A Bughead story

Chapter 38

Fp's pov.

God damn it. I'm just trying to get a coffee but everyone is rushing around in some panic. Like something terrible happened. "16 year old female. Apparent injuries to the brain and her right arm is completely crushed. she's unconscious! We have to get her to surgery, does anyone have a name or identity?" Doctors rush around pushing the girl around. "Elizabeth Cooper, I found it on her suitcase" a young man tells them and I would have dropped my coffee if I ever got it. I rush to the doctors and the girl in the stretcher. "Betty! Is she awake?! Oh my god! What the hell happened to her!?" I yell. This is terrible I can't believe this. "Mass car accident" some voice calls. They take her into a elevator. "She's pregnant!" I yell and all doctors go in the elevator besides one. "Do you know her?" The women asks me. I frantically shake my head in disbelief. "Yes! She's my sons girlfriend or ex but I know her! She's pregnant she just found out. Will she be okay? What about the baby?!" I am so scared right now. I have to call Alice. "We don't know yet but I believe they will both be fine." The women says and I pull my phone out. There is a text from Betty *please keep me updated about jughead.* the text read. She's to thoughtful and caring. I call Alice but she does not answer. I instruct her to call me asap. I slowly walk back to jugheads room. Jughead is on his phone swiping through something.  He is completely unaware of what's happened. I have a feeling his mood is about to change a whole damn lot. "Jughead, please put your phone down" I ask of him. He ignores me and continues scrolling. "Jughead" I speak softly and he looks up looking annoyed. "I don't care. Don't try and change my mind on Betty and the baby. I don't want to hear it"  he bitches. He's moping around. "Betty's in surgery" I say and that catches his eye. "What!? What the hell happened?!" He acts like he cares now. "So now you want to act like you care? If you didn't make her feel like she had to leave then this wouldn't have happened!" I say in a stern voice to jughead. "What happened?! is she okay!?" Jughead looks panicked and guilty. Perfect.
"She was in a car crash. That's all I know right now as to what happened. Something is wrong with her head and her arm was crushed. She was unconscious." My voice lowers realizing how serious it is. Jugheads eyes widen like he's seen a ghost. "Oh my god" he trembles. His breathing becomes heavy. This can't be good for him. "Jughead calm down it will be okay. She will be okay. I'll talk to the nurses about her right now and see if they know anything."

Jugheads POV.

My dad leaves to talk to the nurses. This is horrible it's all my fault that I made her feel like she had to leave. Now she's hurt and I don't know if she's okay. She's never going to want to see me or talk to me again. What if she can't talk? What if she can never move again? Or worse? What if she's brain dead or paralyzed? It's my fault. "She's okay, and so is the baby. She's all better now and will be in here for a few days." My dads voice suddenly says and my heart skips a beat. She's okay.
"Can she stay in here with me? Share a room?" I speak before I can think. I remind myself that I'm the last person she wants to see now.
"I can ask. But not now. Let her rest and see if she wants to see you." He says and I think, it's not fair that I had someone here to love me when I was down but she's lonely.

A hour passes and a nurse comes in and says Betty cooper is requesting fp sees her. I thought she was going to ask for me but she wants fp?  I hate myself for how I treated her when she told me she was pregnant. I should have comforted her. I should have held her in my arms and none of this would have happened. What would it be like being a father? I guess my dad did it but hell he wasn't good at it but there is no way I can be worse with Betty on my side. I want to see her. I need to see her soon or I am going to lose it and find her room myself. I love Betty. I know that. I hope she knows that. Minutes later my dad comes in and is silent. What has happened? what did she say to him? "Dad, is she okay? What did she say? What happened?" I ask him repeatedly until he answered. "Jughead, she doesn't remember what happened. The last thing she remembers is when you two went to the drive in and then the pharmacy. That must have been two months ago." He speaks slowly and my heart sinks even more. She's lost her memory? What?   "Dad I need to see her. I have too, I won't wait any longer. Tell someone I need a wheelchair." It's so difficult to walk now. I've been sitting and laying down for so long. My dad goes.

"So what does this mean? She lost certain memories? Will she ever get them back?" I ask the doctors and they tell me they don't know. "You don't know?" I look at Betty and I say "Betty do you know who I am?" I ask and she nods. "Jughead. Your my boyfriend. Why am I here?" She asks me and I tell her she was in a car crash and she gasps. The doctors leave and let me have a little time with her. "Betty, I am so sorry for everything. Even if you don't remember I want you to know how sorry I am and how much I love you. When you told me that you were pregnant I flipped out. I made you feel like you had to leave and that's why your in here now. That isn't fair too you. If you want me to leave you alone I understand." I say to her and she doesn't look as surprised as I'd expect her to. "I'm pregnant? I took the plan B, how is that possible? Why don't you want the baby?" Her voice was slow and tired. I'm not sure how to answer her. I take a moment before answering. "I thought a baby might ruin your life. You are so smart and you will have wonderful opportunities. Having a baby might sound good now but then a few years or maybe months in the future you might regret it. My dad when I was younger didn't know how to take care of me. It was terrible. I don't want my kid to feel like I did. Unwanted. I think that having me ruined my parents relationship. Having a baby means we will have to be there day and night for that baby it's not something that you rush into. It's your decision if you want to have the baby but i at least want you to think about it before making a rash decision." I speak slowly and sweetly to her. I want her to understand what I'm saying. I want to reach my hand out and tuck the hair behind her ear but I don't want to be to touchy. I said terrible things to her and about her earlier. I glance at her arm and it is layered in casts and is in a sling. "Jughead, will you leave me?" Her voice is soft and she is clearly confused. I shake my head and say no. "Baby I don't want to talk about this anymore. It can wait. I need to know about you. How do you feel?"  I ask her. "I don't feel anything. I want to sleep." She says monotony. "Sleep then. I'll be here when you wake up."