DISMANTLED | riverdale

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five (v.) || syd's spa day

I wanted to runout the front door. I had my bag and my phone, everything I needed. But apparently the forces that be don't want me to be good. They don't want me to go to school. They want me to revert to my old ways.

"Hey there Sydney slow you're roll." 

With a sigh I stop right where I am, hand on the door knob to freedom. "What is it now?"

I don't move an inch until I hear her heels clicking on the floor. Getting closer and closer to me until I can feel the dollar bills radiating off of her. I have to turn around now.

When I do she looks to me with a smile. 

"I'm your mom and I want you and me to spend the day together. You can ditch school for one day right, you did it before." She says matter of factly. She's just trying to prove her point. That I haven't changed since being here.

And also her new point that it's not safe here. The black hood is still on the loose.

I clench my jaw. "Spend the day doing what feeding your ego? Proving you right?"

"No I just want to treat you to some new clothes, maybe a spa day? You've earned it. Take a little break." She states, taking my bag away from me and tossing it on a empty chair. "Now come on I've got a driver waiting for us."

What if I said no? Would she have tackled me into the car? This woman is unbelievable.

-

We walked down the block filled with boutiques but we hadn't stopped in any of them. Truth is I don't dress like a prissy little wench. Only my mother does that. I like my jeans and shirts better than blouses and skirts.

And I definitely don't need a manicure to match.

"I know it's hard being back here after your father's death. It's hard for me too." She said effortlessly. 

I looked over at her with her sunglasses and Versace blouse. Yeah I can tell it's taking a toll on her. You know behind the hundred dollar sunglasses and the hundred dollar matching blouse and skirt.

"So leave." I grumble and she grabs onto my arm to stop me from walking away from her. "Let go of me."

"No, I want you to stop being angry with me Sydney. None of this is what I wanted. This is just the way things are. Life deals the cards and we can't change the hand." She recites her stupid philosophy back to me. Like I hadn't grown up with it. I know every word she spits is just bullshit.

I'm not one of her clients or investors. I'm her daughter for crying out loud. She hasn't been much of a mom since dad's death. And I won't forgive her for it. Not now, not ever. Not when she's pushing me to.

"I'm not gonna stop being angry with you like it's some sort of game. It's not a game. I lost my father. Then I got uprooted. Then I lost my best friend and you didn't even tell me!" I shouted that last part. After all we hadn't talked about it.

I don't know what she thinks. But she can't think that I'm that dumb to stay away from the Blossoms. Cheryl and Jason were my best friends I was at least going to reach out to her once I got into town. Or run into her.

She gawked at me. "You talked with them?"

"The town speaks for it self. I had to find out that I lost one of my best friends from Mr.Andrews. And then I had to come to school and be bullied by Cheryl for skipping out on her and said best friend." I dropped my hands and they hit my side with a smack. "You kept that from me. You did a lot of things mother but that? That was the last card you will ever play with me. I'm done."

I do a 180 turn and stomp away from her. I was headed back to the bakery to get the truck and find Harrison. If he wanted to pick a side then so be it. But he wasn't gonna do it without hearing me bitch about it.

-

I slammed my truck door and didn't think twice about stomping into the white wrym. I was way too pissed right now to be stopped. I opened the doors and looked around for Harrison. He had to be here. He choose them over me right? So this is his home now.

Looking for a few seconds I spotted him at a table with Fangs and Sweet Pea. I don't care too much at the looks I'm getting as I stomp over to the table.

The three boys look at me surprised. 

"I need to talk to you right now." I looked straight at him- he looked pretty healed to me.

The two boys that weren't Harrison took the hint and excused themselves from the table. And he let out a ridiculous sigh the second they were gone. I didn't even want to sit down I was so angry.

"You wanted to talk to me?" In an asshole voice he asked.

I crossed my arms of my chest and tried to hold back a scoff. Tried.

"I know that they are your family and everything. And I wouldn't have asked you to give them up for me. I would have liked for you to tell me to my face instead of you ghosting me. And you know what- you did the one thing I thought you weren't going to do. Leave me. I know we haven't explored every piece of my life but I feel like you understood that I had been left two times too many to be left once again." I said the whole mouth full without taking a breath so when I did finally finish I let it all out.

He just sat there watching me. Not saying anything.

So I decided to let some more out.

"And you know I don't understand how people can think you're my boyfriend when you go and do shit like this. I don't- that's not even the point. The point is-" I cut myself off. What the hell was the point? I'm mad at him of course, absolutely. But what comes after this? What do I do after this? Tell the truth. That's all I can do. "You put me in a hard place and I still care for you and miss you. So yeah. Do with that what you will. Now you know."

I spun around and walked away from him. Not before seeing Betty at the bar with Toni. They both gave me a thumbs up as I walked completely out of they club. I kind of took my grandma's advice, except for the whole grab him by the collar thing.