Riverdale: I Am...

I Am...

I can't believe she got me to agree to this.

I look across from her at the table and see the grin she's trying to hide on her face.

Then again, I've been doing a lot of things I didn't think I'd be doing lately. The biggest one being falling in love with Veronica. I can honestly say I didn't see that coming when we first met. I thought we'd be fighting over a guy most of our lives. Like living in some perpetual high school nightmare or something. But that's not what ended up happening. We've found each other and now we're incredibly happy.

I look away so that I don't give away the game before it actually happens. My eyes fall on Juggie as he continues to set up the game at Le Bon Nuit.

I'm just surprised at how well Jughead reacted to the news. He was surprisingly cool with it, but then that's the way he is most of the time. Mr Calm and Collected despite what I was telling him. He said that while he was disappointed and that he'd always love me, he understood that I didn't necessarily feel the same way.

Which isn't necessarily true. I still really care about him and that we'd been through too much in this town to not love each other on some level. It's just not the same type of love that we had before when we were together. And that's true. I do still love him.

Turning back to Veronica for a moment, I enjoy the sight of her for a moment.

It's just not the same type of love that I feel for her and she feels for me. I'm not even sure that love is a good enough word to describe what we feel for each other.

I look to my left at my red haired best friend for basically my whole life.

Which is probably what bothers Archie so much. After telling Jughead, I knew I had to have a conversation with Archie. He's not that happy about all this. I think he's always seen him and Veronica as end game. He's not angry and I don't think we have to worry about him. He is just heart broken and I totally understand that. But he agreed to be a part of this, not grudgingly or anything, but not happily.

Looking around, I see that the other people at the party have either started or are finishing set up for the last pieces of their own game.

This game has so many bad things associated with it. It was used by a lot of bad people to justify some terrible things in the last year or two. We're trying to take it back. And what better time to do it then pride month? Especially with the pretext Veronica insisted on.

Jughead stops what he's doing.

"I think we're ready."

I look at Jughead, then at Veronica, who nods at me and after a moment I nod back.

"Well get to it then Hellcaster."

He looks at me, then Veronica, then at Archie, who nods too.

"Okay then..."

He picks up a card and reads it.

"A secret kept is a secret that's killing you. Reveal the truth in a public way and release yourselves from what burdens you."

Wait, he's just going for it?

"Getting right to the point, aren't you JD Salinger?"

He just shrugs. Ronnie and I look at each other for a long moment. I get up and head to her side of the table, holding out my hand.

"You ready V?"

"Always."

She takes my hand and stands up. We make our way to the stage, Ronnie signaling to Josie that we're coming which she acknowledges.