The Serpent Princess (Sweet Pea Love Story)

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A/N Hey guys, so this is a filler chapter. I haven't really had time to update any of my stories, so sorry about that. But here you guys go!

1 week later

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Grabbing the clothes from my bag I slowly begin to get dressed, I've been cleared by the doctor and am good to go home. But every other day I'll have to come back in to get my dressings redone. Sliding the flowy black dress over my shoulders, I shudder at the bit of pain that comes with raising my hands above my head.

A single tear runs down Lili's face as she settles in the black fabric brushing her frail hand against her bandaged wound. No matter how many times she raises her hands to her face, the tears continuously assault her eyes. The pain isn't even physical anymore, her heart has an ache that no one in Riverdale could be able to understand this pain, except maybe one person.

"Lilith?" a light knocking on the door makes me somber up and wipe the tears from my face,

"Yes?"

Looking at the door open slowly, Mrs. Cooper of all people walks through the door shutting it behind her. "Mrs. Cooper?"

Alice makes her way towards the young girl fidgeting slightly hoping that the conversation she planned for the girl would go as planned and not end up a disaster. "Lilith, honey, please don't be mad at your father for what he told me, okay?"

My heart drops at her words, I didn't want anyone else to know except Tony and Dad. The tears start to well up again with her words.

"FP asked me to talk to you... because, um in a way I know what you are going through to a certain degree." Moving over slightly I make room for Mrs. Cooper on the bed indicating for her to continue.

"About 2 months after Betty was born, I went to visit some old friends from the Southside include your father. We all went to the Whyte Wyrm to have some drinks and one thing led to another. I slept with your father-" The feeling of nauseous almost overcomes me until I swallow it down along with a cringe, "- we never talked about it again, until I found out I was pregnant." My eyes widen at her last sentence, "Hal found out about the affair and pregnancy, let's just say he was anything but kind. He- uh um he attacked me and caused me to lose my baby girl."

Alice's eyes find they're way to the floor as she remembers the tragic memory, with tears falling she snaps her eyes to Lili. Giving Lili a weak smile she takes the girl in her arms, letting her sobs out Lili grasps Alice's waist instantly.

"It's so hard for me to try to be strong Mrs. Cooper. I tell myself to stop being weak, to just get over it and I-i can't do it. My dad doesn't know how to act around me, Jughead still thinks it's his fault, my boyfriend he is too careful with me. For god's sake, my own mother hasn't even called to see if I'm okay, it's just too much to handle." I told myself I needed to stop crying but this pain isn't something I could just get over.

"Lilith, look at me-" Alice softly grabbed Lili's face "-You are strong, beautiful, and you are worth it. This feeling will pass with time, you'll feel whole again, Okay?" With tears streaming steadily down both of their faces Lil nods, thankful for Alices words.

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Alice's POV

The emotional conversation with Lilith gave me a rush of thoughts I should've gone through with long ago. Giving her one last hug and kiss on her forehead I head out of the room in a rage.

"Mom! Where are you going?" Turning towards the voice Alice sees her younger daughter running after her. "I'm going to do something that I should've done long ago." With that, the matriarch of the Cooper family drove from Riverdale General Hospital with her daughter towards the Riverdale Register. Pulling into the empty lot Alice stomped on the brake near choking herself, "Jesus mom, what's going on?" Betty's question falls on deaf ears as her mom quickly unbuckled her seat belt and makes her way towards the front of the shop. Holding a brick that she found on the sidewalk Alice glares at the coward standing inside the shop.

"I want my daughter back, you bastard!" Screaming at Hal I sent the brick flying through the glass door hoping with my whole heart that he is struck by the shards of glass. He killed my baby girl, my baby would've been 15 this year but he took her away from me before I could even meet her.

"MOM!"

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