Bettys pov
Betty had convinced Jughead to go visit his mom and Jellybean for spring break, reluctantly he agreed and left on his motorbike on the way to Toledo. Veronica was busy with the speakeasy and Archie was trying to start his music up again so Betty was all alone.
Betty's POV.
It's been two weeks since Juggy left, my mom took away my phone so I have no idea if he's been texting me. I haven't left my room in weeks apart from using the bathroom, my mom and Polly have been at the farm during the day and my mom comes home at night I'm a burden to her. I know the farm is crazy, but maybe it really is helping my mom move on I just don't have the energy to retaliate.
It's Tuesday and I go downstairs to get some food, I open the fridge and see nothing, great! I decide to go put some clothes on, a black hoodie, a pair of shorts and put some sneakers on leaving my hair in a messy bun, I grab my moms bag off the table and rummage through it for some money I see a white leaflet, I lift it into the light so I can read it.
"the Thorpe group" a home for troubled young girls who need help on their path of self-discovery and struggle with disobedience, self-harm and mental illnesses" Self-harm? does my mom know? I thought I hid it well, I'll ask her about it when she gets home. I grab her credit card and head out the door. I got some noodles and other random things, I headed to pops to get a milkshake to take back home for my mom when she comes home.
I opened the door as the bell chimed I turned to my right and saw Veronica, Kevin, Cheryl, and Toni sat down in a booth laughing. Cheryl turned and saw me stood there in my unusual attire
"Cousin! Come sit" she said
I sighed and walked to the booth and sat
"B! what's up, we haven't seen you lately you aren't responding to my texts" Veronica questioned
"Oh I have been really busy," I said then pop came up to the booth "Heres your chocolate milkshake to go, Betty" I thanked him and picked up the portable cup "Chocolate? that's not like you Betty" Toni said "Oh it's not mine and besides I've kinda gone off milkshakes" after a moment of silence I broke the ice by saying "I have to get going but it was nice seeing you all"
NO ONE's POV
"I wonder what's up with Betty?" Kevin said slipping his milkshake
"Maybe it has anything to do with Jughead leaving?" Toni said
Betty went home and sat and cried, she was alone and the voices in her head wouldn't shut up "slut, fat, whore, fake, you should die" she stood up and went to her bathroom, not the family bathroom, she took a red lipstick and started writing on the wall in an attempt to drown out the voices, they were deafening, she wrote "shut up, leave me alone, freak, slut, fat, everyone hates you, die and fuck off" over and over again large writing. she dropped the lipstick and slid down the wall she began to hit her head on the wall over and over again. Over time she thought something upsetting.
"Betty?" Her mom called
Betty gathered her self, got up, slowly wiped the tears away and walked downstairs "I'm here mom, I got you a chocolate milkshake it's in the fridge" "Betty I'm going to have to stay at the farm for a few weeks but I'll be back before the end of spring break, I'm leaving in the morning" Alice said making a salad for herself
"Oh ok"
"Oh and your friends are sleeping over" Betty looked shocked "Just Cheryl, Toni, Veronica, and Kevin"
"What?! Why?"
"I thought it would be nice, I know things have been hard lately"
"I know, is that why you have leaflets for the Thorpe group" Betty interrupted
"I just thought that they could help you"
"Why? you think that they could help me I don't need any fucking help!" Betty yelled walking towards Alice, Alice walked backward then Betty pushed Alice over, "Oh my God, Mom I am so sorry I didn't mean to-" Betty said helping Alice up
"Just go upstairs your friends will be here soon, try and clean your room and please just have look online at the Thorpe group the people are coming to pick you up in two days I've already bought everything you need it's all in Polly's bedroom, and here is your phone back" Alice pleaded Betty nodded and walked upstairs. She cleaned her room and set up a few small sleeping bags for her friends. She completely forgot to clean the bathroom. She sat on her bed and opened her laptop and googled the Thorpe group.
Bettys pov
I googled the Thorpe group and clicked on the first website I saw just as it loaded my bedroom door opened and saw Kevin, Cheryl, Toni and Veronica I slammed my laptop screen down and stood up
"Hey guys," I said, plastering a fake smile on my face
"okay so what we're going to do is watch movies and do each other's hair, do you have any popcorn?" Cheryl asked.