The Tale of Opposite Souls

26) ℬ𝓁𝑜𝑜𝒹𝓈𝒽𝑒𝒹 ℰ𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

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𝓑𝓮𝓽𝓽𝔂𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥

I screamed holding my stomach and the sheets underneath me as the physician across from me examined me and I cried out in pain as Jughead held my hand tightly.

I panted and looked at him "Jughead..."

He told me "do not worry, it will be a smooth birth I promise."

I cried out "I do not have my mother... Veronica...I'm scared."

He frowned and assured me "I am right here, I'm not leaving your side."

I cried and nodded as the physician had said "your majesty you may begin to push."

I nodded and pushed while shrieking in utter pain as I stopped telling the doctor "no...no something is wrong. Somethings wrong with my baby."

Jughead told me "just relax, nothing is wrong with the child."

I cried and sobbed holding my stomach and I shut my eyes and pushed once again and leaned my head back as the physician had said "your majesty, a word?"

I said "this is my child! I am birthing it you tell the both of us!"

Jughead looked at him and he told us "she is losing too much blood your majesty."

I looked at the physician and then looked at Jughead as he shouted "well then do your job and save the both of them!"

He explained "it's complicated your majesty, it will risk either life. You must choose."

I panicked slightly and thought about it and muttered "the baby."

Jughead looked at me and I said "if a life is needed to be risked then risk mine, save the baby."

Jughead told me "no, no I will not raise this child without you!"

I told him "Jughead..."

The physician told us "I must follow the Kings orders."

I shouted "I am your Queen! This is my child! I have made the child and have been carrying them for the last 9 months do not dare tell me it is the Kings orders!"

He sighed and nodded "yes your majesty."

I cried and gripped Jugheads arm tightly as I pushed and he said "no, I will not allow you to die."

I looked at him saying "please...please I...I don't want to murder my child..."

Hehe gulped and kissed me as I kissed him back and he said to the physician "do whatever is possible, but please try to save both my wife and our child."

He nodded and I continued to push gripping onto Jugheads hand, as hours went by news had spread and Veronica had come.

She was at my side and I cried out "I cannot get the child out..."

She told me "it is okay, just take deep breaths."

I nodded as I screamed in pain and she held my hand and arm as I panted leaning back. I had seen the physician speaking with Jughead as I felt dizzy and Veronica began to cry and I took gasps of air delirious now.

"Jughead? Jughead?" I called out as he said "I'm here, I'm here Elizabeth..."

I looked at him as he held my face, I cried out "somethings not right. I know it's not right my baby! It doesn't feel right! This-they're dying, my child is dying!"

Veronica told me "they are not Betty. You need to stay calm. Stay relaxed."

I cried and said "you have to save them. Save my child, save my child please, I do not want to murder my child, I do not, please!"

I cried again and held Veronica's hand as Jughead looked at me and I cried out "let them save our child...please."

He looked at me and said "I cannot let them cut you open, I will not!"

I cried and told him "I cannot live with myself if my child dies..."

He frowned and the physician approached with his blade as I heard him shout "no! You go anywhere near her with those I will use them on you instead!"

I panted and said "Jughead let him!"

He shouted "no! There must be a way!"

I panted and looked at Veronica and cried "tell them...tell them about there mother. Tell them about their mother. Please...please."

I begged and she cried and held my hand as I looked at Jughead "I have never loved anyone the way I have been able to love you..."

He said "just push, push Elizabeth."

I cried and looked down and began pushing again as hard as I could, I sobbed as I shrieked and whined in utter pain, my legs shaking.

I held onto both Jughead and Veronica.

And as I did I gasped as the physician said "the baby has arrived." But I heard no crying.

I was confused and said "let me see my baby. Let me see them..."

But as I said that the physician told us "the child, he's not breathing."

I panicked and said "what?"

Jughead said "what do you mean they're not breathing!?"

The physician took my child as I cried out "no! No! What's wrong! Veronica!"

I looked at her as she frowned and the man said "your majesties...I..."

He stuttered in his sentence "the child...he is dead."

As the man said that I screamed in pain as I sobbed and said "give him to me! Let me see my child!"

The physician slowly offered the child and I saw him. He was blue, and he was small, he had small tuffs of black hair and I cried and held him, I screamed holding him onto my chest as I shook my head back and forth.

"My son! My son! He is dead!"

I screamed out holding my limp, cold child's body to my own.