A Tale of Two Snakes

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Chapter 14: Deception

Three days had been passed from that night when Carmen Diaz took Polly Cooper in her home. Her mom, Rosa was too much delighted to take care of her. Every day, Polly Cooper found herself in front of large amount of delicious food prepared by her. She could feel that her weight was increased by one or two kilos in those three days.

Yesterday, Johnny and Carmen took a great risk. They took Polly to a clinic in the neighbouring town of Greendale, where she went through a full check up. The three of them were delighted when they found that Polly carried twin babies. She told them her story. How she and Jason fall in love. How Polly was forced to break up with him, because his dad could not stand the Blossoms. But when she found out about her pregnancy, she told Jason. Both of them were happy. They got engaged secretly with the blessing of Jason's grandmother Rose, who gave her a family ring.

Miguel, Johnny and Carmen were following their daily routine casually. Polly was feeling well. She was taking proper food and medications. She became sad sometime when she thought about Jason. Rosa tried her best to coax and calm her. Polly was starting to like them all. But she was still sceptic sometimes. No one could blame her. She was living the life of a fugitive in her town.

Yesterday, Miguel innocently (?) slipped in front of Archie that he thinks that Jughead might need a place to live. Archie confronted his childhood friend when he was taking a shower in the school early morning. Now Jughead was leaving with Archie in his house. But a cold war was still happening between Betty and Jughead. Miguel saw a lot of changes in the blond.

Johnny Lawrence was doing his work with utmost sincerity. Fred Andrews was very pleased with him. He was at first, a little bit unsure about him. But he was glad that his thoughts were proven wrong. The demolition of the drive-in was going very well. The affair with Hermione was going well too. Hermione even took a step further. She fixed a meeting with the Mayor. They would discuss their project over a dinner party.

At the night, there was a pleasant environment in Miguel's house. The five of them, including Polly was having a nice dinner. Rosa had made an excellent chicken stew along with very nutritious vegetables. Everyone ate with the full capacity of their belly, including Johnny and Polly too.

After dinner, Polly was lying over her bed, when saw Miguel in the door.

"May I come in?" He said.

"Please, come in.", Polly said. She tried to sit on the bed, but the boy told her to lie down. Then she saw the wheelchair coming towards her.

"How are you feeling now?" He said.

"In one word, full. Full with the babies and the food that your nana stuffed inside me.", Polly smiled a bit. Miguel smiled too. Polly was watching him. There were similarities between Miguel and Jason. Both of them shared the same caring nature. In her mind, she saw the face of Jason when she told him about her pregnancy. The elder Blossom was genuinely happy. She felt tears forming in her eyes. Miguel saw those tears too.

"Don't cry, Polly. Jason is watching you from heaven. He will be sad if you cry." Miguel said.

Polly was sobbing lightly. Then she felt Miguel's hand gently rubbing her forehead. It was a very small gesture, but it calmed her a lot. She felt her eyelids were getting heavy. She muttered a small thank you to Miguel. The boy had some kind of charm, she thought to herself. He could take out all sorrows from her. With the thought, she succumbed into deep sleep.

Miguel looked at the sleeping form of Polly. He made up his mind. Now he just had to execute his plan.

Strike first.

Strike hard.

No mercy on Jason's killer or killers.

Polly Cooper was walking in the evening in the small corridor. Rosa Diaz's hands were on her eyes.

"Can I open my eyes?" She asked, a little bit impatiently.

"No.", the old lady said, giggling.

After a minute, she whispered in her ear, "Surprise!!", and then she took her hands off.

Polly opened her eyes and saw Betty in front of her. She was standing in front of her, with tears in her eyes. Miguel was beside her. He was smiling and winked at her.

In a moment, the two sisters found themselves in a tight embrace. Miguel saw that too. The union between the two sisters was the most joyful thing he experienced in his life. He closed his eyes, thinking about the next steps.

Jughead! Yes, he needed him the most now.

That same day, there was another drama happening in the construction site.

Today, Johnny was a bit late, due to a small stoppage in pop's diner. Every food items in that diner was super delicious. Johnny too was addicted to the burgers. He bought his lunch every day from that place. Old Pop Tate was a kind hearted man. Johnny liked him very much.

But when he reached the construction site, he was astonished to find that the place was empty. There was no sign of any workers.

"Odd.", Johnny thought to himself. He got out of his car and walked towards the makeshift office. When he entered the room, he saw Fred sitting on a chair, a solemn expression on his face. Beside him, Hermione Lodge was standing. Her expression was a mixture of anger and hurt.

"Mr. Andrews?" He asked in a soft voice.

Fred looked at him.

"Mr. Lawrence. So you are here." His voice was weak. The calm and cool Fred Andrews was now sounding like a broken, defeated man.

"Where are the crew?"

"They left. Apparently Cliff Blossom made an offer that they could not refuse. So they left me. The project was going well. But this is a major blow. If I could not get a crew, I will suffer a heavy loss."

Hermione Lodge placed her hand on Fred's shoulder. She was trying to say something when she heard Johnny's voice.

