Chapter 7- Key The Lock Called

Edgar Evernever

Betty arrives at school soon after and sighs as she takes off Jughead's spare helmet off her head and whips her hair around. She still carrying around this heaviness in her shoulders. Her mother's driving her crazy and now she can't stand living at home. Yes the drinking has stopped but now she's back in the cult. The same cult she promised she would leave and get her sister to leave too.

Fp and Jellybean get into his truck and head over to Riverdale elementary at 7:30 A.M. Jellybean's happy that she gets to spend all time with her dad. She hasn't spent any time with him in years. One of the reasons was his own doing and the other was her mother took away from her father and brother. She still is angry at her mom for doing that and not letting Juggie come stay with them. She still won't forgot the tearful texts from her brother. It broke her heart and she fought with her mom for weeks over it.

As they pulled into the school parking lot, Jellybean's stomach lurched. Maybe it was nervous nerves. She hasn't seen Abby for a whole year. She wonders how it will go. Will she be mad at her? She doesn't know until she sees her.

"Jellybean?" A girl with dark hair with blue tips says. Her face grows happy and she starts racing toward her truck. "Oh My God! It's really you!" She exclaims and her eyes blur with tears.

Jellybean leaps out of her dad's truck and practically jump into the girl's arms. She can't believe she gets to see her again. Her best friend wasn't mad at all.

"Jellybean! Where have you been?" Abby asks with a stern and hurt expression on her features

Jellybean can sense the pain her in voice as she asked. "Toledo with my mom." She gives a short answer since her dad is standing by her.

Abby seems to get to signal and they link arms. With their heads touching, Abby whispers into her ear,"We will talk later about this." Jellybean nods her head.

Fp collects the paperwork into his arms and opens the door with his other free hand. He watches as Jellybean starts smiling and can't help feel happier for her. He hasn't seen her like this in forever and melts his heart as he sees her smile like that.

His head pounds from the headache in his head. Paperwork always caused him to have migraines and headaches; especially bills and oh taxes. Those were the worst and they should burn in Hell.

Noon at Pop's, a blonde sat waiting in Pop's booth with her fingers anxiously tapping on the table. It seemed to nerve racking for the woman. She was just grateful nobody was pay attention.

A few anxiety ticking moments later, Edgar appeared in his clothes made with herbal and recycled tea packets. His head was supported by a blue cap and eyes followed the man as he walked up emotionally exhausted Alice.

Edgar sent a smile and took a seat across from her. Alice was indulging her cravings with a Pop's shake. Edgar's teeth had in her in a trance. Sometimes she didn't even notice. "So, I'm glad you got your memory back. It was our spirits work." His tone calm and collected; like usual.

"So, what did you want to meet up?" Alice begins as she took a small bite of her cheeseburger.

Edgar quirks a grin," Ah yes." He starts and reaches for her tapping fingers. Her aura wasn't relaxed and he could tell. "But first cleanse and then I'll say."

She starts deep breathing and humming a trancing tune. She feels more awake and takes the power from Edgar's hand. As soon as she took it. She was calmed and collected like he was. Only that she didn't know what he was saying was all bullshit cult and Polly was stuck with it too.

"I feel cleansed. Spirits will save my soul." Her words don't even make sense to anyone besides Edgar and Polly.

"Good,"Satisfied Edgar grins," Now, I'm here to tell you that. We have callings from Greendale. There's been a emergency and we've been called to help."

Alice nod and kissed him without even knowing."I'll alert, Polly."

"Now, Also feel your hiding something more me." Then she felt heart pulsing against her chest.

In a low whisper she says,"I'm pregnant, Edgar."

She's afraid he'll kick her off the farm or shun her. She trusts him with her life and would be crushed if he hurt her in that way. Instead he just took her hands." I'll take care of you." She feels relieved.

"But we have to disappear." She's stunned. Why?"

My leader will kill us. We have to go in three weeks. And the we can return in six weeks."

Shit she's already six weeks. That means she will be nine weeks along. She has no idea what do now. Edgar thinks it's his. And Fp has no idea. Now she's decided she's going to have to tell him after her affair with Edgar and that's she pregnant.

