Chapter Seven

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"The drive-in closing

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"The drive-in closing. It's just one more nail in the coffin that is Riverdale," Jughead started his rant, slamming his hand on the table. "No, forget Riverdale. In the coffin of the coffin that is the American dream."

AJ walked into Pop's clearly making out the voice of her brother. She sighed when she realized he was complaining about the drive-in closing. She's heard the same rant at least 10 times that day. "Oh, Forsythe, it's such a tragedy. Whatever will you do," she teased, making her way to the booth. She knew why the drive-in meant so much to her brother. It was his job, and for a little while, his home. She did feel bad for him, but she was getting tired of his endless rant.

She ignored the intense glare she received, moving behind the both that Jughead and Betty were sat on and jumped over the top, making Betty and Jughead move over so she could squeeze into the window seat. "Stop calling me that, Astrid. I'm serious," Jughead snapped, shoving his sister. He only received an obnoxious laugh in return.

"So you guys are the unlucky subjects of this one's rant. I've heard it about two hundred times today," AJ said, joining the conversation, whether she was welcomed or not. She gave Veronica and Kevin small smiles from across from her and turned to greet Betty, but stopped when she noticed the glare that was thrown her way.

Jughead went to continue his rant but was cut off by Kevin.

"What? I'm pissed," Jughead seethed.

"Oh, are you? We hadn't noticed," AJ teased.

"This isn't just about losing my job. The Twilight Drive-In should mean something to us," he continued, once again, ignoring his sister's comments, "People should be trying to save it."

"In this age of Netflix and VOD, do people really want to watch a movie in a car?" Veronica asked, "I mean, who even goes there."

"People who want to buy crack," Kevin answered seriously, causing AJ to chuckle. "He's not wrong, Juggie."

"And cinephiles... and car enthusiasts," Jughead answered, turning to face Betty, "Right, Betts?"

Betty looked up, seeming distracted, but she nodded her head anyway, "Totally."

"Anyway, it's closing because the town owns it, but didn't invest in it, so when an anonymous buyer made an offer, Mayor McCoy couldn't refuse it."

"Anonymous buyer? Why anonymous? No one cares," Veronica said, laughing slightly.

"I do!" Jughead snapped.

"Yeah, and if Jug cares, I care. We should all care," AJ added, instantly sticking up for her brother. He may drive her crazy and be a huge pain in the ass, but he was family and she loved him more than anything. She would also support him, even if she gave him a hard time about it.

"Also, you guys should all come to closing night," Jughead said sadly, "I'm thinking, 'American Graffiti', or is that too obvious."

"Betty, you're choices?" Kevin asked, bringing the whole tables' attention to Betty. When Betty didn't answer right away, Veronica gave her a concerned look. She glanced towards AJ, realizing that Betty stopped paying attention to the conversation when AJ arrived, "Everything okay, B?" Veronica asked.

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