"Hal why do you want to watch these old videos?" I aks wondering why he wants to have a family night while a riot is breaking out in our town. It's odd, but so is he so I guess it makes since. I sat alone in the couch bored and lonely. Betty was at the register and I had told her to stay there because it was too dangerous to leave. I start thinking about theses past few days. A lot of wounds have reopened and had salt poured into them.
I had apologized to the baby serpents and then gone to the serpent king himself. God I loved that man. I dressed myself up for him in a serpent pattern shirt with a few buttons popped opened and a dark pair of jeans. You can't forget the dark seductive red lip I put on. It was always his favorite, still is I guess. We had spent the most wonderful day together and then the next day rejects me like I was some one night chic he picked up and didn't want to deal with anymore.
A couple days after that Betty and Jughead found out that, Chic, who I thought was my son was an imposter. He told me that I killed my own son. I was devastated and for some reason that urged to tell the father that I had his child and then I killed him.
My thoughts were interrupted when Betty frantically stormed through the door. "Betty what are you doing here. I told you to stay at the register." She came straight over to me. "Where is dad? Are we alone?" She couldn't concentrate on one thing. "Im right here Betty." Hal smiled walking into the room.
"Your dad has some crazy idea to watch family movies since we are basically stuck in the house." I shrugged my shoulder as Hal put in the tape. Betty set down on the chair next me, but she looked very uneasy. I guess it was just all the outside ruckuss. After Hal put the tape in he sat down on the couch and dimmed the lights. I was very confused. The tape was Hal sitting in a chair being, interrogated by his mother I guess.
"Hal I don't get this. What are you trying to say?" I furrowed my eyebrows together. "Betty knows exactly. Who am I Betty?" Hal stood up walking over towards Betty. "Your..you're." "Say it!" Hal screamed at Betty making us jump. "Your the..black hood." The room turned silent. "Why did you want all of this recorded?" I asked. "So they know when they find us." Hal had an icy cold glare in his eyes. I was scared out of my mind.
I looked over to betty. She was starting to break down. I did the only thing I could think of. Distract him. "I always knew you were a mama's boy." I stood up off the couch. "What did you say?" Hal turned towards me. "You heard me." Betty called me, but I ignored her and kept going. "Cleansing the town of sin Hal really, your the damn sinner." "Mom!" Betty called louder, but I shifted me eyes toward the fire pokers behind me hoping she got the clue.
"What did poor Fred Andrews do to deserve to get shot!" I turned Hal around, so Betty could go to the fire place. "He was a adulter Alice." Hal snarled stepping closer. "Well why don't you kill yourself, you had a fling with Penelope Blossom. Or me for that matter. I stepped out on you with Fp...who in every way...that you are not..is a REAL man." I smiled proudly saying Fp was a real man because he was. He has always been, in more ways than one.
Hals glare went from icy to deadly in seconds. My smile quickly faded when he wrapped his hands around my neck. I stood shocked at first. Finally coming to my senses I start hitting him wherever, but nothing is helping. I hear the front door open and it distracts Hal. i get one good hit to his throat and his grip loosens. I throw another punch, but Hal was pulled off of me, and thrown to the floor.
I don't even look up to see who it is before I drop to the floor and cried. It wasn't just a little cry I was starting to sob. I felt Bettys arms wrap around and whisper into my hair. I started to hyperventilate and Betty starts to freak. "Mom! Mom!" She yells as she holds me trying not to completely break herself. Betty arms let go of me and I hold my throat trying to breathe. I stand up and start to pace around the room when someone holds me from behind.
I stiffen at first, but then I realize who it is when he whispers into my ear. "Ali it's ok. Im here. No one can hurt you." I turn around and sob into Fps chest. His hand rubbed my back calming me. He used to do this a lot when we were young. I would stress and have a panic attack and he would hold me for hours upon hours. "You better?" Fp asked tucking a peice of hair behind my ear. I lift my head off of his chest and fake a smile at him.
"Stop pretending, your not ok, but we will get there." He strokes me hair and places my head back onto his chest. This time when I look up at him its a real smile. He was and will always be here for me. "What?" Fp chuckles lightly. "I love you." I whisper pulling him into a kiss snaking my arms around his neck. He pulls away and wipes my tears away.
"I love you too, but you vulnerable and broken right now. We will talk the next couple of days when you have some sleep and we have talked about everything." Fp strokes the top of my head. "I won't be able to sleep here." I sigh and lean back into his chest. "You and Betty are both welcome to stay at the trailer. Jughead and I will keep you safe." He hugs my body tighter to his and places a lingering kiss to the top of my head.
I release his grip to look back at Hal lying on the floor unconscious. "I guess we should call Keller?" Fp shrugged and wrapped his arms around me from behind. "I already did." A terrified and confused Betty said sitting in the corner. "Oh baby come here." I crouched down next to Betty and sat with her. Keller arrived and put Hal into the back of the police car. "How did you know to come?" I asked looking up towards Fp.
"I texted him while you..um..tormented dad." Betty cleared her throat and wiped her tears away. "How did you.." "Mom it's obvious. I mean I had a clue since the sexually frustrated joke." Betty cracked a small smile. I looked over at Fp who also had a small smile. He came and sat down with us. "Nobody is going to hurt either of you anymore ok." Fp rubbed betty's back and took my hand in his.
We both nodded our heads. The three of us sat there all night trying to talk about everything. Jughead joined us later after he was able to leave the hospital. Fangs was stable and doing ok. From now on we are going to protect each other no matter what comes at us. We are here for each other to talk, love, and hold. We are a family, a awkward difunctional one yes, but a family.