"Everything will be fine, Mr. Andrews. Just remember, defeat does not exist." He took a helmet and walked outside. Both she and Fred were astonished. Then they saw a lone Johnny Lawrence working at the site.

Hermione looked at Fred," An interesting man you have here."

Fred nodded," He is a good man. But we are now in serious trouble. If we could not get a crew, the whole project will be messed up. "

When Jughead Jones got a call from Betty, he was just finished talking with some friends of Jason. But what he learned from them was pretty insane. Miguel was actually right in his assumption.

Then Betty called him and told him to come at Miguel's house as quick as possible. He quickly came there and with his great astonishment, found Polly there along with Betty. Betty also called Archie, Veronica and Kevin there. Now Miguel's small home was full with ecstatic teenagers.

While the others were talking, Jughead came to Miguel. Both of them came to the lobby.

"You were right." He whispered in Miguel's ear," Jason was in dire need of quick cash. So he started dealing...stuffs."

"You don't mean drugs, do you?" Miguel asked. Jughead just nodded.

"Please don't tell me he approached the serpent gang?"

Jughead was silent, but Miguel saw some emotions in his eyes. He could not place what it was.

Back in the room, they found that all of them were chatting with Polly. Betty was ecstatic to have her sister back. Veronica was happy for her best friend. Archie and Kevin were happy for all of them.

Suddenly Kevin's cell phone vibrated. He took out his phone and checked his message. Then a frown came in his face.

"What is it, Kevin?" Veronica asked.

"Someone broke into my dad's room and stole the Blossom case file." He said.

Silence covered the whole room.

"It is getting more mysterious now." Miguel said. Then he looked at Archie.

"Listen, Andrews. Your anger is misdirected. Betty did not deserve that."

Archie looked at him. He tried to say something, but Miguel interrupted him again.

"Both of you are childhood friends. You should not be angry with her. Let bygones be bygones. Now we all have a crucial time in front of us. We need to be strong, and united, not for us, for her.", He pointed at Polly.

Archie felt that every emotion in his mind was falling apart. Really, Betty did not deserve his anger. After all, it was her mother who tried to bust him, not she. He, like a hot headed fool, placed all his anger on her. Miguel was right. Where teenage romance was involved, heart is bound to make mistakes. But he needed to correct it, right here, right now.

He stood up from his chair, came to Betty and pulled her into a tight hug. Betty was startled at first, and then she hugged him too. Both of them had tears in their eyes.

"I am sorry Betty. Please forgive you damn fool friend." Archie said in a shaken voice.

"I am sorry too, Archie. Please forgive me.", Betty was literally crying too.

Miguel was looking at them. His mind was not in Riverdale, but in Reseda. He was both happy and sad.

"I did not get a chance like this. But I will make sure everyone of them got a second chance in their lives." He thought to himself.

He was lost in his thoughts for a moment, when suddenly he found himself engulfed in a massive bear hug by both Betty and Archie.

"Thank you Diaz. Thank you for everything you did for us and Polly." Betty said. Then she kissed his cheek.

A loud "Awww..." echoed in the room, followed by catcalls and smooching sounds. Miguel blushed beet red.

"Shut up, will you guy, please." He said trying to control his laughter. But the only result of his plea was even more laughter.

After a few minutes, everybody calmed down. Then Veronica said,

"All right, everyone. Now we had to decide our future path. We need to get out of this entire situation."

Betty nodded affirmatively, "Any suggestions, guys?"

"We can contact my dad." Kevin said," He can help you."

"No offence Kevin, but there was something higher than the law. Like Clifford Blossom.", Veronica said.

"None taken." Kevin said. Then he looked at Miguel.

"Any suggestions, Miguel?"

Miguel, who was thinking deeply, looked at them. His eyes checked every single one of them; at last he looked at Betty.

"We have to keep a secret about Polly's location. Betty, you talk with your parents. Ask them about the future of her and her babies. We need to take every step with extreme care. One wrong step can ruin the whole thing. We need the help of the sheriff too. We just have to think a way to approach him.

Everybody nodded silently, agreeing with him.

After a few minutes, all of them left except Betty and Jughead. Betty was sitting beside Polly, holding her hand, while listening to her story. At the same time, Rosa came to the room. The old lady came to the room. In her hand, there was a tray full of food. She placed the trey in front of Polly.

"Hora de comer." she said. Both the girls looked at her curiously.

"Time to eat." Miguel translated.

"Thank you, for everything you did for my sister." Betty said to her.

The old lady smiled," Bienvenida." Then she left the room.

"Don't worry, Betty. We will take good care of her. Isn't it, Polly?" Miguel smiled.

"Thanks again, Diaz. For everything." Betty said to him.

"I can do anything for my friends." He said.

A few minutes later, Betty and Jughead left the house. Miguel was sitting alone in front of his laptop. His mind was full of ideas. He was evaluating each and every one of them, either accepting or discarding.

One word was circulating in his head. Deception.

Now the safety of Polly would be his first priority, he thought. Jughead and Betty could look after the killer. But there was not a single clue.

Miguel sighed. There must be a clue, must be a lead. He could not accept defeat, because defeat does not exist.

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