TW: Mentions of alcoholism in this chapter.
1:00 am
Jughead was sitting in Pops Diner. It was one of the only places in town that offered completely free meals to deckers. Most restaurants would offer discounts or a free dessert, but a lot were too stingy with their money to offer completely free meals.
Jughead was nibbling on a ketchup-drenched fry when he got a text. It was from Hog Eye. When he read the text, he placed the fry back onto his plate. The text knotted his stomach.
Hog Eye: The police just arrested Sweet Pea and Fangs. It's looking like they're going to face aggravated assault charges, but we're sending someone to pay bail. You guys really messed up here.
Jughead: I know, but you know how blinding the need for revenge can be. I'll leave Pops, and head straight to the police station. It's unfair if they have to face this by themselves when I was the ringleader of the attack.
Hog Eye: No, Jug. You're a decker. You shouldn't spend your final day in the police station. You should spend your day how you would want to. Drive on your bike until you drop dead if that's what you desire. Or go cliff diving. Don't turn yourself in. Please, Jug. It's what JB would want.
Mentioning Jellybean was Jughead's weak spot. It was the only thing that got him to finish high school was the thought that JB would want him to. Jughead sighs softly and finishes his meal.
He walks outside, where the rainstorm had calmed down a little. Jughead hopped onto his bike and sped off. He decided where he wants to go about halfway through his meal. He went straight to Sunnyside Trailer Park.
He hadn't been there since his dad's relapse. After that, his father was taken to rehab and hasn't come back since. It's been almost been two years, but it still hurt. A family of serpents had taken him and Jellybean in.
Jughead jumps off his bike once he's in front of the trailer. He walks into the trailer, which was mostly untouched. There was still the drawing he did when he was a child, but the TV was stolen. He was sure that more things were probably missing, but he didn't bother to check.
Jughead flops onto the couch. He pulls out his phone and clicks on the Youtube app. He clicks on the first video he sees. The add-in front of it was for the Last Friend app. Jughead had heard of it before, but he never considered downloading it, until now.
He clicked on the blue 'Download now' button. The app was free, so he downloaded it without a problem. The trailer had terrible internet, so it took longer than usual to download. Jughead decided that he didn't want to spend his final day lounging around. He figured his final friend would have something more interesting in mind.
He clicked on the app and made himself a profile. He used a photo of him in his favorite beenie. It was the last thing his mother ever gave him. She had sewn it herself, and he rarely went anywhere without it.
He began to look through the options. No one caught his eye until he saw a girl with blonde hair that ended at her shoulders. He figured she was the prettiest girl he had ever seen. She lives in Riverdale, so they could meet up. He clicked on her profile and sent a text to Betty Cooper.