The Runaway

7.

(I forgot to mention that Caelum is with his mom for awhile , that they started school, and that it's almost Thanksgiving.)

Jughead's POV 

I wake up and look at my two loves in my arms. Jack climbed in bed with us somehow. I kiss both of their heads and then try to untangle myself from the mess of our arms and legs.

"Mmm, where are you going?" Betty mumbles. "Shhh..go back to sleep, I'm going to cook breakfast for everyone." I say and she mumbles something and turns back around. How'd I get so lucky with her? Right, she's my childhood best friend and we've always had a thing for each other.

"Good morning." Dad says coming down the steps. "Morning." I smile. "What are you doing up so early son?" He asks. "Making breakfast for everyone." I say and turn back to my bacon that was sizzling on the pan. "I'm about to leave, but I'll take some bacon." He says. "Coming right up." I chuckle. I grab a plate and put a couple of pieces of bacon on there with a piece of toast. "Thank you." He says as more people come down the steps. I see Betty come down with Jack and I smile at the two. My dad says bye to everyone and then leaves for work.

"I have to go to my mom's house today." Ava sighs. "I'll go with you." Jelly says. "Really!?" Ava asks. "Yep, T can come too. Right?" Jelly asks Toni. "Yeah, Cher is coming because she wants to." Toni says. I make the rest of the food and hand everyone a plate so they can get their food. I got Betty's and Jack's made.

"That was the best thing I have ever ate." Betty moans. "Thanks." I say and kiss her lips softly. "Jack, you're making a huge mess." I sigh. "It's okay, we'll clean it up Jug, he's too cute to yell at." Betty says. "No, I'll clean it up." I smirk. She huffs and then hits me on the arm. "What was that for!?" I groan in pain. Damn she hits hard. "I just wanted to do that." She smirks. "Abuse!" I shout. Everyone looks at us and shakes their head, knowing that we play around too much.

Ava's POV

I was tired of going to my mom's house every month. It's exhausting driving from Toledo to Riverdale. This time I feel bad to drag all my family and friends out here with me. Even though they volunteered, I can't help but feel bad. 

"Ava, I'm definitely going with you to your mom's house." Jelly says. "And we don't mind coming out here." Jughead says. Ughhhh, I said my thoughts out loud again. "Doesn't she have a baby?" Cheryl asks. I nod. "He's 4 months now." I say. "Okay, we have to leave soon or your mom will be mad." Jelly says pushing me out the door. Cheryl and Toni behind us. 

Cheryl, Toni, Jelly, and I were on our way to my mom's house. The only reason I was going, was to tell her to stop making me drive clear to Riverdale every month. She has always been annoying and I have always been a daddy's girl. 

"Ava, we're here." I hear Cheryl tell me. I look at the big house that my mom lives in. It's like a mansion. We all had our own rooms, but I don't mind the house that I live in. Even if I have to share a room with Jelly, who cares? She's my best friend. 

"Okay, we shouldn't be that long." I say and we get out of the car. I walk up to the door and knock. My little brother answers the door. "Hey Dommy!" I say and pick him up. "You're getting so big!" I say and he giggle. I put him down and we all walk into the house. 

"Ava!" My sisters say. Yes, I said sisters. I have two step sisters that are my mom's, husband's daughters.

"Hey Aubrey and Lacy!" I say and give them a hug. "Avery is in the living room." Aubrey says. I nod and Jelly, Cheryl, and Toni just stand there awkwardly. "Come on guys, I just have to go see Avery and then tell my mom off." I say. They start laughing. "What?" I ask. "You said 'and then tell my mom off'" Toni says. "I just don't like coming here." I whisper to them. I turn around and jump because my mom was behind me. 

"Ava, Toni, Jellybean, and I don't know you." Mom says. "Cheryl Blossom." Cheryl says. "The rich kid." Mom scoffs. "Actually, I didn't choose to be rich...It's my family that's rich." Cheryl snaps back.

 "Okay, I came here to see Avery and then tell you that I'm not coming here every month." I say quickly. "I don't care. I won't have to pay for child support anymore." Mom says and walks out of the room. 

I go to Avery and pick him up. "Hey buddy. I won't see you for a while, but I'll call Aubrey to facetime." I say and kiss his chubby cheeks, then I put him back on his play mat. Cheryl, Toni, and Jelly play with him while I say goodbye to my other siblings.  "I love you guys." I say. "I love you too." They say. I hug them and then give Avery one last kiss on his head.

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Betty's POV

Ava, Jelly, Toni, and Cheryl were back. Ava crying into Jug's chest, Jelly trying to help Ava, Toni and Cheryl were making out finally (I started laughing when I wrote that), Chic and Liv were upstairs doing god knows what, Kev was at a gay bar, and I was playing with Jack and Leland with Jack's toys on the floor. 

I sigh as jack starts crying. "What's wrong?" I ask. I pick him up and put him on my lap and hug him. "Boo boo." He says. "You got a boo boo?" I ask. He nods. I look at his arm and see that he has a scratch. "Lets get you a band aid." I say and grab his hand. I take him into the bathroom and give him a minion band aid. "All better?" I ask and kiss his head. He giggles and nods. We walk back out into the living room and he goes back to playing. I sit on the couch next to Jug. Ava was still crying. Jelly was looking at her best friend worried. 

"Hey Jelly, can I talk to you?" I ask. She nods and I pull her into the kitchen. "What's wrong with Ava?" I ask. "Some part is because of her mom and siblings and the other part is..." She says, but stops. "What is it?" I demand. "She's getting these text messages from an unknown number and she was fine and ignoring it, but then something must've happened. She's been crying like this for a long time though." She says. I nod. "Did she try to block the number?" I ask. She nods.

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It was a couple days later. When everyone was asleep, I would check up on Ava. She was still crying a lot. I think there's more than a few texts because she's strong. It wouldn't make her cry this much. 

"Ava." I whisper, walking into her room. Jelly fell asleep on the couch earlier. "Yeah?" She sniffles. "Do you wanna talk?" I ask. "I don't know." She replies. "It will help." I say and sit on her bed. 

"The reason that I was homeschooled was because I was bullied. I would get called fat, ugly, retarded. It hurt so much. I stopped eating for a long time and ended up in the hospital." She starts sadly. She's such a nice girl, who could hate her? "We ended up homeschooling me for the rest of the year. I was excited to go back to school a few months ago, but I think I want to be homeschooled again. The text messages are from bullies calling me names again." She says. "Have you told anyone else this?" I ask. She shakes her head no. "Not even Jelly. I don't like to bother people with my problems that much." She says. 

"Do you maybe want to see a therapist?" I ask. She shrugs and looks down at her lap. "I think it's best. You could talk to someone about this stuff." I say. "I guess I could try it, but I've always been scared." She admits. "Why? It's not that bad I had to go when I was 6 years old." I say. "6 years old!" She says shocked. I nod. "My parents weren't good people as you know. "I'll think about it. Goodnight Betty." She says. I kiss her head. "Goodnight Ava." I say and walk to Jug and I's room to sleep.

A/N I finally posted and this took my two days to write bc I'm lazy lol