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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧: 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐦, 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐬 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭

Betty's POV

We eventually arrived at the hospital and Sweetpea and Fangs rushed out the door to the back seat. Fangs went to Toni side to help her out and Sweets went to my side to pick me up.

"Guys, this is seriously not necessary. Sure, it hurts, but I think I'll be fine," I say as Sweetpea picks me up.

"I don't care. You can't even move without being in pain, you're going into the hospital," Sweetpea argues.

"Sweets, this is a nice gesture, but-"

"Shut up, bitch!" Toni cuts me off.

Sweetpea starts carrying me inside, definitely drawing attention to us, Toni and Fangs right behind us.

He goes up to the desk. "Hey, she had an incident. She can't move without being in pain." Sweetpea tells the nurse.

The nurse nods. "Gurney," she calls. It wasn't rushed or anything, which was nice. They just acknowledged that I needed help, no big scene.

A couple people come with a gurney. Sweetpea gently sets me on it. They walk me back to the room. I start to chuckle a little bit. The nurses look at me weird, probably thinking I'm faking.
I'm not, it's just this whole situation is so funny.

They sets me up in a room, and then my friends enter. "So, ma'am, what caused you to be in pain?" one of the doctors asks me.

(A/N: btw I've never been to a hospital with an emergency so idk how this works I'm trying my best I'm getting all my information from google lol)

"Um, this-this guy... we got in a fight, and he pushed me. I fell back and every since then it has hurt really bad."

"Could you tell me where it hurts?"

I nod. I sit up, wincing in the process. The doctor holds my back gently. I reach my arm behind me and point to a spot on the middle of my back.

He looks at the area and pushes around. "Can you tell me what kind of pain you feel?"

"It's like a shooting pain. It usually starts at my thighs and travels."

"I think you might have ruptured a disc. It's rare but you can rupture one from trauma. I'm going to order a CT scan, though, just to make sure."

And with that, he walks out of the room. One of the nurses stays and puts an IV in me. I'm guessing it's pain medicine. After that, they leave to.

"Betty, what are you gonna do to him?" Fangs asks.

"What do you mean?"

"Jones broke a law. He hurt one of his own. Are you going to exile him?"

I sigh. "I don't know. I know I never give second chances, and I made a vow to myself that if he ever screwed me over again..."

"Hey, don't stress over it right now. Whether it be a blessing or a curse, you are the best procrastinator I've ever seen," Toni says as she walks up to hug me.

"Thanks," I reply sarcastically. "But a part of me can't imagine my life without Jones. I hate him. I... think I hate him. I used to hate him, now I'm just... confused."

"Betty, not a month ago you hated every aspect of him," Sweetpea argues.

"Don't you think I know that? Don't you think I know how fast all of this is moving? Don't you think I'm afraid to lose another person?"

Sweetpea doesn't respond, he just turns his head away from me.

"I think you exile the motherfucker-"

"Nobody asked you, Sweetpea!" Toni cuts him off.

"Listen, I know you like him, but Betty, he hurt you. He physically hurt you," Toni calms.

"Why was he mad at you?" Fangs asks.

"He... he was mad cause I wanted to end our friends with benefits thing."

"What?!" Sweetpea and Fangs yell in unison.

"You guys were hooking up?" Sweetpea asks disgusted.

"And you didn't tell me?" Fangs asks.

"It was a one time thing, and I regretted it ever since it happened."

"Ew! Why... him? Ew, God. I don't want that picture in my head," Sweetpea asks disgustingly.

"I guess we were lonely. Oh, and don't even get me started on the sexual tension," I tease.

"Ew, shut up."

We suddenly hear a knock on the door. We look over to see Jones. "Hey..." he breathes. "Can I come in?"

Sweetpea goes over to him, probably to kick his ass. "No!" I yell at Sweetpea. "Let him in."

"Betty, are you fucking insane?" Fangs asks.

"Shut up, Fangs. Let him in, Sweets," Toni says.

Sweetpea hesitates, but steps aside anyway. "Could we be left alone?" I ask them.

Toni nods and leads the boys out of the room. "Betty, I'm-"

"No, Jones! It's time you sit the fuck down, and listen!"

He complies, and sits down silently.

"Jughead... god, where do I even start?" I ask myself. "Why?" I ask him.

"I..." he starts. "I don't know. I wasn't angry at you, just something inside me was... sad, I guess. I lashed out, and there's no excuses-"

"You're right. There is none. Jones, you know what I have to do, right?"

He cocks his head.

"I have to exile you from the Serpents."

He looks shocked. He definitely doesn't want this, but he knows it's the right thing.

"How do you do that?"

"Um..." I laugh. "I have to cut off your tattoo."

"I'm sorry, what?"

"I don't make the rules, Jones."

"Um,yeah. You do."

"Look, I'm sorry, but you broke a rule. You ruptured a disc in my back, I-" I start. "I don't want to, Jones, but you know it's the right thing."

He nods. "Could I ever get back in the Serpents?"

"You can. People have done it after being exiled, but only when I forgive them. I'm the only one who does the initiation, and Jones..." I start. "I don't know if I'll ever forgive you."

A/N:EKKKKKKK! Hi! I hope you like it. Kinda a filler chapter but yeah. Anyway I don't have a lot to say. This is a shorter chapter but I hope you don't mind. Anyway, I love you.

With love, as always,
Ella