Broken: A Bughead AU

Go Away

WARNING: MENTIONS OF SELF HARM

🌑Jughead🌑

By the time I woke up again, my dad was home from work.

"Hey jug, want some pops?" He called.

I was starving. But I couldn't stop thinking and worrying about Betty.

After I ate, I called Betty, no answer. Then I called Veronica.

"Jughead Jones, surprised you still have my number." Veronica said coldly.

"Listen, Veronica. I have to talk to Betty. It's impor-"

The line went dead, she hung up on me.

"Bitch!" I said under my breath.

I decided just to go over there myself and force them to let me see Betty.

As I walked out the door, though, I was stopped.

"Boy, where the hell are you going?" My dad asked, putting his arm in front of the door.

"Whyte whyrm." I said

"Oh same here, we can ride together." He said.

"That sounds great Dad, but I Uh told Toni that I would meet her and Cheryl before we went."

"Don't lie to me, boy." He said.

I groaned. "Okay, I kinda have to go to the Lodges to see this girl that they're fostering because I really like her and need to know that she's okay." I said.

My dads face hardened. "You do realize that Hiram's my boss, right?"

"Yeah, So?"

"Well he told me today that he would have to let me go if I didn't start working harder." He said. "So no, you aren't going to go over there and get me fired."

"What does going over there have to do with getting you fired?" I asked him.

"Well, by working hard, I think he meant working harder on keeping my kid in line." My Dad replied.

I groaned. Of course. Of course he threatened to fire my dad over the stunt I pulled with his foster daughter.

Damnit.

I went back to my room, deciding that I would just have to ask Betty tomorrow. I went to sleep early, so that I could wake up early the next morning for school.

The next morning, I practically flew out of bed to get ready for school.

As I parked my bike in the parking lot, I saw the firebird pull up and park, but just Archie got out.

Of course, Veronica knows that Archie gets here the same time as me usually so she didn't ride with him.

I walked in and saw her by her locker, and as soon as she saw me she hurried away down the hall to her first class, and I followed her.

The first bell rang as we got into the classroom, and it was soon flooded with students.

Veronica sat down in front of me, and sweet pea came in, sat down, and turned around in his seat.

"Dude, where the hell were you yesterday, did you and Betty leave to go fuck in your trailer?" He said laughing. I just glared at him.

His face was suddenly serious. "Woah, dude. Did something happen?"

I just looked up at the door as the second bell rang. I tapped Veronica's shoulder and she turned around.

"Where the hell is she?" I asked her. Veronica made a face at me.