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discharged

Jughead's P.O.V

HL.

Hiram Lodge.

Veronica was discharged by her dad. And to normal people who don't know how dangerous Hiram is, a father discharging his daughter seems completely normal. But the only reason I can think of, is he did it because he is planning on hurting her.

I quickly limped back to my room and collected my things in a bag. I questioned whether or not to pick up the phone and call... no, no way, well I guess it couldn't hurt...

"Dad?"

"Hey jug, how are you? I was thinking of bringing pops to the hospital, but I didn't know how many burgers to get y-"

"I'm leaving."

"What?"

"Yup, dad, I'm going home and discharging myself from the hospital."

"Jughead, you know you can't do that, right?"

"Well guess I'll just sneak out then."

"What? Jug, no! Is this because of the lodge girl?"

"Dad, just meet me at the trailer. I really need to talk to you."

"Jughead, no, I just-"

I hung up before he could refuse and I changed as fast as I could. Then, I took a picture of her clipboard by Veronicas door.

Discharged by HL.

I then cleaned my room and headed out, leaving my room clean and fresh, as if no one was even there before. But I didn't leave without tipping up all the papers on my clipboard, then throwing it on the made-up bed.

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After a long and agonizing hour of sneaking my way out of the hospital, and limping my way all the way to my trailer, where my dad's motorcycle stood outside.

I went into the trailer, quietly preparing myself for what was to come. When I stepped in, my dad was sitting on the couch, staring at the door. When I entered, he shot up and slammed the door behind me as soon as I walked in.

We both stared at each other for a big, then he scoffed, but there was a small laugh mixed in.

"What was so important you had to leave the hospital, come to the trailer, and talk to me?"

I cringed up a little at the thought and avoided eye contact.

"It's about..." i trailed off until I realized I wouldn't be smart if I mentioned her name. He'd just get more infuriated.

"Who's the boss?" The words flooded form my mouth so easily, but I knew who it was already. At least I thought I knew.

"What? Boy, what kind of crack are you on-"

"I'm not dad, geez! I mean, when I agreed to torture... you-know-who, but who was 'the boss' who ordered the serpents to do this?"

"First of, he didn't order us, he payed us." my dad then became upset and clenched his fists.

"And we have yet to receive the payment." I nodded in understanding and sat across from him.

"And what does that mean?"

"It means your little girly is worth a lot right now. But by how much you seem to like her, I doubt you'll be fond of the idea of kidnapping her again."

"And the boss?"

"As for who the boss is, I'm sure you already know boy. But don't you dare tell Veronica because it'll break her."