A Bughead story

Chapter 26

"My deal is that your so damn nosy! Betty honestly Ms burble has no fucking idea what she's talking about! Your just the one naïve and gullible enough to believe it!" He yells at me and the vain in his forehead is popping out. There is something he's not telling me. He has a barrier built up. "Your still fucking lying to me jughead! I don't fucking care anymore! Your exhausting! I care about you and I'm trying to help you but you won't let me!" I scream and start to cry. This is killing me.

Suddenly I hear footsteps coming down the stairs behind me and jugheads slightly tear stained eyes widen. "Damn you to sound like Fp and I back in our day" I hear an unfamiliar voice day but I just know who it is. I always pictured she would sound like this. I turn around and I see Gladys. Her hair is blowed out and she has all black on. Gladys steps right past me and toward jughead and he stumbled backwards. "Stay away" his voice was hoarse and filed with fear. His finger pointed at his mom and it was visibly shaking. Damn you jughead. I feel so bad for him although I'm so mad at him. "I'm your mom jug, I came here to get you. We have to get going. Where is jb?" She asked and I stepped in front of her. "I'm Betty Cooper, jugheads girlfriend and this is my house. Forgive me but I don't know why your here." I say and she rolls her eyes. I get a glance of jughead and he looks so grateful for my action taking the pressure off him. "Bitch please. He's my son so I'm getting him and my daughter then we are leaving." She says in annoyance. I scoff. "Really? Your their mom? Moms are supposed to be there for their children. You weren't." I say in her face and her mood switched. I felt it. She's a lot like jughead. Stubborn and moody. "I'm not going to be listening to the whore my sons fucking whenever he's bored." She says and my stomach churns a bit. I hate when people throw that around. I feel a hand on my back. Jughead. "Gladys don't even go there. Bettys not a whore and you don't even know either of us so don't act like you do." He says coldly standing behind me. He's afraid of her. He must be. "This is ridiculous you are my child and we are leaving! Jug you are this slut were arguing as I came in-" Gladys says in an angry voice but then jughead cuts her off by yelling at her. I'm starting to cry because here is his mom and she hasn't been here for 5 minutes and she thinks I'm a whore.

"She's not a fucking slut! Your a bitch! A bastard! A fucking piece of shit! The list goes on and on! Your a spawn from hell! You abandoned me your the reason dad drank! Now he's a alcoholic! But hey at least I have a mom that framed me for her murder? But she's alive? Just fucking admit it! You never wanted me! Mother of the year!" He screams at her and he's crying his eyes out. He wipes his nose with his hand quickly sniffling. Gladys is completely flabbergasted. "Bettys the only person that's ever showed me love" he says trying not to cry. I want to run up and hug him but I can't. I'm stuck. Finally the silence is broken and I see my blonde haired mother rushing down the stairs. "Why the hell is this bitch in my house?" My mom says in actual confusion. She had papers in her hands and came down in a happy mood that shifted. "I'm trying to take my children home with me" Gladys says and my mom snickers. "Their mine now. You should've been there for them" My mom says and everyone is confused. "The hell you talking about?" Gladys says and my my mom holds up the papers. "I'm their guardian now. I'm sorry but this is what needed to happen." My mom says in a softer voice trying to be nice. "That's not possible their my kids!" Gladys says and I saw jughead flinch a little. I feel terrible for him. "I don't know what to tell you. Go talk to the law not me." Alice says and Gladys covers her face. "This is ridiculous I can't believe this! I birthed them!" She says and I stand next to jughead. His hand goes for mine and he says "Please". I hold his hand. Hood grip is tight but I want him to have this safe space. "Gladys, let's talk about this privately?" My mom proposed and Gladys agreed. Jughead and I were instructed to go upstairs and not to speak to jellybean. So we did.

As soon as jughead shut the door he stood against it. "Betty" he spoke with his voice hoarse. "Jughead it's ok" I tell him and he shakes his head. "No nothing that I did was okay. I'm so sorry Betty. Please don't say it's okay your to nice and I was being an asshole. So let me explain?" He says and I nod my head.

"I didn't expect it. I thought I'd never have to see her or speak of her again. She's evil. I sweat, I cried, I've bled, I've starved and I've been heartbroken absolutely teared open because of her. She's ruined my life entirely. I'm scared of her- no, I was scared of her until I got so pissed at her. When she called you those names it took everything in me not to hit her. I knew if I did hit her, I'd lose you. Forever. I didn't care whatever jail time I'd get. I only care about you Betty." He's out of breath and he's certainly taken my breath away. God I love him. I reach my arms out for a hug and he doesn't hesitate. "Why can't you ever catch a break?" I giggle and he laughs. Something about his arms wrapped around me just feels right.