Forever And Always

Chapter 68

The next day at school Callie, Jughead and Betty found Ethel in the student room reading a book called Ship It.

" Hi Ethel," Jughead greeted her.

" Does this look familiar to you?" Callie asked as Jughead held the wooden doll in front of her.

" Where did you get that?" Ethel demanded.

" Ben's hospital room," Jughead answered as he took a seat next to her on the couch.

" What were you doing there?" Callie asked.

" I don't have to tell you anything okay," Ethel stated. " You're not the police." She then stood up.

" Ethel, wait," Betty pleaded. " We're just trying to figure out what happened to Ben and Dilton and the missing Scout."

" Is this the Gargoyle King?" Callie asked Jughead held up the doll once more.

" How do you know about that?" Ethel asked.

" Dilton started to tell me, but he only got so far," Jughead explained.

" So is it?" Callie asked.

" No," Ethel denied. " No, it's opposite. I made that talisman to...To protect Ben."

" How do you even know Ben?" Betty asked.

" He's my boyfriend," Ethel answered, a pink color crept on her cheeks.

" I've never seen you two together," Betty recalled.

" We started dating this summer," Ethel informed.

" Sorry Ethel, I was a bit preoccupied with the Diner and Archie's case and everything else," Callie apologized.

" It's alright," Ethel breathed. " And we spent all our time in the bunker, so..."

" What bunker?" Jughead asked.

" Never mind," Ethel chuckled nervously.

 " Ethel, just..." Betty began, she was running out of patience.

" What bunker?" Callie asked. " Please a scout is missing."

" Dilton's. In the woods," Ethel answered.

" Dilton Doiley has a secret bunker in the woods?" Jughead questioned.

" Sounds very extremer survivalist of him," Callie said, Betty nodded her head in agreement.

" It was our secret spot," Ethel added. "And Dilton's too."

" Can you at least just tell us where it is?" Betty pleaded.

" I mean, I can't. It's too hard to describe," Ethel admitted.

" Then can you show us where it is?" Jughead pleaded.

" Ethel, it's either us or Sheriff Minetta," Callie threatened.

" Okay, fine, but you have to keep it a secret," Ethel ordered.

" Sure," Jughead said.

" Of course," Betty answered.

" And we have to go at night, so nobody can see us," Ethel added. " Do you guys know where Fox Footbridge is?" She then left the room, and the two looked at Callie.

" Is Sweet Pea alright with you doing investigations at night?" Betty asked.

" We know he does not like you investigating in the first place," Jughead teased.

" What he doesn't know won't kill him," Callie stated.

" You are going to lie to him?" Betty gasped.