Painful Sight

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Betty's POV
I was with my mom in my bed as my eyes were healing, I only have a week left, one week has already passed and I'm doing great! I can't wait for these bandages to be off and if it doesn't work there's always next time! As I was walking throughout the halls of the E.R, I was sitting down on a chair.

I heard "excuse me?"

I turned my head and heard "never mind I don't want to disturb you."

I shook my head saying "it's fine, just enjoying my final days either blind and not."

I then asked "do you need assistance?"

I got up and heard "no...but are you okay? That must hurt no?"

I laughed as I held my I.V bag pole "not much...I'm hanging in there."

She then asked "what's your name?"

MI smiled lightly saying "I'm Betty."

She then said "I have to go see my mommy...it was nice meeting you."

I smiled and heard her small footsteps walk away. As I got back to my room I got on my bed and heard footsteps at my door.

I said "hello?"

I then heard "hey Betty it's Kevin..."

I smiled and he walked over to me saying "I brought you a pops milkshake."

I smiled and said "thanks Kev."

He handed it to me and I drank some of it.

"So it hurts?" He asked.

I shook my head saying "a bit sore and a bit of pain but I take meds."

I smiled and said "so how's you and Archie! Tell me everything! Please!"

He laughed at me and told me "I've never been more happier, thank you so much Betty it means everything to me that...that you made me happy."

I smiled and said "I can't wait...if this procedure works...I'm gonna know how everyone looks...but I'm also gonna know how Jughead looks..."

I sighed and said "I've been battling this out with of course my mom but just her by my side, now Jughead is there...and I'm gonna continue fighting."

I smiled and I felt his hand hold my arm.

He said "I believe in you."

I laughed and nodded as he began talking about his date last night with Archie. Later that night I was with my mom.

I said "you know the first thing we have to do is take a nice getaway trip once I get my sight back. Just you and me like old times..."

I than thought for a second and smirked "we could go to Italy! Or France!"

I laughed and said "mom you okay?"

She then said "I am dear...I'm just focusing on some...paperwork okay?"

I nodded and she kissed my head saying "we're gonna get through this you and me."

She kissed my cheek and I smiled laying back on the bed and decided to take a nap. When I woke up I was walking around the hospital and heard a nurse.

"Sweetheart you should be in bed it's 2 in the morning." She told me.

I yawned and said "but...but I'm not tired Miss..."

She sighed and said "come on..."

I pouted and we walked back to my room, she helped me sit and get back in.

She asked "so do you need anything?"

I gulped and shook my head and I heard her walk away. As I laid down I looked for my phone to call Jughead, I found it and I dialed his number and it began ringing and it picked up.

"Hey Jug, is that you?" I asked.

Suddenly I heard "who is this?"

I gulped and said "oh...uhh...this is his girlfriend... Betty, who are...you?"

Suddenly she said "I'm someone that doesn't like you."

I gulped saying "quite harsh...but may I speak with Jughead?"

She hung up and I immediately called back.

"Just stop calling Jughead! Do you not know the pain you really cause him! It's all about your happiness what about his own!?"

I gulped saying "I...I do care for his happiness..."

She then said "no you don't! Because if you really did, you wouldn't have dated him in the first place."

I frowned lightly and she said "if you cared about his happiness, he wouldn't be here with me, now would he? Your gonna be the end of his happiness, and guess what he hasn't had happiness for a very long time. Leave him."

She hung up and I set down my phone and began breathing faster and suddenly the machine began beeping and the nurse ran in.

She told me "hey...hey calm down..."

I shook my head and screamed as she tried to get me to stop. The next morning my mom was with me.

She asked me "sweetheart what happened? They called me saying you had high blood pressure and your breathing was through through the roof."

I sighed and smiled lightly "it's okay...I just had a really bad...nightmare."

She stroked my cheek saying "good I wouldn't want anything to happen to you."

She kissed my forehead and I smiled lightly.

She said "I'm gonna go get us some Pops okay?"

I nodded and she left me, I then sat there in my own thoughts, who was this girl? I tried examine her voice with everyone else I know of. Cheryl Blossom? No. Veronica? No. Toni Topaz? Even thought I only knew her for a short amount of time it didn't sound like her either. I sighed as I questioned and thought who it was but at the end it didn't matter, Jughead wasn't happy with me...he was never going to be happy with me, of course who would? Why would anyone be happy with someone like me?

I sighed and suddenly I heard "hey..."

I got up and then heard "it's...Jughead, I just came to check in on you..."

I was wondering if he was even smiling anymore, maybe he was just annoyed and felt like he had to come see me.

I sighed and he said "I brought you something roses...pink just how you...like them..."

I sighed and they were thrown on my lap.

He said "sorry."

I held them and frowned and said "Jughead...are... are you okay?"

He laughed saying "never felt better..."

I sighed and he said "well I've gotta go..."

I then said "Jughead..."

I got up carefully and gave him the flowers "I don't want them..."

He then asked "why?"

I gulped saying "I know...I know that your not happy with me and all I want is for you to be happy...and if us not being together is gonna make you happy then fine..."

He then said "what?"

I gave him the flowers saying "go. I set you free I'm breaking up with you..."

He then said "what!? No Betty!"

I shook my head yelling "stop lying to me! Your miserable! Stop doing this! Just go please!"

I heard him walk away and I sat on my bed and I just cried...and I couldn't stop...suddenly a nurse ran in.

She said "sweetheart I understand it's painful but you must stop crying or your eyes may not heal well." 

I sniffled and nodded and she rubbed my back as I tried calming down.