Split

Jughead's pov

I woke up to a pounding headache and a pain in my back from sleeping on the couch in my office at the wyrm. I thought over last night when it hit me. Betty broke up with me. I got drunk yet again and so she broke up with me. My wife left me because I'm a drunk. What the hell am I supposed to do now? A small tear fell down my check but I immediately wiped it away and went down stairs to see Cheryl standing at the bar talking to Toni. It wasn't surprising to see them together as they had been married for 4 years now. Once Cheryl saw me she walked up to and smacked me in the face. I deserved that one I guess but Betty's already telling people were split up when we haven't even talked about it? "What were you thinking Jones?! She's heartbroken you know that right? You need to get your stuff together and get your wife back!" Cheryl screamed in my face after slapping me. "I obviously wasn't thinking I was drunk." I said rolling my eyes. "That's all you got to say after your wife left you because your a drunk really?!" She said starting to annoy me. "Jesus Cheryl for once in your life shut the hell up! You don't know everything that happened!" I yelled back at her. "Really because what I know is that you've been drunk everyday for the last three months even though you PROMISED Betty your were done drinking? Hmm does that ring a bell?" She yelled back at me "Jughead she loves you but she can't keep living like this, every night getting texts from us saying she needs to come pick you up because you're drunk again!" She said taking a pause "Jughead for no other reason then you love betty get your life together and get your wife back." She said calmly and walked away. She had a point I love betty I have since I knew what love was, she's my everything. But what came out of my mouth didn't match my thoughts "just get me another damn drink!"

{flashback to the night before}
Betty was no where to be found and it was here birthday. I can't believe we are already 25 I still remember the day I asked betty to go out with me. We were so happy. I thought as I took another shot. I went outside to look for her and found her behind the building crying. "Baby what's wrong?" I said with a slur. "Why would you care?" She said back. "Because your my wife and I have to care." I shot back. "Oh you have to care huh? Yea you care so much that your drunk AGAIN! After you promised me last week that you were done drinking and that you were going to be a better husband!" She said the tears pouring from her eyes. "Baby..." I slurred drunkly. "Don't baby me! We're done I can't keep doing this Jughead! I love you but I don't love drunk you and that's all you ever are now, so... I-I'm leaving" she said running away balling. "B-betty wait..." I yelled trying to run after her but instead fell because I'm drunk. I walked back into the bar with tears in my eyes but not letting them escape my eyes. I told Toni to give me 10 shots of whatever and because I'm the serpent king she did as I said. I did all ten shots and then went and sat next to Kevin and Fangs on a couch. They looked at me and asked where betty is. "Why the hell should I know?" I said back slurring every single word now. "Because she's your wife idiot!" Fangs shot back clearly annoyed that I was drunk again. "Call me an idiot again." I said standing up and walking to the other end of the couch to fight Fangs. But hog eye held me back and took me upstairs to my office to calm me down. He put me on the couch in my office and I ended up passing out.

{present time again}
Toni gave me my drink and I downed it and got another until yet again I was drunk. "Why are you doing this Jug?" Toni asked me genuinely considered. "Because I can't do this." I responded "do what Jones?" She asked "this" I said motioning around the room and pulling at my serpent king jacket. "What do you mean Jones you've been king for 7 years now! With Betty as your queen all 7 years so what's different now? Why be a drunk and push her away now?" She said harshly " I don't know it's a lot of pressure I guess." I said back "I get that but why push Betty away?" She said back less harsh this time "I don't know now leave me alone and get me another drink" I spat out rolling my eyes. "When are you gonna learn that alcohol doesn't solve your problems?" She said but I just grabbed my drink and went back up to my office.

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