"Don't let go"

37-friends and enemies

Betty's Point Of View-

So here I was back at square one under a tree in the field smoking a cigarette. I hadn't told anyone I had broken up with Jughead, and he refused to be anywhere near me, which is understandable.

I felt like such an idiot for breaking up with him, but he can't be serpent king with out me weighing him down, that was his destiny, what he was born to be and I couldn't take that away from him, he finally had somewhere he belonged.

"Where's jug?" I heard a voice and it was Toni.

"Probably burying himself in a rebound" I scoffed flicking my cigarette, then felt an actual panic attack rising because who wouldn't want Jughead, even if they were just a rebound? Speaking of, I hadn't seen Megan today.

"The bughead ship sank?" Toni sai kneeling down next to me.

"I broke up with him last night, because he is refusing to take the throne, because of me. I can't make him do that, that's what he was born to do, lead the serpents" I said feeling my tears well up again.

"Truth be told, I knew you guys broke up, he sent me here, I don't think he knows that's the real reason you ended it, but I won't tell him if you don't want me to" Toni said leaning her head on my shoulder.

"Is he okay?" I asked wiping a tear of my cheek.

"He's in study hall, actually studying, why don't you ask him yourself" Toni suggested.

"He hates me, I can't, but can you do me a favour?" I asked her. She nodded and looked at me expectantly.

"Drop by the trailer and get me some clothes and stuff" I asked and she nodded again sadly before walking away.

I never actually notice how shitty school was with out friends, I'm not making our friends choose whether they want to hang out with me or Jughead.
So I isolated myself, school dragged on forever and dodging Jughead in the corridors got harder and harder. He would just stand at his locker and watch me walk past him. Or in lessons we had together, we obviously sit next to one another so it would be a deafening silence, and then home time.

He stormed out of the classroom and when I reached the doors he was already speeding off on his bike.

I walked in the rain back to the wyrm and noticed Jugheads bike outside, fuck why was this so hard, this wasn't space away from each other.

He was sat at the bar with Toni, no matter how hard I tried to get through the bar without being seen I couldn't and I felt the lump forming in my throat as he watched me disappear upstairs.

What the actual fuck is wrong with me? Why do I push people away? Why do I do this to myself? It's no ones fault but mine.

A text came through on my phone in the group chat we were all in.

-prom 2018

❤️Cheryl- who's ready for prom this weekend? I have the bubbly waiting already xo

💜V-I'm freaking over sweetpeas tux, he looks so cutteee😍

💙Toni- maybe talk about prom privately guys? You know? There maybe someone who's not coming.

❤️Cheryl- WHOS NOT COMING?!?!?!

🖤sweet pea- I am 👋

💛Fangs- me too !!!!

🧡me- I'll be there x

💙Toni- ??? B text me ASAP

I didn't text Toni, I sat in bed moping, and it didn't take her long for her to come up the stairs and let herself into the apartment.

"Jughead brought your stuff" she said softly.

"Tell him I said thanks" I i said rolling over to face the other way.

"Tell him yourself" she laughed and I rolled back over to see Jughead standing behind her. Toni quickly left the room and shutting the door behind her.

"Hi, friend!" He said sarcastically playfully punching my arm.

"Hey" I said rolling my eyes.

"What? We're friends now aren't we?" He asked.

"The Point Of this is space bab- uh Jughead" I said choking on my words.

"Baby girl.." he started but I interrupted him.

"I'm glad we're friends though, and Thankyou for my clothes, have you explained to FP? He might want to know why I'm not going to be home" I said quickly.

"Just to clarify, I'm never going to be friends with you, not when I think of you every minute of everyday and not when every time I look at you I want to punch a wall, because I know I can't have you" he said and I could hear the frustration in his voice.

"We will find our way back to each other" I said putting my hand on his arm and the removing it straight away.

"Plus, we never really were friends were we? We just jumped in head first, this will be good for us" I said knotting my fingers.

"It will be good for you" he said walking out the door, I hurried to follow him but couldn't catch up. So I sent him a text, I wanted to be around him without it being awkward, but I also wanted him to figure out and understand why I broke up with him.

Me
Skipping town for a few days, see you Saturday night?

He ignored it which I understood but the there was a text into the group chat.

-prom 2018

😎Jug- see you guys there ✌️

So that was it, I sent a text to FP, told him I'm going to see my sister, which wasn't exactly a lie but I with held some of the truth. I took all the money I had in the apartment and the truck and drove out of town.

To the only person who I hate even more than myself right now. And I despised myself, for everything I had put Jughead through.

I wonder what he would think of me when he sees his little girl is part of the biggest groups of sinners in Riverdale, I bet he will be ecstatic.