The Tale of Opposite Souls

10) ℒ𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔 ℱ𝑜𝓇𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇

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𝓙𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥

I saw Charles walking away from the party so I decided to go investigate. I slowly followed behind as he continued looking around as suddenly out of a nowhere that servant appeared from around the corner following behind him.

I was confused and slowly and carefully followed them to a closet. I was confused and I slowly pressed my ear against it and heard moaning I saw from above there was a small window and I looked around and climbed up a stool and peaked into the small room seeing Charles well...definitely having some intercourse but with a man.

I gulped and got down carefully to not make any sudden noise and walked over to Elizabeth's room as I knocked on the door hearing an unfamiliar "come in!"

I opened the door seeing Betty with another girl who looked somewhat liked her. Or a lot.

"Jughead..." she looked like she had been crying and I asked "what's wrong? Did something happen?"

She replied with "nothing. What's wrong?"

I remembered and told her "I need you to come with me? In private?"

She looked at the girl beside her as the girl responded "it's fine, I must find our parents anyways."

Betty nodded and she followed behind me "what's the meaning of taking me away from my sister right now?"

I told her "your brother doesn't like women."

She was confused and said "what?"

I told her "well he doesn't like women, especially sexually."

She scoffed out "don't make accusations like that Jughead."

I told her "I am not lying! I followed him and saw him sticking it up inside a male servant just a few minutes ago!"

She looked at me and frowned. She turned away and I heard whimpers from her and I was confused and asked "what's wrong now?"

She turned back saying "we're getting married..."

I looked at her and she said "my brother will try to live out his reign as king alone, I know him...but we...we have no choice but to get married."

I looked at her as she cried holding her stomach and said "I will give up everything...I have..."

I gulped and told her "I guess we are getting married..."

She frowned and told me "I do not want to see you again."

I was confused and she told me "until the day of our wedding...don't...don't be near me...don't."

She stumbled back and ran off and I sighed shutting my eyes and rubbing my face with my hands.

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Later that night when everyone had left I saw Betty outside sitting alone in her backyard on a bench. I walked over and sat beside her as she asked me "why are you still here?"

I looked at her and shrugged "I'm not even sure...and yet here I stand."

She let out a small laugh under her breath as I looked at her.

"This is to be my life...my husband will never love me, I will not have the life I dreamt of. Instead I will have a husband who will never see me as the love of his life, who will not shower me with gifts...who will sleep with any women he wants because he can...while I must do what all  wives do...take care of the child...and that is all. I am a child breeder for you and I don't even get to have more than one."

She cried and held her hands in her lap.

"My life...is no longer what I thought it would've been..."

I sighed and told her "I'm sorry for taking that from you."

She looked at me and I said "I'm sorry..."

She smiled at me and stood up "it is okay...it is not your fault...but just know...I don't know how happy I will be...and if I'm not than I am sorry. But I do not want to marry you..."

She walked back inside and I turned away thinking to myself as I tried to readjust myself but I didn't know why I was feeling...pain.

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𝓑𝓮𝓽𝓽𝔂𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥

My family had all congratulated my sister on her pregnancy. I could only wish to have that...a happy pregnancy. Instead I will be happy but I will be alone...after words I will be alone...I laid in my bed as I held my pillow as I sniffled.

I tried to calm myself down but I couldn't simply do it. I went outside into the garden by myself. I sat on the bench and frowned. I began crying, uncontrollable tears that just left my face. I sobbed and cried as I held myself. I didn't know what to do or how to react. I know it may seem over dramatic but I wanted a choice, I had a choice and yet it was taken away from me all because of my stupid brother. I stopped and got up and said to myself.

"Everything will be okay...you will get pregnant. And when you do you will raise the most perfect child you could ever have...one that can choose who to love. One that can choose to be themselves, one that will understand the foods and beads of their mother and father...even if it only one child...you will take care of it, you will protect them, you will never ever let anyone hurt them. You won't."

I sighed and panted softly as I felt my eyes puffy, my face ear stained as I rose to my feet and walked back to my room. I looked at my mirror and smiled to myself saying "fake smile...always a fake smile. You will put this on for your wedding day, and every day after." I sighed out.