Holding On // Sequel to Lucky

Chapter 2

Kevin Keller walks towards Betty and I holding a drink carrier. He hands her and I each a coffee and keeps one for himself. As he sits he sighs. "Of course all any of us can think of is Mr. Andrews, But if we weren't so focused on his well-being, - I'd be asking if you and Jughead you know," he asks. I look at him then at Betty in silence and sip my coffee.

"You did, didn't you?!" Betty exclaims.

"We did," I mumble.

"Oh my god y/n!" Kev squeals.

"What happened?" She asks

"He told me he loved me," I say.

"Wait, what?" Betty asks.

"Jughead Jones said 'I love you' Mr. 'I'm weird, I'm a weirdo'" Kev asks.

"And I told him I loved him back," I say, "Well and then things got complicated. And then Lily showed up and it got weird."

"Weird how?" They ask

"Weird as in I may be dating a gang member," I say.

"Y/n!" Betty exclaims in horror.

"You can't be serious," Kev says. "I mean, did you learn nothing from me and Joaquin?"

"Oh, come on, Joaquin was nice," Betty says.

"Yeah, when he wasn't dumping bodies in Sweetwater River or mopping up buckets of blood," he says.

"Jughead isn't like that," I say to him, "plus I grew up around the serpents. I mean seriously My mom and Lily were serpents. I support Jughead and if this is what helps FP get out of jail or even help Jughead deal with things." I notice people rushing in. It all makes sense when Cheryl struts in with a white dress burned on the ends.

"What the hell? Cheryl? Cheryl, what's going on? Is that your mom?" We all ask the various questions.

"What happened?" Betty asks.

"Oh, haven't you heard? There was a terrible fire at Thornhill last night. I might've perished if not for Mommy's heroics," Cheryl says.

"Oh, my God, is this the apocalypse?" Kev asks.

"Apparently," I say.

"After my ordeal at Sweetwater River, I was asleep when the fire started. They think it was a breeze knocking over a lit candle, catching the curtains. Mommy got home from the Jubilee and rushed headlong into the blaze, risking her life to save mine. Unfortunately, she suffered third-degree burns and acute smoke inhalation," She says.

  "No offense but of all people your mother saved you?" I ask, "that seems ridiculous."

  "Everything with my Father and Jason has really shaken us both," Cheryl says, "she doesn't want to lose anything else." I nod and she keeps talking. "What are you guys doing here?"

  "Fred," I say to her, "and his ordeal."

  "What happened?" She asks.

  "He was shot at pops," Betty says.

  "Shot?" Cheryl exclaims.

  "Shot," I say.

  "Wow," she says. She looks around and sighs, "look I have to go find my mother."

"Alright Cheryl," I say. She walks off and I look at Kev and Betty, "Whats going on in Riverdale?" They both shrug and I sigh placing my hands on my face. By now football players and students of Riverdale High were littered around the hospital to see if Fred and Archie were okay. 

 "Hey Y/n," I hear a male voice say. I look up to see Reggie standing above me.

 "Hey," I reply not really caring for a conversation.