New Beginnings

Moving Swiftly Along

"Who the fuck is that?" Alice mumbles into her pillow as a knock on her door at what she is sure to be the crack of dawn, wakes her.

Knowing Tyler was having trouble sleeping recently and not wanting the knocking to wake him, she immediately rises from her slumber, taking her gown off her bedroom floor and placing it over her shoulders as she exits her room.

She staggered down the stairs,  tying her robe tightly around her waist and crossing her arms against her chest, whoever it was better have a death wish.

"Alright! I'm coming!" She yells walking closer to the door. She slowly opens it, poking her head out and wishing she hadn't upon seeing who was on the other side.

She scoffed and rolled her eyes at the sight of her smug face before cracking the door open a little more.

"What the hell, could you possibly want with me at 7:00 in the morning?" She growls quietly.

Penelope's mouth flicked up into a smirk, releasing a patronising laugh as she clasped her hands together. "Oh nothing important Alice, I just wanted to come by and tell you in person that you're off the PTA." She announced cheerfully.

Alice's brows raised in surprise as her lips slowly parted. This certainly wasn't the news she was expecting to hear, but after careful thought, she figured this had to be a result of Penelope's brother in law no doubt gossiping to her the night before.

"Excuse me?" Alice asks with narrowed eyes, playing dumb as if she doesn't have a clue as to why Penelope has kicked her off the parent teacher board.

"I refuse to have the school debased, by somebody with such a disgracefully colourful background." Penelope tells her sternly. "And just to be sure, you're bard from upcoming Taste of Riverdale event. Have a good day."

Alice scoffs unamused as Penelope turns her back and moves down the pathway at her door. She always knew deep down Penelope was just waiting for an opportunity to get her off the PTA and she refused to give her the satisfaction.

"Well you know what Penelope, fuck you. And your PTA. Another second with you grumpy old hags and I would've blown my brains out." Alice responds with a wide grin and her eyes gleaming with mischief.

She turns on her heels, glaring back at Alice with sharp eyes filled with anger. "Be lucky I'm not alerting the school board and principal Weatherbee!" She snarled before turning back around and making her way down the path.

"And be lucky I'm not ripping your hair out!" Alice screams out.

Spotting Hermione walk past Penelope up her pathway, with her brows knitted in confusion, she gathers herself together and calms down.

"What's going on?" Hermione asks with concern

Alice rolls her eyes, the smirk from her face turning into a minor frown as she leans against her open door. "Nothing. Just being her usual bitchy self. She just kicked me off the PTA."

Hermione folds her arms and knits her brows in confusion. "What the- Why?"

Alice's eyes widen slightly as she stands up straight, knowing she needed to lie as she can't reveal the real reason. "She uhm, never said." She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear awkwardly. "What's up with you?"

"Oh, never mind. I don't need to hassle you with my problems, you've got your own stuff going on. Doesn't matter." She protests before attempting to walk back to her home, but being stopped by Alice pulling on her arm.

"Hey, no! Come in, have a coffee. Surely it's serious if you're here this early." Alice insists.

Hermione gives in and walks into the Smith household, following Alice into her kitchen.