#lodge lodge

“Who wants a jalapeno margarita?” Veronica asked, disappearing off into the small kitchen.

After a few rounds of margarita’s everyone parted into their rooms, Reggie saying a few more crude comments before closing his door, a disdainful Kevin following. You fell back onto the bed and sighed.

“Who invited him again?” You groaned. Archie smirked and sat next to you.

“I think it was Cheryl.” He leaned in for a kiss. At first, you kissed him back, almost getting lost in him as you ran your fingers through his ginger locks. But then you pushed away.

“Wait, you heard Veronica.” You scolded. “This place has thin walls. And I so don’t need to be getting smug looks and snide comments from Reggie in the morning.” Archie pouted his lips and gave you the dreaded puppy-dog look. You sighed.

“We have to be quiet.” He grinned victoriously and you climbed on top of him.

You woke up in the middle of the night feeling like you were being suffocated. You sat up, took a few gasping breaths before looking around, remembering where you were. You were at Veronica’s cabin. You were surrounded by your friends. You were fine. You laid back down and wrapped your arms around the empty sheets next to you instead of your sleeping boyfriend.

“Archie?” You called out into the dark room. Your heartbeat sped up with every silent second. “Archie?” You calmed down when you heard the sound of the sink running and saw the light from underneath the bathroom door. You swung your legs over the side of the bed and stood, feeling the cool wood floor underneath your feet.

You were just being paranoid. You paced around the room, stopping in front of the window, hearing whispers coming from outside.

“What the fuck is going on V?” Reggie demanded. Veronica put her hands on his chest, trying to calm him down.

“I don’t know what you mean.” She said innocently.

“Rooming me with Keller? Really?” He scoffed. “I thought this was supposed to be our weekend.”

“Keep your voice down.” She ordered, looking up at the window. You ducked behind the curtain. “Look, Reggie. I really like what we have. But I’m just not ready to tell anyone about it yet.”

“So what? I’m just a midnight booty-call?” Reggie growled.

“Isn’t that what you called me when we first got together?” Veronica snapped back. Reggie sighed.

“I’ve changed, Veronica. I want to be with you.”  He took her hands in his. Her face softened.

“And I want to be with you, Reggie.” She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned in for a kiss. You couldn’t believe what you were seeing. Veronica and Reggie always seemed to hate each other and now they were making out in the middle of the night?

When you woke up again it was morning and Archie was by your side. The two of you went down to breakfast to see Kevin sitting at the table with Betty and Jughead with a concerned expression.

“Have either of you guys seen Reggie?” He asked. You sat down and grabbed a muffin.

“Check Veronica’s room.” You muttered. Archie looked at you.

“What?”

“I mean…” You coughed. “Check all the rooms. Maybe he got up in the night and got lost.” Everyone narrowed there eyes but shrugged off your sudden outburst. Veronica and Cheryl joined you, but still no Reggie.

“We should go look for him,” Betty suggested. “What if he's lost in the woods somewhere?”

“What are you guys talking about?” Veronica wondered, taking a sip of a mimosa.

“Reggie’s missing,” Kevin said bluntly. She nearly spit out her drink.

“He isn’t missing.” Betty shot Kevin a dark look and put a hand on Veronica’s shoulder. “He probably just went for a morning walk.”

“I don’t know, Betty.” Jughead looked out the window suspiciously. “Don’t you think he would have said something? Plus, I don’t really see Reggie as a ‘get in touch with nature’ kind of guy.”

“We have to go look for him.” Veronica panicked. “Who knows what creatures live out there. He could get attacked by a bear or something.” She grabbed her jacket and was out the door without a second thought.

“Is it just me, or has Veronica finally lost it?” Cheryl quipped, following the others outside. The woods were cool as the wind whispered through the trees, making you shiver. Archie put his arm around you, his touch warm and comforting. That’s when you heard it. The screaming.