Jellybean Jones

Chapter 34: What The Hell

Jellybean POV
I felt sick. I knew Seth and I weren't in a relationship, but that didn't matter. All this time I thought we would end up together, but here he was, kissing the ex of the boy who tried to kill me. Mr. Cassidy started speaking, but I couldn't hear a thing. When I saw the rest of the group start to walk away, I did too. I walked down the hallway. It was the end of the day and I just wanted to get out of here. Unfortunately, however, Seth saw me.

"Hey, how'd it go?" He asked smiling. I tried not to appear too distraught. "It was okay." I said in the most not disappointed voice I could manage. "I have to go." I lied and started to walk faster. I didn't realize how much I liked Seth until now. I was jealous, to say the least. He had never shown interest in any other girl ever, so I never thought this would happen. I saw Rosie standing at the front of the school. "Text me." I said to her. She was about to go on, but then we both saw Seth and Jules holding hands and going in the direction of his house.

Rosie looked shocked. "What the hell?" She mumbled. She had to leave and then I remembered that Jughead was going to Archie's for the afternoon. I started to head home. Luckily, Dad was on the phone when I got there so I could just go be alone in my room. For once in my life, I wanted to be alone. Well, I wanted to be with Rosie, but that just wasn't an option at the moment.

Dad came into my room after about five minutes. "Hey Jellybean." He said. "Hi." I answered. "How was your audition?" He asked. "It was really good." I answered. "I just wanted to let you know I got called into work." He began. "But I know you don't like being alone, so what'd you wanna do about that?" He asked. "I kind of want to be alone for once." I told him. That was the truth. He raised an eyebrow. "Really?" He questioned. "Really." I said. We bid each other goodbye and he left the house. I was happy to have the house to myself.

Jughead POV
Archie and I were walking to his house after school. Mr. Andrews wasn't home, so it was just us. We went up to his room. "Remember that time that I kept killing you when we were on the same team in that one video game?" He asked. I laughed. "That happens every time!" I exclaimed. "Everybody needs a talent, am I right?" He said jokingly. My phone started ringing. "One sec." I said and stepped into the hallway.

"Hello?" I answered. "Hey Jug." It was Dad. "I got called into work so your sister's alone. You know how sensitive she is about that. She said she wanted to be alone, seemed like she did, but you know how it is. So just keep that in mind, okay?" He explained. "Yeah, thanks Dad. Have a good shift." I said. "Bye." He hung up. I phoned Jellybean's cell, but the line was busy. I phoned home, hoping she would answer. "Hello?" She picked up.

"Hey Jelly, I just wanted to check up on you. Are you sure you're okay alone? I can come home." I told her. "I'm fine Jug, see you later." She responded. "Bye." I hung up. "Sorry about that." I said, walking back into Archie's room. "No problem." He answered. "Everything alright?" He questioned. I nodded. Archie and I had ended up playing some game. We had been playing it for a while when I finally said. "You haven't killed me yet!" He laughed, then purposely killed my player. "It just happened!" He explained. We both just kept playing.

Jellybean POV
I had tried to sound as convincing as I could to Jughead. He had called while Rosie and I were FaceTiming. We still were. I had told her everything. "I'm so mad at him!" She snapped. "Who the hell does that! He made it seem like he was totally into you!" She was mad, but I was just sad, disappointed, annoyed, friend zoned. Okay, maybe I'm mad. "I can't believe it. Especially with her. He knows she's Jackson's ex." I said sadly.

Rosie and Seth had eventually found out what happened. What really happened and they always flinched when I said his name. I felt like Harry Potter when he says 'Voldemort'. "And everybody knows that you and Seth like each other." She added. "What?!" I asked. "What? It's pretty damn obvious." She said. We kept talking for a really long time. She made me feel better, but as soon as she hung up, I felt sad once more.

I still couldn't believe. Seth and Jules were dating. How could he? How could he do that to me? I didn't understand. I must've fallen asleep on my desk chair, because Jughead gently woke me up hours later. "How was your audition?" He asked softly. "Really good." I answered tiredly. "Feeling alright?" He questioned and put his hand on my forehead. I shrugged. "I guess." Now that I thought about it, I really didn't feel that great.

"We're just going to have a late dinner, do you want anything?" He asked. "No, I'm good. I'm just going to go to bed." I told him. "Alright. Goodnight." He said. "Night." I responded, but before I could even get changed, I had fallen asleep once more. This time, however, I was on my bed.

Jughead POV
When I had woken up Jellybean, she just looked sad. And a bit sick to tell you the truth. I was worried about her, but I knew that this might be about something I don't understand. Dad and I had had dinner pretty late. It was ten by the time we were done. "Is she alright?" He asked after a while. "I think so." I answered. "She's not sick, is she?" He questioned. "A bit yeah, she didn't seem one hundred percent." I told him.

Jellybean was up before me today. She met me in the kitchen. "I wanted to tell you" She began. "that I was talking to Rosie yesterday while you were gone, so you don't need to worry about me." She said bluntly. "Is it about girl stuff?" I asked. She made a face. "No!" She practically yelled. "It's about unisex stuff thanks." Then her face fell. "Seth's hanging out with Jules." She muttered quickly.

Seth and Jellybean were super close. So I was surprised he would even go near Jules because she's, well, you know. Part of me wondered if Jellybean actually meant 'hanging out' or if she meant 'hanging out'. If you know what I mean. "It'll all work out Jelly, love. Just trust me alright. I know what you mean." I told her. She nodded. "Rosie's super pissed too." She added. "As she should be." I said.

"Are you still feeling sick?" I asked concernedly. "I think so." She answered. "If it gets worse, just phone Dad alright? Or should you even go?" I asked her. "I'll go. I'm fine." She said. I nodded. We left the house together. We didn't talk, but having each other's company was nice as always. I dropped her off and continued to the high school, where I was greeted by Betty. "Hey Juggy!" She called. I walked over to her. "Hey Betts!" I replied. I took her hand. We walked to class together. I smiled down at her. "I love you." I said. "I love you too." She said. I did love her and that was the truth.

Jellybean POV
Truth is, I really don't feel very well and I don't think it's just from what had happened. I tried to play it cool with Seth in homeroom. I didn't want him to know how jealous I was. Luckily, Miss Stan started the class right away. However, lunch wasn't as lucky. We sat together as always, but there was an awkward vibe.

Rosie was clearly angry and I wasn't eating, as this whole thing only made me feel worse. So when Jules grabbed Seth by the arm and said. "Come sit with me." I thought that would be he end. But what was even worse was that Seth got up and followed her without hesitation.

Author's Note
Well that was hard to write. Must be even harder to read...I just wanted to apologize for the inconsistency of how long my chapters are. I realized how short they are and I'm going to start making them a bit longer. Future chapters might be a lot longer though. Sorry! Thanks for understanding and as always, thank you guys for all of your support! –Bria