Abigail Andrews had two identities. On the Northside, she was the perfect daughter and sister. The one parents would point at and tell their children to be more like. On the Southside, she was the perfect girlfriend to Ghoulie gang leader, Malachai...
It was tense in the house with Archie being loud and up front about being on the Lodge's side. I claim that I was only curious about what Mr. Lodges had to say. I was able to convince both my dad and brother that either way it didn't bother me. Which made Archie happy and my dad disappointed.
I scoop some oatmeal into my bowl and put strawberries, blueberries, and bananas in it. Then I pour a load of brown sugar into it and I mix it all up.
"Why do you have to make a health breakfast, unhealthy?" Dad looks up from the paper to watch me take a bite of my oatmeal.
I hum for the burst of flavor that hit my tongue. I laugh when he roll his eyes at me. "Come on dad, no one eats plain oatmeal." I took another bite. He left his bowl up to show that he only had oatmeal in it. "That makes me so sad for you." I put my hand over my heart. He let out a sigh before turning back to his paper.
Archie came in and pour himself a glass of orange juice. "Dad, I know you think a prison is a bad idea for Riverdale, but Mr. and Mrs. Lodge really have thought this through." He sighs when he saw that dad was reading Mrs. Lodges interview in the paper.
"A prison would rip the soul of this town, especially the Southside, so I'm not going to support that plan or Hiram and Hermione. I'm severing all ties with Lodge Industries and SoDale." He emphasizes his point by slam the newspaper down.
"All of it?" Archie raise his eyebrow in question.
"I'm done." Dad nods his head.
"What? Just like that?" Archie tilt his head to the side.
"Yeah," Dad shrug like it was nothing.
"Will they let you walk away? You have a contract dad." I remind him.
"I'm not asking their permission. They will, or they'll have a hell of a fight on their hands." He put down the paper and grabs his bowl. He rinses it in the sink before putting it on the dishwasher. Archie and I shoot each other a look of worry as he walk out of the room.
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I was standing in line in the cafeteria, when a loud voice made me turn around. "For your crimes against the town of Riverdale, for everything that you and your family have done and continue to do, we find you guilty. Your sentence is this..." I gasp as Ethel throws a strawberry milkshake on Veronica.
"I think it be good for you to go over there to make sure she doesn't do anything stupid that hurt her mom running for mayor." Maverick whispers in my ear.
I ran over to help guide her out of the laughing cafe and to the bathroom. Veronica had her head in the sink as we try to get as much as the milkshake out as we could.
"The chilling thing is Ethel went through the trouble of bringing that milkshake here from Pop's. I mean, how mad is she?" Betty stood behind us, watching in the reflection of the mirror.
"My dad is responsible for the Muggs family losing basically everything. And he still hasn't made amends, so Ethel has a right to be upset." Veronica left her head up and ringed out her hair.
