Riverdale High Class

E. I. G. H.T. E. E. N

Everyone's afraid to say it, so let me be the first. There is a serial killer amongst us. San Francisco had the Zodiac. New Orleans had the Axeman. Texarkana, Texas, had the Phantom killer. The list goes on and on. Add to their ranks Riverdale's very own psychopath, the black hood.

There it was. Terror was seeping into the bed rock of Riverdale... A town hall meeting had been set by mayor McCoy. People were afraid to walk the streets alone, especially as dusk approached. Shops closed early, locks were added to doors, suspensions between the north and south side deepened, fanned into flames by Alice Cooper... As everyone wondered what danger lurked in the dark when would we hear from the Black Hood next, and how far into darkness would Archie go on his quest to avenge his father?... And to stop the Black Hood?
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Mercy POV

Betty:Kevin won't talk to me!

I close my locker and walk with her and shake my head.

Me:You told his dad on him Betty. Not saying you what you did was a bad move cause it's not, but you gotta understand where he's coming from.

Betty:I do-

Me:No you don't Betty and that's okay.

Betty:And you do? You're not gay.

Me:Don't have to be, I'm black. The odds of me getting another black boyfriend besides Chuck is close to not happening here. It's a minority thing, we have a smaller pond then you guys do and because I'm a straight black female my pond is bigger than Kevin's because he has to deal with self hating men, and those who are just experimenting then there are in the closet men, aka moose and proud men but those are rare. Kevin has so many loopholes and contracts when dealing with his relationships, I can see why he's attracted to the rush. Give him a moment, Bets then apologize. Okay?

Betty:Yeah, Pollys gone too, she went to the farm.

Me:Ew, why?

Betty:Afraid of the Black Hood.

Me:Oh yeah, out of wedlock, distant cousin thing. Forgot. Did you guys do some research on this farm?

Betty:There isn't anything to research, it doesn't pop up anywhere.

Me:And you let her go? That's sorta... rushed and not playing it safe isn't it?

Betty:I mean the black hood probably won't find her.

Me:He found Ms. Grundy with a different name a town over. What's a girl that's been in the papers and news on a farm a few miles out?

Betty:I didn't think about that.

Me:That's why you go over these kind of things with other people who aren't connected to it.

Betty:How's everything going on with you guys?

Me:My mom has become a psycho, texting me every half hour, my dad isn't freaking out because he says we aren't sinners so what's the point?

Betty:He does know who his daughter is right?

Me:*gasp* I am not a sinner, Betty Cooper!

Betty:*laughing* Sure.

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I bump into Archie and he looks at me and sighs.

Archie:Not you too.

Me:You didn't think it would be smart to cover your face too?