Tommy, lately I've just not been feelin' right I'm so ashamed of how we've all Been treating Carrie White

Now I realize This is hardly your concern I hate to drag you into this But I've got nowhere else to turn

Waiting. Betty felt as though she had to hold her breath the entire night, whether it was trying to persuade her father to come home after he surprised both her and her mother with flowers before opening night or experiencing the pre-show jitters backstage with her best friends before her brother mysteriously appeared to ruin their fun. Betty was unprepared for the sensation and still needed to learn what she was anticipating beyond raising the curtain and the performance's first song. It wasn't a sensation she was used to having. After taking a long, hard look at herself through the lens of the characters they'd been cast as and recognizing her position regarding herself, things with Veronica were starting to seem normal again. This was made possible by the fact that a repair had been made. Through Veronica's portrayal of herself as a terrible girl, when she believed she had spent her whole life portraying herself as the kind girl next door.

The faults of Hiram and Hermione were not to be thrown at Veronica's feet, and she had lashed. She had lashed out more than once with the aim of hurting the other girl so badly, and what did it say about her? Of course, everything was forgiven in the eyes of the princess with the raven hair, and it didn't matter if the tables were turned at all; yet, Betty was probably wary about everything feeling how it should again. In addition to her unsettling impression about her brother, which she could not place clearly, she also saw that her parents were attempting to make peace, which was all she could have wished for. Betty finally felt as if she had both of her closest friends back in their appropriate positions when she saw that Archie and Veronica seemed happier than they had ever been together.

Starting from the very first dress rehearsal forward. Betty was never used to being in the spotlight, unlike Cheryl or Veronica, who appeared to be so well suited for the stage; however, it was fun for her to do her hair, do Sue's costume, and get to be someone other than Betty Cooper for a while. She had quickly rejected Kevin's offer to participate in the program when he initially contacted her about it. She had said that the fact that she liked singing in her bedroom did not imply that she should be forced to perform in front of a room full of strangers. Betty, too, had been bitten by the acting bug, and despite the high stakes and drama in their social circle, she was glad for the reason for everyone to come together, including the Serpents and when her mother had been cast as Carrie's mom in the play. Betty had also been bitten by the acting bug herself.

It was now, with her hair fanned out precisely to frame her face, as she watched from the wings while her mother sang her solo part for Midge's entrance from behind the staircase door. Midge was about to make her entry. After thanking Mr. Andrews at least a hundred times for all of the hard work that he'd put into the production from his own construction firm, Kevin's handiwork on the blocking turned out to be fantastic, and the sets turned out to be even better. Toni and the others were all loitering about, anxious to see the performance but simultaneously keeping disguised behind the curtain. All of a sudden, though, there were gasps from the crowd as the set came up, followed by a piercing yell from someone in the first rows of the audience. It was Cheryl's voice that screamed out for someone to save her, and suddenly everyone was pressing forward. Betty was dragged into the clutches of her castmates as everyone got sight of the horror of their buddy pinned to the blood-smeared wall with different sharp items.

When her mother yelled from across the stage, the whole auditorium was thrown into commotion, and she could feel her stomach sink. Instant disbelief, which had been sheltering her from the horror of the situation, was abruptly broken, and she could feel her stomach plummet. The lights were immediately turned off in order to prevent Midge's corpse from being left on display. Still, all of a sudden, everyone was pushing and shoving one another and rushing away to safety as a mob situation developed. Despite this, Betty discovered that she was making her way through the crowd, not away from the location of the crime but rather closer to the place where her friend's corpse lay still and unresponsive, covered in her own blood.