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Elizabeth (Betty) Cooper is a senior student at Riverdale High. She's a hardworking student to say the least and never - almost never breaks the rules. She's been into Archie, a kid she's known for forever, for forever. But Archie Andrews wasn't always into her. It took him a while to even notice that the blonde, perfect all American girl was into him but it wasn't exactly two-sided. They've kissed while drunk several times but Archie woke up the next day making sure Betty knew it wasn't meaningful. For her though, it was. It always was.
Veronica Lodge was a new teacher at Riverdale High. She had moved in from New York City a few months ago and decided to apply for a teaching career, fresh out of University. She had gotten her teaching degree and had no time to waste. She was 25 - ready as ever.
Mind you, Betty is only 17.
"Bets, who did you get for English Lit this year?" Archie asked her as they walked down the hallway towards their lockers, which of course, happened to be right next to each other.
"Uh, just a sec" Betty got our her agenda and flipped to the schedule page. She scanned towards Monday and checked the 10:45 course block.
English Literature
Lodge, V.
R108
Sec. 3/B
"Some prof named Lodge?" She said confused as she put her agenda away and grabbed her math textbook and notebook, ready for her first class.
"Yeah, I have Lodge too. Is she new?" Archie asked.
"It's a woman?" Betty wanted to clarify.
"Oh, I assumed. No clue. But uh, you got it at 10:45 too?" Archie grabbed his geography books.
"Yeah" Betty closed her locker and finally looked up at him. She almost always avoided looking straight at Archie. She knew it would bring in a flood of feelings and butterflies she didn't want to bring back. Only, it couldn't be avoided and that's exactly what happened.
"I'll see you after the bell?" Archie breaks the silence.
Betty quickly nods and puts her head down, heading to class.
When the bell rings, she checks her phone. No messages. Was she hoping for a text from Archie? Probably.
Betty heads to the locker and gets there before the red head.
She puts her books on the locker shelf and fixes her ponytail.
"How was math?" Archie sneaks up behind her and she jumps.
"Oh, you scared me!" She laughs nervously.
"Sorry Bets. I thought you heard me" He shrugs his shoulders.
"It was alright. Same old. So where's room 108?" She asks.
"It's a seminar room." He knew that from the football meetings they had there.
"Oh. Cool." Betty grabs an empty notebook she had reserved for English Lit and grabbed her pencil case.
"Yeah" Archie grabs a notebook and a single pencil.
Betty is the organized student and seeing somebody with just a pencil and a notebook, with a ruined front page from water stain, is utterly disturbing. That was one thing she hated about Archie. Actually, boys.
They walked towards room 108 and waited outside a few minutes, not knowing if the room was locked or unlocked.
"It's open, you know" A fellow student walks out going to fill up her water bottle.
The two head inside.
"Where do you wanna sit?" Archie asks. He knows she's distinct with seating and won't budge for a seat in the back.
"We can sit in the second row, middle" Betty begins walking towards the seats she chose.
"Wow, second and not first row" He mumbles and she turns around, rolling her eyes.
"You can sit by yourself in the back, it's not a problem" Betty says as she organizes herself into her seat.
"Nah" He says as he just sits down in one shot.
Students begin piling into the classroom and not many empty seats are left.
At 10:45 sharp, a woman with sunglasses still on, walks in and puts some books down, along with a very fancy, Michael Kors purse.
She takes off her sunglasses and doesn't look up yet.
The woman looks young, with dark red lipstick on and a lacy black dress, she sure seems to be à la mode.
Finally, the woman looks up and scans the room. She meets eyes with each one of them, about 40 to 50 students and purses in her lips as she finishes the scanning.
"My name is Veronica Lodge. You can call me Miss Lodge or honestly, anything. I don't mind" She writes her name on the board. Absolutely perfect, neat writing.
"I'm your English Literature teacher this semester. It's my first time teaching on my own, as I've just graduated from University up in Manhattan" She adds to her introduction.
"This semester, we'll be working on your reading skills. We'll also be practicing your own writing material and you'll leave room 108 with great accomplishment. Trust me." Miss Lodge is confident in her message. She seems as though she's a natural at this. She's got the attention of every student, it's amazing. However, it may be her attractiveness being put into play, not necessarily her skill.
Betty looks over at Archie subtly during the lecture and notices his eyes have been glued to the professor. She almost feels a sense of jealousy, but who is she kidding? This is a teacher. This is normal; he has to pay attention.
"Excuse me" Miss Lodge calls out at Betty's direction and Betty still has her eyes on Archie.
Miss Lodge clears her throat quite loudly and it finally disrupts Betty's attention. She looks back at the professor, who clearly has her eyes on Betty and nods a yes when Betty is finally back to paying attention. Rough start, Betty thinks. Rough start.
As the class approaches its end, Betty packs her pen back into her pencil case and closes her notebook. The bell rings and miss Lodge finishes up her sentence.
The class gets up and as Betty and Archie begin walking down and out, miss Lodge calls out. "May I have a word with you?" A few students turn around and they all point to themselves, including Betty.
"You" miss Lodge makes eye contact with Betty and Archie is confused. He hesitates but walks out as miss Lodge gives him a look.
Betty nervously waits as all the students file out, taking their time. When the last student leaves, miss Lodge closes the door.
"Take a seat" She demands and gestures for the first seat in front of them.
Betty sits down.
"Name?"
"Betty" She pauses. "Cooper"
"Cooper." miss Lodge lets it sink in.
"You can't keep looking at boys the entire lecture, Betty. You do and you'll be out. I teach for the purpose of learning" She begins and Betty is shocked.
"I-I just looked for like a m-minute. I didn't. I'm sorry" Betty is extremely nervous. This miss Lodge is extremely intimidating.
"You stared for a good 5 minutes." She corrected the blonde student and then turned around, walking towards the teacher's desk.
"Detention?" miss Lodge questions. Betty nods a quick no. "Please, miss, I'm a good student. I promise. I'm a straight A student, I even -" miss Lodge cuts her off as she places a finger on her mouth.
"I don't want to hear it, quite frankly." She smirks and takes a strand of Betty's tied hair. "Be a good girl next time?" miss Lodge states more than asks.
Betty is almost trembling at the interaction. She can even feel a pool of wetness forming between her legs and is extremely confused as to why. She is not into women. Or teachers.
"But" miss Lodge adds. "I catch you again and you'll be getting a detention, no doubt"
"And who wants a detention for being a naughty girl staring at boys?" miss Lodge smirks.
Betty nods a no and gulps hard.
"That's what I thought"
Betty begins getting up because she doesn't want to be late for biology but miss Lodge interrupts.
"Apologize first"
"I-i'm sorry?" Betty stutters.
"I'm sorry I didn't focus on my professor the entire lecture because I'm a bad girl" miss Lodge gestures for her to repeat.
"I'm so sorry I didn't focus on my professor the entire lecture because I'm a b-bad girl" Betty gets out and then gets up.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Cooper" miss Lodge smiles.