𝐕𝐈𝐏𝐄𝐑 || Sweet Pea ✔️ || REWRITING

Chapter 33

Ezra Jones

After the weekend I decided I would take a leaf out of Cheryl Blossoms book and own it. 

My black skirt and dark green button up were more than the opposite of approved by Gladys, but I couldn't care less.

"JB! Have you seen my shoes?" I shout out of my bedroom door.

When I don't receive an answer I decided to head into the living room in search of the shoes that matched my shirt almost perfectly.

"You mean these? For school?!" Gladys asks, wide eyed with my shoes in her hands "You're going to break you're ankles"

I scoff, shaking my head and grabbing my shoes "Yeah well when you're dating someone as tall as Jordy, sacrifices must be made"

I pull my shoes on, tightening the bun in my half up half down hairstyle.

School started twenty minutes ago, enough time for me to make an entrance.

Apart from the fact that Kurtz and some other Gargoyle was holding Fangs above the stairs by his ankles.

"What the hell is going on?" I yell, looking around at the crowds that had gathered.

Kurtz rolled his eyes "This dirty, Serpent spy is about to ascend"

I cross my arms over my chest, raising an eyebrow "Listen up, Hot Topic, either you pull him back up or I jam my stiletto through your windpipe"

Kurtz chuckles, looking down at Fangs "Happy landings, worthless snake"

Jordan and Jughead run forward to break his fall. The three stand up, brushing it off as if it didn't happen.

"Okay, that's it" I sigh, marching up the stairwell in search of Kurtz.

He's stood laughing with the Gargoyle that nearly killed Fangs.

"Hey, dorks with the obvious shower allergy! What the hell were you thinking?" I exclaim, marching towards them. "News flash, your ridiculous G&G ascension that you planned for Fangs would've landed you in prison for murder."

"Get lost, bitch." Kurtz grins, obviously finding the whole situation hilarious.

"Listen, you underdeveloped baboon, pull another stunt like that and you're out of my gang. Freak" I roll my eyes and turn away from them and head back down the stairs.

After lunch, Jughead calls another Serpent meeting. With Kurtz included. And dad.

"What the hell is he doing here?" Kurtz groans, sitting on a desk.

"I made the invitation" Jughead speaks up, stepping forward.

Sweet Pea furrows his eyebrows "Why?"

"Kurtz bragged that we need him more than he needs us" Jughead begins to explains

"True, the only thing Kurtz needs is a shower" I smile on his direction, getting an eye roll in response.

Jughead shakes his head before speaking once more. "The Serpents are rudderless, we lack identity and focus. We're better and stronger when we're task focused. That's why, with the help of my father, Serpent Emeritus, we've come up with a plan... to deputize the Serpents"

"You'll work for me. Help me with investigations, be my eyes and ears in the community" My dad begins explaining, looking around the room at all of us "In return, you'll get paid, and receive school credit to help you apply to colleges."

"Which will make my law school application look a lot better" I grin, crossing my arms.

We took it to a vote, whoever disagreed was no longer welcome, that person being Kurtz.

The next morning, the day before my dads birthday, Gladys shoves us all in the car with the promise of a surprise for us all.

She pulled up outside Betty's, making Jughead and I look at each other in confusion.

"Mom what're we doing here?" Jughead asks, stepping out of the car.

My mom and Betty come out their house, boxes in their arms.

Gladys tells us how she bought the house and we're moving in soon.

"Ezra, why don't you show Jellybean upstairs? Let us adults talk" My mom widens her eyes as an indication to do as she says.

"Yes miss" I roll my eyes, pushing JB up the stairs ahead of me.

About an hour later were hauled back into the car and driven home, my dad and Gladys speaking in hush in the front seats.

I slam the car door when we arrive back home, heading to my room without a word.

"What in God's name happened now, Ezra" my dad sighs, following me inside.

I ignore him, plugging in my phone with my back turned to him.

"Answer me"

"What's going to happen now, huh? We just leave the trailer, leave the south side to move in to my mothers house?" I shrug, sitting down on my bed.

My dad sighs, he seems to be doing that a lot when we talk "Is it that bad? We finally get out of this dump"

I laugh lightly "And what about you and Gladys? This all seems a bit permanent don't you think? What about my mom?"

"Gladys and I are married, we have kids together"

"So do you and Alice, you have me!" I spit "You're just going to dump her because Gladys showed up? Did you forget she left us?"

My dad walks towards the door "That doesn't matter anymore"

He leaves the room without looking at me again. I sigh grabbing one of the cardboard boxes he left for me to pack my stuff in.

I begin emptying drawers of clothes into said box, dumping clothes i didn't want on the floor.

When I get to the third drawer of my desk I notice my photo book is missing, no longer underneath the old uniform principal Weatherbee tried forcing us to wear.

"Dad! Jughead!" I yell, rushing out of my room in search for this little black book.

"You okay, pumpkin? You look upset," Gladys asks from her place at the stove.

I shake my head "No, I'm not okay. My photo book is gone, I was packing and it wasn't there, it wasn't where I left it"

Gladys walked towards me, placing her hands on my shoulders "Hey, calm down, we can get you a new one. Print your pictures from your phone"

"No! You don't understand, Raylen got me it. I need to find it, now" I push past her, rushing into the living room and turning it upside down in my desperate search.

"Ezra, what're you doing?" Jellybean asks, appearing out of my dads room, with my book in her hand.

I run at her, snatching it out of her hand and shoving her out of my way "Don't ever touch my shit again you little creep!"