Quiet Child ~ Bughead

Chapter Sixteen: My world is ending

Jugheads POV:
Betty is the ghoullie leader. I didn't want to believe it was true. Thoughts were rushing through my brain and I couldn't take it anymore, so I ran out of the bar. The cold breeze was refreshing compared to the stuffy atmosphere of the whyte wyrm. I didn't know what to do. A thought crossed my mind. I could go see my dad. He was the previous serpent leader. If anyone would know what to do it would be him. I continued to walk to the riverdale police department. My dad was in jail. He was doing a job for the serpents and it landed him in some hot water.  I don't know the details. I arrived outside the station and took a few breaths to compose myself. I walked in and went strait to the front desk. "I'm here for Forsyth Jones," The woman nodded and I tapped my foot anxiously. She pointed to a door that led to where my father was being held. I muttered a quick thank you and started to walk in the direction she had pointed. "Hey Jug! It's been a while," My dad said sitting up from his bed. "Yeah, I, uh, I actually need your help," I took a breath and explained my situation. "Oh son, you're in deep with this one. You aren't gonna like this answer but you need to treat her like you would treat Malachi or any other ghoullie," He was right I didn't like that answer. "Dad this isn't normal Betty! The sisters brainwashed her!" I didn't want to hurt Betty like we would with just any other ghoullie. "Jughead, it doesn't matter this is present Betty and these are the choices she had made. Son, this is your duty to the serpents," I knew what he was saying was true but I didn't want to accept that I would never get to see my Betty ever again. I nodded and turned to leave. "Hey Jug? Maybe you could come visit me more often?" I turned around and looked at him knowing he truly did care. "Of course dad," and with that I turned and left.
    I walked back to the bar and immediately walked to Betty's room "so what are you gonna do?" Betty asked lazily. "You're gonna call of your ghoullies or I'm gonna do something we will both regret," I answered. "I-I can't," Betty stuttered obviously terrified. "You'll regret that," I said walking away leaving her by herself in the room. The bar was crowded and reeked of alcohol. I informed Toni on what the plan was with Betty. I would threaten to stab her to scare her into giving up the ghoullies. I would never stab Betty I just needed something to get her to give up the ghoullies. I gathered the young serpents and tallboy since he was my dads right hand and went into Betty's room. "So either you give up the ghoullies or I'm going to stab you. It's your choice," I tried to look as menacing as I possibly could. "You don't understand! I can't! They will kill me!" She yelled struggling. "Betty please or you leave me no choice," at this point I was trying to do anything to get her to give up the ghoullies. "I can't!" She yelled at tears began to pool in her eyes. I grabbed a switch blade from my pocket and lifted it into the air. I was considering doing it but I just couldn't. I heard Betty's ear shattering scream. I slammed the knife into the arm of the chair. Only nearly missing Betty's arm. "You-you didn't stab me," She whispered tears now flowing out of her eyes. "I can't," I said sighing. Tallboy stepped forward clearly looking annoyed. " If you can't do it I'll do it for you!" He took the knife from 0ut of the chair and stabbed Betty in the stomach as she screamed in pain. I felt my whole world ending.

A/n
Hi, I'm sorry for being so inactive but thank you so much for 1k reads!! I never expected this book to get so popular. Thank you so much for reading! I'm sorry for any typos I'm writing this on my phone and I'm used to doing it in my laptop so just bare with me.