✔︎ The Gang Leaders | Bughead

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"Today, we are here to honor the memory of Elizabeth Cooper. A daughter, a sister, a student, and a friend. Jughead Jones would like to say a few words."

Jughead walked up to the little pulpit that they had for her funeral.

"Um, hi. I'm Jughead Jones, Betty's boyfriend," he introduces himself. "Betty, was the smartest girl I knew. She was funny, she was sarcastic, she was amazing," he chuckles, a tear running down his cheek.

"I used to hate Betty, more than anyone, but then she grew on me. I did some awful stuff to her, I hurt her a lot, but in the end, she was a awesome person. I didn't deserve her, I knew that, but I loved her. I tried to let her go, but I just couldn't. And I know that's selfish but look what happens!"

He points to her casket and cries. "Sometimes, things happen, and there's nothing you can do about it. If I were to have let her go, I wouldn't have been by her side when she died," he pauses.

"I didn't tell her I loved her. And I've been repeating that to myself everyday until it clicks. I couldn't do it, not because I didn't love her, I did. I do. More than anything. But I couldn't accept the fact that she was dying. I love her, so much. And I'm so sorry that I ever put her through any of the shit I did," he walked over to her casket and set her necklace on-top.

"I'm so sorry, Betty. I love you," he tell her before sitting back down.

Toni then walked up to the pulpit. "Hey, I'm Toni Topaz. Her.. best friend. Betty was different. She wasn't like anyone I'd ever met before. She had this special thing about her that kept drawing you in. I'm not going to lie, she acted like a bitch," she chuckles, "but once she let you in, you could trust her with your life."

A tear rolls down her cheek. "I'm mad at myself for ever hurting her. I'm mad at myself for ever being a bitch to her. If I had known that this would happen, I would have been the nicest person to her. But I guess that's how it goes, isn't it? You regret doing things only after there's no fixing them."

She wipes her face. "I love you, Betty Cooper. You are, and will always be, my best friend."

Sweetpea then walks up there. "Hey, I'm Jordan Connor, or Sweetpea. I—" he sighs, thinking about whether he should say this or not. "Fuck it," he whispers to himself.

"I know I shouldn't say this since her boyfriends here but I was fucking in love with her," he sighs. He's been waiting for four years to say this.

"I have always loved her but I was too much of a pussy to do anything. And I lost her. She'll never know how I felt. And I still love her, I loved her even when she was with Jughead. And I like Jughead, and I love her so I let her be happy. But oh, my god, when I say I wanted to love this girl unconditionally..."

He sighs. "I'm sorry, this probably isn't the place to bring that up. I love you, Betty. I'm so sorry."

Sweetpea walks down and sits next to Jughead. Jughead smiles. "I always knew," jughead admits, "but I loved her too much, dude. I'm sorry—"

"Don't be, it's fine. She loved you, not me."

Sweetpea really thought it was fine. I mean, what was he going to do now?

After the funeral, they all went their separate ways to grieve the Cooper girl.

And that's the end of this tragic teenage love story.

With love, as always,
Ella