Chapter 28: The man in black

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For days Calista, Jughead and Archie had been walking stopping after a few miles at a phone booth for Jughead to try Betty, while Archie and Calista sat on the bench as they waited

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For days Calista, Jughead and Archie had been walking stopping after a few miles at a phone booth for Jughead to try Betty, while Archie and Calista sat on the bench as they waited.

"Still no answer?" Archie asked as he came out.

"No." he sighed, picking up his stuff.

"Look, Jug, maybe you should go back. Cali too. I'm fine. Really, dude, I'm going to be fine." Archie told them.

"Archie, no offense, but Betty took down a serial killer last year. You can't go for five minutes without being kidnapped or getting the crap kicked out of you." Calista told him with a small smile "And that was before you were marked for death by Hiram Lodge."

"It would be nice to stop looking over my shoulder all the time. Just find somewhere to settle, you know?" Archie told them, as they started walking again.

"We will." Jughead assured him "When we find the right place, we'll know. We're gonna feel it."

"Or maybe we're already there." Archie hit Jughead's arm and they stopped walking, looking at the farm off the side of the road.

Jughead scoffed "Nice try. Let's get a couple more miles in before nightfall."

"Come on, Jug. We gotta bunk somewhere."

Jughead sighed before following Archie and Calista, heading to the house before stopping as they heard a gun cock behind them.

"You're trespassing." a girl's voice came from behind them "Now let's see you do a little turn, nice and slow."

They put down their bags, holding their hands up and turned around to see a teen girl holding the gun with another slightly older one walking out of the barn behind her.

"Who are you?" the older girl asked.

"I'm Cal. This is Biff and Diana." Jughead lied smoothly "From Centerville."

"I don't like liars." she walked forwards "Shoot 'em, Gracie."

The younger girl, Gracie, lifted the gun as Archie quickly held his hands up.

"Wait, wait! We got robbed on a train. They took all our money." he added to the lie "We've been walking for days. Just... We're looking for some food and some water and we'll be on our way." Archie told them calmly.

"Put the rifle down." The older girl told the younger.

"I don't trust them." Gracie told her.

Calista rolled her eyes, and crossed her arms across her chest.

"Do as I say." she told her sister and the gun was lowered "I'm Laurie Lake. This is Gracie. You guys like stew?"

 You guys like stew?"

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