6:55 am
"How did they know?" Betty asks, still studying the phone. "I tried my best to make sure they didn't know that I was. But now they know that I'm going to die sometime today."
"They would have figured it out eventually," Jughead reminds her. "They're going to find out anyway, it's better this way than them finding out by reading your obituary. They also probably found out by looking at the Death cast website. They have a list of everyone dying on that day in your area."
"I should probably meet up with them somewhere," Betty says. "Do you mind?"
"Seeing how I got you to sit in a coffin hole with me, I kinda owe you to do whatever you want next," Jughead says. They then climbed out of the hole and walked to the parking lot. Betty texts with Toni for a few minutes. "We've agreed to meet at the Around-the-World Center. Do you know the way there?"
Jughead nods his head. He passed the Around-the-World Center almost every day. It was a museum of sorts for deckers. They offer interactive simulations for deckers so they can know what it feels like to travel the world. It had glowing reviews online, and Betty was surprised that Riverdale had one.
Betty climbs into the car, and Jughead gets onto his motorcycle. They both pull out of the parking lot and start driving back into town. Some local radio station was playing in Betty's car. It was beginning to rain again. Betty started to drive more carefully, wishing to avoid dying in a car accident.
Once Betty was parked, she saw Veronica and Toni. Toni's arms were crossed at her chest, and Veronica looked very worried. Betty climbs out of her vehicle, and Jughead climbs off his bike. Betty began to walk to them. "Hey guys," Betty says.
Toni slapped Betty, causing Betty's face to turn. Betty felt Toni was somewhat justified in her outburst of anger. "That's for scaring us, and not telling us that you're a decker," Toni shouts. She then pulls Betty in for a hug, her anger being replaced with relief.
"I'm sorry," Betty says, returning the hugging gesture. "You just seemed to be so distressed with Cheryl becoming a decker, and breaking up with you. I didn't want to cause you any more pain."
"It's okay I guess," Toni mumbles, finally letting go. They then walk to the ticket booth. Since Betty and Jughead were deckers, they were given bright yellow wrist bands. This way, the employees inside knew they were supposed to be able to do everything inside free of charge. Toni and Veronica had to pay ten dollars each for entry.
The opening room was large, with marvel tile and replicas of some of the most famous paintings in the world. There were also elevated areas with bushes planted on them and had benches in front of them.
They were about to enter the area where most of the activity was when Jughead saw him. He saw a man who looked like he was in his mid-forties. He was working a snack stand. Jughead walks over to the stand, the girls following him with confusion.
The stand didn't have a line, so Jughead walked right up. The man working at the stand looked at him with confusion. "Jughead?" the man asks.
"Hey, dad," Jughead greets coldly.