Only You and Me

BETTY

07:30 am. Too early in my opinion. But, it's the first day of my senior year, so I guess being too late is no option.

I am packing my bag. Even if it's the first day after the vacations, I think our teachers will let us work as hard as always, so I'll probably need all of the books.

Unwillingly but also strangely excited I'm putting my biology stuff into my bag. Even though my happiness about going back to school and studying my ass off everyday is limited, I'm quite excited about seeing my friends again.

Yes of course my best friends lives in the same house as I, but I mean the others: Veronica, or V how I like to call her, Cheryl, Toni, Kevin and a few more. My friends make the stressful school life sufferable.

Quickly but precise I'm putting lipstick onto my lips. "Pink Perfection" My mom gave it to me on the first day of sophomore year and since then, it's my signature colour.

„Betty, where are you? We're coming to late to our first day! Hurry up!" Jug's voice is shouting to me.

„I'm almost done, Jug. Give me just a sec." I say while grabbing my bag and running to my closet to get my cheerleading clothes.

As I run towards the door, I look out of the window and freeze.

His perfect red hair is shining in the warm summer sun. His bright smile gives of a incredible warmth, that runs through my whole body.

I've never seen him before and I am just standing there, watching him say goodbye to his father and this warmth that I feel, just isn't going away. Not that I am complaining. It feels incredibly wonderful.

„Be-tty!" Jughead is protracting my name the way he always does, when I am annoying him.

Suddenly back in the moment, I open the door and run down the stairs.

„There you are! What took you so long?" „Oh... Uhm-" „Forget it. Just come now, okay? We gotta hurry up." he says a little nicer.

„Since when are you taking school so serious, huh?" I say chuckling, trying to make him laugh. But instead he stays serious:

„It's our senior year, okay? I'm just trying to start good. I don't want to end up getting no place in college." His serious way of saying it, shocks me.

Shorttaken I say: „I'm sorry, Jug. Of course. I understand. I just wanted to needle you a little bit."

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I'm walking through the hallways on the way to the biology class.

In that moment Ronnie comes around the corner. "Hey girl!" Her voice sounds surprisingly happy. "How were your holidays?"

„It was great! Jughead and I didn't study at all and we went to the swimming hole very often. It was wonderful!" The memories make me smile.

I hear a giggle from Veronica. "What is it?" I ask her confused.

„You should see your face!" She is still giggling and looking at me with her typical comprehensive look. I just can't resist but laughing with her.

After I got control over myself again I ask her: "Moving on, how was your time without school, Ronnie?"

„I was in Italy with my family the first two weeks, as you know and it was great and super fun. And then I was here, in Riverdale and...something interesting happened." she says with a mysterious touch in her voice.

„V. Please don't put me on the rack."

She laughs. " 'You have to keep your readers reading' and it's the same with talking. Have you learned nothing with your work at the Blue and Gold?"

„Ha. Ha." I utter without any feelings in my voice.

„Okay, okay. I'm gonna tell you."

We arrive at the biology room but our teacher isn't here yet, so Veronica has enough time to tell me her story.

„I was casually shopping, looking for my back to school outfit, when this super cute boy entered the shop. He looked around like he was searching something. Suddenly he was looking into my eyes. I was magnetised of his beauty. I couldn't move. But then his voice took me back. "Hey there, beauty. Want to go out for a coffee with me?" he said. And of course I answered with yes! We spent the whole day together and it was so romantic!" I really hear in her voice how much she likes this guy.

„His name is Reggie." she says while sitting down on a chair.

With a big smile all over her face she continues: "You know he even goes to school here! He plays in the football team." Her smile gets even bigger.

„How come that I've never heard of him before?" I ask a little confused. Football players are usually the talk of school.

„He's not really playing a lot. He's a substitute." her voice gets more quiet. It even sounds like she...like she's embarrassed.

„I mean he is good! But he doesn't get the opportunity to prove him self. That's all because of that scumbag of a captain Chuck Claiton." She sounds angry.

„The captain gets picked every new year, so maybe he won't be captain anymore." I'm trying to cheer her up with that, but it seems like she has already moved on.

„Speaking of the football team" she starts. „Do you know that there's a new student in our class?" she's asking me excited. „He moved to Riverdale just this weekend. His name is Archie Andrews."

My thoughts are slowly going back to the beautiful boy that I saw this morning. I had never seen him before today, which made me think of... „Does this ‚Archie Andrews' have red hair?" I ask her, already knowing the answer.

„Yes, but why do you ask?" Ronnie seems a little confused.

„I saw a redheaded guy coming out of my neighbour's house today!" I'm so excited.

„B!" V's voice is getting excited too. „The hottie is your neighbour!"

We both start laughing and making excited noises when he enters the room: Archie Andrews.