Painful Sight

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Betty's POV
"It was amazing! He did everything! It was better than I had imagined!"

I smiled lightly as Kevin recounted for like the twentieth time about his first time with Archie after only a week.

I said "that's... great Kev..."

I sighed and he said "you okay?"

I nodded and he said "no your not, what's wrong?"

I smiled lightly and said "it's truly nothing Kev..."

He then said "your sad, why?"

I sighed and said "because you can be so intimate with Archie...it takes me at least like a good 10 to 15 seconds to just make sure I don't kiss Jughead's nose, chin, or even his arm."

I laughed and frowned as I got up from my bed.

I said "it's...fine though..."

I felt my necklace and said "I can feel it...but I'll never be able to see it...ever..."

I heard him sigh and say "I'm sorry betty I didn't realize I was being insensitive."

I shook my head and sat on my desk chair saying "it's fine Kev...you should be thrilled about...Archie. You had something so many people cherish...I want to cherish it...but I fear it."

I sighed and said "I can't see...all I can do is touch... hear, smell, feel."

I took off my sunglasses saying "every morning I get up and face the mirror and just wish...will my eyesight comeback the next day? At this point it's so selfish but I feel awful."

I sniffled and cried and he hugged me saying "I'm sorry Betty...I wish I could change this..."

I smiled saying "it's not your fault Kev, I just...I have to learn to live with the fact...I may never ever see again. Even if it pains me to admit it...I'll never be able to see Jughead..."

Later that day I was at Pops playing with my drink as tears ran down my face and no one could really tell because I wore my sunglasses. I sighed and laid against the window.

I suddenly heard "Betty?"

I turned my head and heard "it's Archie, sorry if I spooked you."

I shook my head as he said "so has Veronica spoke with you?"

I shook my head saying "she went with her dad back to New York, apparently alot of boys are giving her attention."

He laughed and I sighed as he said "hey...are you okay?"

I groaned and said "why does everyone ask me, Betty are you okay? Betty is everything alright? Betty this, Betty that. Ugh! I'm fine!"

I got up and grabbed my things and was about to leave till I bumped into someone and fell to the floor with them and gasped.

"I am so so sorry!" I said terrified.

I got up and they said "it's fine...I'm sorry I can't really see where I'm going..."

I gulped and suddenly heard Archie say "everything alright Betty?"

I said "yeah..."

Suddenly I heard "Betty? It's you! Your mother said I'd find you here, it's me Rory! Remember from Florida? When we both were sent for eye surgery?"

I smiled saying "Rory? As in the hospital prankster?"

He laughed and I said "oh my god! It's nice to...wow I was about to say see you."

He laughed and I said "how's it been!"

He said "I'm getting surgery here in town with my folks 100% rate, finally! My mom said...you've been having surgeries?"

I smiled saying "ummm let's have a seat?"

I grabbed his hand and walked him over to the seat.

I said "first before me, how are you!"

He laughed and said "I've been really great actually, my doctors have been working and checking my eyes every single day. I'm so ready to finally be able to see again after so long."

Rory I met back when I was 12 years old at a hospital back in Florida, he lost his sight due to a flight accident on a school trip. But he's...gonna see again. Great.

"So how have you been!" He asked me

I smiled saying "I've...been great I guess?"

He sighed and said "I sense the sadness what's wrong?"

I sighed saying "nothing actually...but...my mom and I don't have anymore money? So...well, we have no more money for surgeries...so this problem may be permanent..."

I laughed nervously and he said "I'm so sorry..."

I shook my head saying "it's okay..."

He then said "hey...I know one hospital will have be it for you."

I smiled and he said "but...I just can't imagine being like this forever...if I could I would switch places."

I shook my head saying "then I'd refuse."

We laughed and I sniffled lightly saying "I'm just happy I get to hear from you again...it's been harder some days, but I also have a boyfriend..."

He gasped saying "tell me everything!"

I laughed and said "he's super sweet and by what everyone says he has her back hair with blue eyes. Always wears a beanie too."

He then said "nice...he seems like a nice guy."

I said "he truly is...but...he wants to have sex."

He gasped saying "crap that must be awful..."

I sighed and said "it's just...another friend of mine said...every time he just stared at his partner...he felt like it was just them too all alone...that nothing else matter that whenever he looked at him he just wanted to be with him...then when I think about the topic...I just think about how I can't have that..."

I felt him hug me and I sniffled lightly as he said "hey...I understand completely what your going through, remember that girl I told you about? The one who was now and actually officially is a girl?"

I smiled saying "oh yeah! Jack...?"

He then said "it's actually Jackie now, she finally went through her transition and...I'm so happy, we had our first kiss a few months ago and trust me I have zero clue what to do either."

I sighed and said "I just want it to be perfect."

He held my hand saying "hey...if he's the perfect guy, it'll be perfect."

I smiled and he said "I'm starving, your mom still makes pie right?"

I nodded and he laughed and we left.