Also at Noon, Riverdale High, Jughead, Betty, Cheryl, Toni and Veronica all sat at their lunch table. It's anger filled majority of the time. Ever since Archie's been put in jail, it's been silent.

Now that Archie's trial is a week away and their trying to find away to free Archie. It's complicated and complex. He's being charged for a murder he didn't commit. And he might never be freed.

"I have some news."Jughead announced out of nowhere.

Betty, Cheryl, Veronica and Toni all turned their attention towards him. He sucks in some air and exhales. "Mother's back." They can sense the resentment in his voice.

Cheryl eyes him carefully before opening her mouth," Jughead... she told you no to coming to live with her. Am I right?" She asks gently, trying not to aigited him even more.

"Yes." He growls."and now she's back acting like she's never told me no. Also were supposed to have family dinner. Which never happened ever." He complains as he stabbed his salad with his fork.

Their eyes flinch at him and the fork abused salad. Betty can't believe the news. Her boyfriend's mom was back and acting like she never abandoned her son. She watches as he stabs his salad again and again before she reaches for his hand.

"My mom's back in the cult." She confesses as she holds her boyfriend's hands in hers.

Jughead's eyes flicker with shock and sadness for his girlfriend. He knows that the Cult and her mother's drinking caused their relationship to fall apart. He remembers the weeks after her mother lost her memory. The constant nights crying and him holding her until she stopped crying or fell asleep. He was afraid this would happen again.

"Oh baby... I'm so sorry." Betty's eyes stay glued to her boyfriend's hands; not even acknowledging the other eyes on her.

Chery, Toni and Veronica looked at Betty with sad eyes. They knew that was hard for her and hated that it was happening all over again.

Veronica also hated that Archie was going to rot in a prison cell for the rest of his life for a crime her father committed. She wasn't stupid. She knew it was all him.

"B..." She says as Betty looks over at her," I'm so sorry. I wish Archie was here to help you with this." And then she starts crying. "I'm sorry I wasn't trying to but his trial is so soon—"

"It's alright." Cheryl and Betty said at the same time. "We're all upset and we'll be there for you."

When Betty gets home from school. She opens the front door and finds Polly and her mother kneeling on their knees. "You got be kidding me?" She says as she walks into the living room.

Alice rolls her eyes,"Edgar says it important and I believe in him. Now, Let me and your sister Cleanse." She says calmly as she returns into her relaxation pose.

Betty couldn't take this madness anymore. She can't stand the constant 'cleanse' shit anymore. It was getting too much to be around and it wasn't healthy. How can her sister and mother be so gullible? She thought her mother was smarter than that.

She holds her hand up and shakes her head. Her heart pulses quickens and her blood rushes to her head causing her head to pound. " I don't care! You promised that you would stay this cult! And now you're breaking your promises again! How many more times do you have to break my heart mom?! How many?!" Then finally She snaps, hands fisted and veins popping on her forehead.

Alice sighs, closing her eyes and tracing back her thoughts like Edgar told them to do. "This won't be tolerated. Unwanted spirit must be burned away." She says over and over again.

Betty rolls her eyes and pushed her way to the stairs. She can't deal with this right now. All this crazy rituals and the 'farm' talk. She just can't anymore with this madness. "Stop! Get a grip!" She rolls her eyes at her mother and stomps upstairs and slams her bedroom door hard behind her.

She faces plants into her bed and starts screaming into her pillow. She could hear her mother chanting and humming and wanted to punch her out. She wanted to be knocked out. So she couldn't hear the nonsense anymore. She couldn't handle anymore of this cult drama.

In the Jones Household, Fp, Jughead, Jellybean and Gladys all sat at the table eating. Jughead fought sending glares at his mother. What mother abandons her only son? But brings her daughter? That didn't make sense in his brain.

"How was school, Jug?" His mother asks and he has to bite his tongue.

With a huffed sigh,"It was good. Besides Archie's trial going on." He adds as he feels anger towards the fact his best friend is locked away in a cell.

Gladys sucks her lip and looks over at Fp. Fp sighs and slowly opens his mouth,"Archie's in prison." Gladys's eyes widened and arches her eyebrow.

