Dark Hearts || Archie Andrews and Jughead Jones [1]

Unbreakable

UNBREAKABLE

The three Coopers are sitting down at Pops, waiting patiently for the Blossoms to arrive. They have finally find a way to make everyone happy, well not their parents but that's a matter for another night. Veronica and Archie are here as well, supportive of their friends.

"I'm nervous." Ellie confesses. "Why am I nervous?"

"Maybe because we're about to meet with the devil?" Veronica ironizes. "Just a guess."

"Probably."

"They should be here soon," Betty warns. "once we've talked things through with them, we'll call Mom and Dad." Her eyes now go over to Polly. "Are you nervous?"

"I'm thankful." Polly says with a smile. "At the home, the Sisters said each of us had a guardian angel. How lucky am I to have not one but two. You're mine, girls."

The bell from the door calls their attention, they all turn around. Cheryl walks in, and approaches the small group. Polly stands up right away, and the red-haired girl quickly goes for a touch on the blonde's belly, but hesitates at the last minute.

"I'm so sorry about Jason, I know how much you loved him." Polly reaches for her hand. "And he always talked about how much he loved you."

"Cheryl, where are your Mom and Dad?" Betty asks, confused.

"You have to leave. Now." Cheryl's features quicky change, and she warns them. "My parents, I don't think they want to help you."

Ellie stands up, worried. "What do you mean?" 

"They want you out of the picture, Polly. It's not safe for you with them. It's not safe for JJ's baby."

Polly turns around to face her friends. "Where am I supposed to go? I can't go back to the attic."

"No. You don't have to, Polly." Veronica intervenes, and she faces the two blondes. "And don't worry about my Mom, girls, she'll want to help."

Hermione does help the Coopers, taking Polly in when she needs the most. It feels nice to know that someone besides the small circle actually wants to help because is no fun to be fighting the world all alone, specially if you are losing.

Sheriff Keller loses no time, and next thing he's already questioning Polly in the Lodge's' living room. It's weird for Ellie to hear her sister saying the words drugs and Jason on the same sentence, she's well aware Jason wasn't the perfect boy next door, but it still feels strange. However, guess we do all kinds of things for the people we love.

"Okay, Sheriff, I think that's enough for tonight." Hermione stands up, and gestures towards the front door. "Polly needs to rest."

"I'll be in touch, ladies."

"I'll show you out." Mrs. Lodge guides Sheriff Keller to the front door, leaving the three sisters and Veronica back in the living room. 

Ellie's eyes go to her bracelet, the one Jason gave her an hour before crossing Sweet Water River, and she knows what's the right thing to do. "Here." Ellie unleashed the bracelet and faces Polly, heading it over to her. "Jason gave me this, now it's yours."

"No, I can't take it. He gave it to you and -."

"It's yours and your baby's. I don't want the things that burnt in that car to be his last things left behind." She sighs, and tells her. "Jason would want you to have it, Polly."

"I... Thank you, Ellie." Polly's crying when her sister finishes locking the bracelet on her wrist.

Ellie places her hand on the bump showing, and she promises. "You'll get through this."