Forever And Always

Chapter 65

Callie was now in her the garage helping fix the junkyard car with her dad, Betty, and Archie.

" Can I just say Mr. Andrews watching you punch Hiram Lodge in the face was...incredibly cathartic," Betty complimented.

" It almost got me landed in jail," Fred reminded her.

" Come on dad," Callie encouraged.

" Alright it felt pretty good," Fred admitted as they finished the car.

" Alright, give it a try," Betty encouraged.

" You do the honors," Fred told Archie. He happily got in the car and that engine started right up. " Oh. yeah. Give it some gas. There you go."

" We did it, Dad," Archie smiled.

" Yeah, we did," Fred smiled back.

" Just in time," Archie said, this cause Callie and Betty to glance at each other. 

" Could you guys excuse me a second, I'm gonna fo in the house," Fred informed. 

" Do you need any help?" Callie asked.

" No, I will be fine," Fred assured her before he went in, closing the door behind him.

" Betty..." Archie began. " I have to ask you a favor. If I do go away. Will you check on my dad and Callie? Invite them over for dinner?"

" He's going to be fine Archie," Callie said. " He'll have me."

" Besides the jury is still deliberating, that's a good sign, okay?" Betty told him. " You don't need...Put your house in order."

" Betty, promise me. Please," Archie pleaded.

" Of course," Betty agreed. Soon Betty left to go back to her house.

" Come on we have to go to the serpents," Callie told him.

" What for?" Archie asked.

" If you do go to jail...they can help you stay safe," Callie answered. " Trust me on this one." They travel to what was left of Sunnyside trailer park, Archie is now getting a serpent tattoo on his shoulder from Fp, walking over to them is Sweet Pea, Fangs, and Jughead. 

" Come have a look Jug," Callie insisted as she sat next to Archie.

" Might be my best one yet," Fp added as Archie moved his arm a bit to check it out.

" Well, how does it feel to be an honorary Serpent?" Jughead asked.

" Feels pretty savage, Jug," Archie admitted. " Does you have one Callie?"

" She doesn't need one," Fp informed. " We know she belongs with us, with or without the tattoo.:

" Archie, the first thing I learned at Southside High was that you need to roll with a crew to survive," Jughead informed.

" There are gonna be Serpents in juvenile detention," Callie informed. " Find 'em. Sit with them."

" That tattoo is gonna get you in. But it's also gonna get you protected," Jughead added.

" Sounds like you and Callie came up with this plan together," Archie as he eyed the two.

" That's because they did," Fp stated. " With my help. Those two are right. Up to a point. That Serpent ink will help keep your body safe but you still gotta worry about protecting this, eh?" He points at his head. Archie looked at him as Fp took off his classes. " I speak from experience, all right? Your mind is the first thing that goes when you're locked up. If you can keep your head on straight, you can get through anything. You just...You gotta keep your wits about you, Red." Archie nodded, looked at the other two the looked at his tattoo. He smirked and looked at Fp who harmlessly smacked him in the arm.