Blood In Riverdale - A Riverdale FanFiction (GirlxGirl)

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One Week Later

Maxine's POV

I stared down at the grave that Penelope had been buried in. It didn't feel right, there's no way that she was truly gone...It hadn't sunk in and I doubt it ever would.

Nobody had left yet, they were all having their own special moment, thinking about the good times they shared with her.

I was stood in the middle of Cheryl and Alice. I was comforting Cheryl, Alice was comforting me.

"It isn't fair." Cheryl cried as she squeezed my arm. "It's just not fair."

"I know." I replied, moving my arm so it was around her shoulders.

"I've lost everyone. My brother, my...Mother...My so called Father...All I have is Nana Rose and I probably don't have long left with her either."

"Hey. You have me."

Cheryl sighed and turned to look at me. "I've come close to losing you before, how long until I lose you for good?"

I wiped my eyes before taking Cheryl's hands in my own. "I swear, I'm not leaving you. Especially not now. I will do whatever I can to make sure that you are never alone. That you will always have someone." I pulled her in for a hug and she began to sob. "Cheryl, I love you."

"I love you too."

I swallowed hard, nervous butterflies began erupting in my stomach. This past week, I've thought a lot.

I came back for revenge, yet it didn't satisfy me like I thought it would. Instead, it just caused more pain.

I lost Robert, Margaery and Penelope. I had to live with the guilt of knowing that I was the reason they died. Riverdale just wasn't the place that I was meant to be, it brought nothing but pain.

"What are you thinking about?" Cheryl asked breaking the silence between us.

"Nothing, don't worry about it." I replied rubbing her back.

"Maxine."

I sighed and pulled away from the hug. I gently grabbed her hand and pulled her in the direction of one of the benches. We sat down and I took her other hand and interlocked our fingers.

"You know I love you and you know that I would never leave you."

"But..?"

"No but. Just, if I were to leave...Would you come with me?"

"If I said no, would you still leave?"

"No way." I replied quickly. "I'm done just leaving. I'm not running away from my problems. From my feelings. I'm not making the same mistake that I made with Penelope. If I leave, then I leave with you. If you wanna stay then I'll stay too."

Cheryl tilted her head to the side as she began to think. "Why do you want to leave?"

I leaned back and shrugged my shoulders. "I can't deal with the pain. It hurts being here. I lost my friends, my parents and Penelope here. It'd be nice to just...Feel happiness instead of constant sadness. I know I said I'm done running from my feelings, but is it really running away if I'm telling you and asking you to come with me? It's...Starting fresh. Forgetting all this shit. Not feeling guilty for leaving, y'know?"

"I..." Cheryl paused and looked down. "I'd love to leave but, what about Nana Rose and what about Toni?"

"What about us, Dear?"

Cheryl and I turned our heads to see Rose being pushed towards us by Toni.

"Not to be mean Nana Rose, but you're rather old and you need to be taken care of and I'm the only family you have left."