A Tale of Two Snakes
Disclaimer: I do not own any Riverdale and Cobra kai characters. This story is purely written for fun, not for any kind of profit.
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Chapter 21: Vow
"So, everything is ready, V?" Betty Cooper asked her best friend.
Veronica smiled, "Everything is ready. My mother is glad to have Polly in our home. She also gave her blessings to organise the baby shower. Now, we just take your sister to my home, while your family will make that announcement."
"I have to present there, V.", Betty said.
"Sorry, I forgot that." Veronica smirked," I will text you after I took Polly in our home."
Polly Cooper was getting ready to leave the small cottage. But she was sad to leave. Miguel and his family nourished her and her unborn babies with all of their love. Rosa fed her, Carmen clothed her, Miguel soothed her every single time she was sad.
She heard a sound in the door. It was Rosa Diaz. She had a box of freshly baked muffins in her hand.
Polly stood up from her bed and hugged her. Rosa hugged her too. That little old granny was teary eyed.
"I miss you, honey. Come again." She said in English.
Polly just nodded. Rosa gave her the box. Polly took the box and a small bag of her mere belongings, and came out from her room. In the corridor, she saw Carmen, Johnny, Miguel and Veronica.
"Thank you guys, for everything." Polly was sobbing now. Carmen came to her and hugged her.
"Be well, and be safe." Carmen said to her," and feel free to visit us anytime."
Polly nodded. Then she came to Miguel.
"Thank you, Miguel." She kissed his cheek. Miguel blushed.
"See you at the baby shower Polly. Veronica, are we invited?" He gave the brunette a smirk. Veronica smiled.
"Of course, all of you are welcome."
After a brief goodbye, Polly came to Johnny.
"Thank you, sensei Lawrence, for everything." She bowed to him. Johnny was gobsmacked, but quickly calmed himself and bowed to her.
"If you need any help, feel free to ask me anytime. I will try my best to assist you."
Veronica and Polly were walking towards their ride, when they heard Johnny's voice.
"Veronica, can I have a word with you?"
Polly nodded to her and went to the car. Veronica came to Johnny. Miguel was beside him.
"Look, I don't know how much it could help, but yesterday morning, I went to F.P Jones's home. There, I saw a Riverdale high school jacket. I could not read the name totally, but the last word was 'n'. Please, share this information with Betty and Jughead."
"I knew it. F.P was not lying, but I felt that he was not telling the whole truth. Now, it is confirmed." Veronica heard Miguel's voice, an angry hissing sound just like a snake.
Sheriff Tom Keller was sitting in his office. His brain was totally messed up.
Today morning, the Cooper family called for a press conference. In that conference, they claimed that Polly Cooper was pregnant with Jason Blossom's baby. He was also there at the conference, along with Clifford Blossom, Penelope Blossom and Cheryl. He saw Clifford's face. That man was pissed off beyond limits. He angrily left that place along with his wife and daughter.
He thought about Cheryl's statement. She said that Jason wanted to fake his death and ran away. So, Jason and Polly wanted to escape and start a new life. But someone killed Jason and their dreams were shattered.
Tom Keller heaved a sigh, and then took out the case file, when he heard his phone ringing.
"This is the sheriff."
"Sheriff Keller, this is Veronica. Can you please come to my home now? It is very urgent."
"What is it Veronica?"
"It's about Polly Cooper. She is in my house."
It took the sheriff all his will power not to drop the phone on the floor.
"I am coming, right now."
"Let me get this straight, ok. Your parents send you at the sisters of quite mercy when they found out your relationship with Jason?" Sheriff Keller asked Polly.
A teary eyed Polly sat in front of him. She nodded.
"Then, one day your sister came to visit you and then you know about the murder?"
Polly again nodded.
"Then you ran away. Today you are here. Where were you from the last a few days?"
Polly took a deep breath," It was Carmen Diaz, who saw me in the road. She gave me a lift in her car. I was exhausted and passed out in her car. She then took me in her home. I was there until today morning."
Tom Keller was literally astonished now.
"They took me to a doctor in Greendale, where I have a full check up. I have twins, you know? They fed me, clothed me, and helped me as much as they could. I am grateful to all of them."
Sheriff Keller smiled at her. He wanted to ask her some questions when Veronica's mother, Hermione interrupted them politely. Though he was a bit irritated, he grudgingly admitted that the Lodge matriarch has logic, so he left them.
While driving, he could not help but think about the Diaz family and of course, about Johnny Lawrence. He, along with his son saw that man breaking a heap of concrete with his bare hands. His eyes, those cold hard blue furious eyes, even the serpents were afraid of them.
Then there was Miguel. That boy in a wheelchair was becoming a mystery. It was obvious to him that Miguel was far more than what he seemed. He heard from his son that Miguel beat Chuck Clayton in arm wrestling. He saw that video too.
"Damn!" He cursed to himself. First the murder, and now these. His brain was literally fried up. He came to the police station and took out the murder case file again.
That night, an exhausted Archie Andrews was sitting at the Pop's diner. Veronica was sitting beside him, equally exhausted.
Both of them did something unthinkable and dangerous. Veronica passed the tip from Johnny not to Jughead, but Archie. Both of them literally broke into F.P s trailer and searched that place. But they did not find a single thing.
"Mr Lawrence did not lie to me. F.P must have stashed it elsewhere." Veronica said.
Archie nodded. It was his idea not to drag Jughead in it. Jughead still had a soft spot for his dad. Archie was angry at first when he knew about F. being the serpent leader. He was angry on Jughead for keeping it a secret. But it was Miguel again who prevented him from doing another blunder. That boy was literally a blessing it their lives.
"Let's call it a day." He said to Veronica. Both of them left that diner.
Archie came to his home and went to his bedroom. Jughead was sitting there. He tried to say something to him, but Archie silenced him by shoving a burger in his mouth.
"Oufff! Dude!" Jughead somehow managed himself not to cough. Both the friends were laughing now. Their laughter was something that took them away, away from all of their problems.
Archie was looking at his friend, who was laughing this hard after a long time. Looking at Jughead's smiling face; he made a vow, a vow to protect all of his friends and loved ones from any type of danger and evil.
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