"He's where?!" She gasps." What happened?" She asks, interested what happened to The Andrews boy.

Jughead rolls his eyes,"He didn't do it. He's on trial for murder,Mom." His mom goes quiet and shuts her lips.

Jellybean was shocked. Archie Andrews was the loyal and now he's in prison." Who did he murder?" Gladys buts in.

Jughead glared and slammed his fork down." Didn't you hear me?! I said he didn't. Hiram Lodge the man that was responsible for almost killing me! He lied and had Archie arrested!" Jughead snaps, storms off hot on his heels and slams his bedroom door.

The trailer walls shook with vigorous waves. Fp glares in his wife's direction. He couldn't believe what she just said about Archie. And the fact she knows that Archie's been his best friend for years and she says that. Jellybean knew a fight about to take over the trailer. And she can't believe her mother either. That was so uncalled for and she knows it.

Gladys stared down at her plate with tears collecting in her eyes. She didn't mean to set her son off. She knew that she shouldn't of that said that. It wasn't right and it was stupid on her part. She's already in thin as to begin with.

"What the hell Gladys?" Her husband hisses as he shoots daggers at her.

She looks down at her plate ashamed,"I'm sorry." She mumbles as she gets up from the table and walks away.

Now Jellybean and Fp were the only ones left eating at the table. A dinner that was supposed to be a family turned into a disaster. As they finished their meals it was silent. Nobody made a peep.

Three days nights later, Betty couldn't sleep. She kept hearing sounds of babies crying. It was all strange. She slips out bed and sides into her house slippers. Her head aches and she can't see clearly. And when she opened the backyard door she saw the unimaginable.

Everything about what she saw made her leap into action. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. No sane person would do this. At first she thought she was seeing and hearing things. But then she quickly realized that it was real and it was happening in front of her.

"Put the babies down!" She ordered as she eyed directly at the babies above the open red-orange flames.

The fact that her mother and sister were holding the twins above the fire and looked like they were trying to sacrifice them like they were lambs. She's shaking and her legs danced anxiously as she saw them drop one baby.

"I said put down! Not murder!" She shouted as she snatched Juniper out her mother's arms.

Her eyes filling with horror as she cradled juniper in her arms. Her sister wasn't fit to be a mother and it was very clear now. And her mother was so brainwashed to see that. It broke her heart that her mother was disappearing and it was all Polly's fault.

"Give me back my baby!" Polly yelled as she launched at her, but Betty was smart enough to duck for cover.

"You just killed one of your twins, Polly! I'm not going to let you hurt another!" She shouted as she quickly ran and ran into she got into her car with a spare baby car seat and sped off.

About a mile or two later there were anger cult nuts chasing her down the road. But she was quicker than them. Well of course she would be in a car. Cars are way faster than humans. It's just a proven scientific fact. Man her sister was crazy and she could see her mother starting to realize what just happened.

Alice felt awful and then it clicked. Dagwood was dropped into a fire. What has she done? She was literal losing her mind. Polly just glares.

"She's right, Polly."

Polly raises her hand up to stop her mother,"No. she's not. It was the right thing to do. And now that Edgar is on his way. We can finally help people in Greendale." Even Alice thought that was insane. But she had no choice. She was shoved a water bottle that was filled with a secret. She knew it wasn't water. And as soon as she drank it.

"Let's find Edgar." She says as she follows a path and she doesn't even know what she's say or otherwise what's about to do.

She's hiding a huge secret. She's pregnant. What is she going to do? She told Edgar and he thinks it's his. Well it's definitely not his. It was a hundred or thousand percent Fp Jones's. She and Fp slept together two times and that was around the time she lost her memory. She's scared what Edgar will do to her if he finds out she lied to him.

She's not completely deranged and a loose cannon. She has morals and wisdoms. Also she drinks a lot of tea. And now it's starting come to her. Fuck she's trapped in a cult. And she's going to let this random man take her somewhere. She needs to tell Fp the truth. She will tell him tomorrow. She can't lie anymore. It's killing her.

" Wednesday's episode was shocking and I'm still trying to wrap my head around what the hell is going on?- Aut