over there and I'll see what's going on." She says. I nod and take a seat.
"Nova?" I hear, I look up to see Sheriff Keller.
"Oh, hi Sheriff Keller." I say.
"What on earth are you doing here? He asks.
"Oh, I'm just waiting for someone." I say.
"Does your dad know about this?" He asks. Shit.
"Uh... He knows I was going to help a friend." I say. "Just not that said friend was at the police station..."
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Resilience | Sweet Pea.
FanfictionResilience; (n.) the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. "I came to the place I felt the safest." I tell him. "With you." Nova Daniels, the adoptive sister of Riverdale's very own Archie Andrews, has had trouble after trouble...
