Too Hard To Find (Book One)

Petty Cooper

Veronica's POV

When Jughead and I got to Pop's and we ordered milkshakes and food the bell chimed. Jughead leaned back and rolled his eyes.

"Oh, you've got to be kidding me!" He mutters.

"What?" I asked. He looks from me to the Pop's door and nods his head. I turned and rolled my eyes looking back at Jughead.

"Course they're here! After she says she's not fucking him, she comes in here hanging on to his fucking arm." He said. This was a little weird. Why is he getting so upset about this? Whatever. But before I knew Betty and Sweet Pea were walking over to us. Betty smiled.

"May we sit?" Jughead and I looked at each other. Jughead shook his head and was about to say something, but I interrupted before he could say a thing.

"Yeah, sure." They sat down next to us, but what bothered me most was that Betty sat next to Jughead and Sweet Pea sat next to me. These assholes!

"What are you guys doing here?" Betty asked. I scoffed.

"What are you guys doing here? Schools not even out yet?" I asked. Betty sighed.

"I know, but Sweet Pea convinced me to skip." She slightly smiled and looked at Jughead. We all talked for about ten minutes and I noticed Betty was non-stop flirting with Jughead. She didn't look anybody else other than him and Sweet Pea every once and a while. She scooted closer to him. I looked at her and smiled.

"Betty!" She looked at me. "Can we talk for a second? Outside, please?" I looked from her to Jughead who looked at me suspiciously. I looked back at Betty who sighed then nodded. She got up and I waited for Sweet Pea to move so I could get out. He say back down and Betty and I walked outside.

"What do you need, Veronica?" She asked annoyed. She's annoyed, but I'm pissed.

"What are you trying doing?" I asked. She took a step away from me.

"What so you mean, Veronica? I'm just trying to become friends again. I've been a bitch lately and I'm sorry." She said sympathetically. I nodded.

"Really? Then explain why you are sitting almost on my boyfriend's lap." I said.

"I don't know what you're talkin--" I cut her up.

"Oh, please! Don't act dumb. I don't have time for that shit. Next time you and your peice of trash come near me or Jughead again I will kill you, got it." She chuckled.

"Whose the psycho baby now?" I took a step back from her. "I can't believe you still think Jughead loves you. He never will. Honestly, I'm surprised he hasn't told you yet. I guess he's waiting for the perfect moment to break your heart. Maybe it's been a little while the baby is born. Like a year or two then he leaves you for someone better. Someone prettier. Someone like me." She said this almost knowingly.

"He wouldn't do that." I said defensively. She scoffed.

"Are you sure? When are you gonna realize that you are just not good enough for him, Veronica. You never will be." She said. I slapped her. She put her hand to her face and glared at me.

"Never said that I am not got enough. I am way better than you, okay?" I said.

"Veronica?" We looked over and saw Jughead and Sweet Pea. Jughead was looking at me. I stepped back from Betty once again. "What's going on?" He asked. I shook my head.

"Nothing. We were just having a small girl talk, that's all." I said. Betty tan over to Sweet Pea.

"Oh, Sweets, she slapped me!" She said dramatically. I rolled my eyes.