Lost Souls (Archie Andrews)

Chapter Two- Jailhouse Rock

Cally's POV

I woke up the next morning ready for my first day back in Riverdale High. Principle Weatherbee agreed to let me come back, only if I stay and finish senior year, so I'm gonna be here for the next two years.

I headed downstairs and my mom, Polly and Betty were in the kitchen.

"Morning! Uh Betty, you look terrible. Did you sleep bad?" I said, getting juice.

"Betty fell ill during the night, Dr. Patel said everything should be fine now though" mom said.

Polly went upstairs to see to the twins and my mom went off to get dressed.

"What happened?" I asked, sitting down next to Betty.

"It felt so real Cally. It was real, I know it was" she said.

"What was real?"

She explained that when she came downstairs after hearing noises in the yard and she saw mom and Polly holding the twins over a fire. Next minute, the twins started floating.

It sounded crazy but it also sounded exactly like some kind of cult practice.

"I know I sound crazy, and like mom you probably think it's just the Aderall I've been taking or hallucinations due to lack of sleep but I swear I saw it" she said.

"I believe you. Maybe the stress you have been under has exaggerated what you saw but they definitely had some of their farm friends over last night, I heard mom inviting them yesterday" I said.

Jughead called her and she went off to talk to him. I ate my breakfast and got ready for my first day back at school.

I didn't realise I'd be nervous about going back but people will just be expecting usual Cally, skipping class, failing tests and shouting at teachers. I'm not like that anymore but I don't know how to prove otherwise.

After a few classes, during my free period I headed to the vixens locker room to see if Josie or Cheryl we're free for lunch and I walked in on Veronica and Cheryl arguing over being student body president.

"Let's be real Veronica. I need this presidency a lot more for my college applications than Archie does" Cheryl said.

Veronica turned and walked away.

"Wow bad time?" I asked, jokingly.

"Nah, she's just salty because she can't step in as the president. She doesn't get dibs just because she's Archie's girlfriend" Cheryl said.

"Her mans in the big house Cheryl, give her a break" Josie said.

"I sympathise. But her being president isn't going to get Archie out" Cheryl replied.

"Anyway, are you guys free for lunch?" I asked.

"Sure" Josie said.

"Always. I'll call TT, you guys should meet. You'd love her. Oh and at lunch we can discuss you re-joining the Vixens, I remember you having some killer dance moves before you left"

We went off and got lunch, Kevin and Reggie tagged along too.

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I was sitting at the kitchen table when somebody knocked at the door.

I answered and there was a familiar face stood at the other side.

"FP Jones?" I asked. He looked different now, he looked... well, sober.

"Cally! I didn't know you were back. I'm looking for your mom, is she home?" He said.

My mom came down stairs.