We meet again. -Lachambers

I miss him so much..

-(Chris POV)-

It had been a week since Denny's death and already so many people knew and the poor boy who knew first had locked himself in his room ever since that night at the tree house.I don't imagine he has been eating or taking any care of himself.I tried to see him and knocked on his door everyday after school but i would get his parents chasing me off or no answer at all.I only want to know is if he was keeping himself healthy and clean.It was Denny's funeral on Friday and i planned on going in a suit shirt he gave me once because he said i would grow into it,I'm going to wear it with black skinny jeans, a white top and trainers.I hope Gordie will look okay, i hope he doesnt look boneyer than usual and his doe eyes still have the same glow.

After school today i planned on buying 2 cokes and a packet of pop rocks each with what ever change i had because i know they're his favourite.I will climb up to his window and see him for the first time in which seems forever,my best pal.

-(Gordie POV)-

"Denny's funeral was on Friday"

Those words played in my mind on repeat.That's all my parents told me,not how it happend, but when his funeral was.I wanted to know a bit more than that he was my brother and if i don't find out through my parents i will find out through the town.i have decided i will ask them what happened again tonight after they finish work.But for now i will go in the shower.I got up and felt little and weak, when i got to the bathroom there was a boney boy, even boneyer than before.You could see his ribs and cheek bones. Uner his eyes were dark and had big bags but also a bit puffy from where he'd been crying.That boy was me.It was the first time i had seen myself since that night with Chris and it made me wasnt to crumble into a ball and cry more. What would happen if Denny saw me like this, more importantly,What would happen if Chris saw me?My heart sunk, my eyes watered again like the times they did earlier today except today Chris was now that reason.If Chris saw me like this he would so dissapointed in me. I got in the shower with that thought and quick i got out after and threw on some striped pyjama bottoms and a hoodie. I walked to my bedroom and sat by my desk, i picked up a pen to see if i could think of anything to write to say at Dennys funeral. My hand was shaking and my bones were peaking through my skin, I became so caught up i dropped my pencil and i heard a tap on my window.I span around on my chair and saw a boy, a healthy happy boy at my window with two cokes and some pop rocks.Chris was here.

-(Chris)-

I had bought the cokes and pop rcks and i was on my way to Gordie's.I was excited to see him but i didn't know wether to be or not because I know he won't be the Gordie i know. I don't know what to expect from him. I guess i should just hurry up and get to his house.I started to get worried incase he didn't want to see me and fr a moment i thought about going home waiting til Denny's funeral but then thought about how i couldn't wait that long.So i hurried up and soon got to Gordie's house and i checked for his dad's car in the front of the house, it wasn't there.So i climed up the tree by his house like i had over a thousand times before when Gordie wasn't allowed out.

But before i knocked i decided to have a little peak to see if he was feeling a bit better.What i saw was not what i was expecting, what i saw was a a whole new person to who i knew.This person was shakey and he wasn't bubbly and his doe eyes didn't have their glow, his hair messy.I couldn't help but want to hug him.Then feed him, it looked like he hadn't eaten since his dinner last week.Then i tapped on his window and almost gave him a heart attack,he turned around but his face was too skinny and he needed more than pop rocks i thought.You could se all the outlines of his bones, he was basically a walking corpse and he needed serious help.After i anylysed him he came and opened the window and it seemed he was anylysing me too, i thought maybe it's because he hasn't seen me, Teddy or Vern in so long.But when he got to the window he couldn't open it and it took some time to build the strength to push it up for me to get in, In the end i gave him a hand so he didn't hurt himself.As i climbd in he didn't talk and i didn't know how to start the conversation since it seemed awkward.Then i popped out with

"Where have you been man?" it took him a while but he collected his words while hugging tight around his stomach.

"Well, i've been here.. Thinking...I guess.." He stuttered,but to be honest i could't begin to imagine what was going through his mind so i said

"C'mere man, gimme some skin," When he came over i saw his striped blue pyjama bottms were too big and he was wearing a familiar hoodie.Then he finally got to me from acrss the room and he gave skin ad i pulled him into a hug and he wheezed a bit so i let go and immediatly asked if he was okay ,then he said

"I'm perfect" that got me, and then started rant unintentionally.

"Gordie how can you possibly say you're fine when you look like RED SKULL BUT PALE!You haven't left the house in a week and i can't begin to describe what i feel when i look at you like this!You have to eat,you have to go outside and gain some weight and you need to talk to someone before Denny's death eats you alive with guilt and sadness that you one day may not be able to handle, I can't loose you as well as him.Be honest.Please"

I hadn't realised but i was now shouting and i made the smaller boy infront of me shake a bit then he broke.Gordie broke and he started crying but i didn't know if it was because of what i said or how i said it.Then i grabbed him and i hugged him while he sunk onto the floor into a small ball of bones in my arms.We sat like that for a while then i looked down at him and said,

"I love you man,But yu have to accept what happened" then he whimpered,

"I miss him so much.."