We meet again. -Lachambers

"I will always be here for you Lachance"

-(Gordie POV)-

After i told Chris about how i was feeling and how i found out about Denny he took me in his arms and hugged me while i teared up and hugged my head into his chest. I knew i was going t have to get over him one day sooner or later but right now i still need to find out how Denny died.While i was hugging into Chris' chest i started thinking about how i like the warm feeling of him hugging me, his arms aound me and mine him. I slowly began to fully sink into this moment i thought we were having when i heard a loud slam at the front door.My dad. My dad was home and he was not in a good mood according to the door slamming. Me and Chris both jumped and immediatly slit from the long huug we were in and he just stared at me mentally saying 'what are we going to do?'. I panicked and gestured to the window and hoped he could just wait outside the window a bit hidden by the leaves and branches of the sad looking Plane tree.

"Wait here for a second.. I'm going to talk to him so he doesn't come in my room" I said while walking out my room bakwards turning to fowards watching him as i left the room.

"Okay.. I guess i will learn how to balance for a bit" He said sarcastically as i closed my bedroom door.

I walked down stairs as fast as my skinny legs could just to tell my dad i'm in the house and to tell him i don't want any food again but the difference is this time it was because i had actually eaten. I slowly braced myself to go talk to him, I walked into the kitchen to see him taking out sheets and sheets of paper out of his brief case putting them on the kitchen table. He finally realised i was standing at the door waiting for his attention. And he got it.

"What do you want Gordon?"He said with an unimpressed tone.

"I just wanted to tell you that i'm not going out again tonight and i don't need food i had..uh, toast this morning." I hesitantly came up with because he couldn't know i went to the diner with Chris, he hated Chris. It's like the way I felt about Ace and the cobras (although my dad also hated them too). It was as if Chris had done something directly to my dad that upset him eternally and it was pretty pathetic to be honest.

"Boy look at yourself i know how you haven't been eating but i don't want the people thinking you haven't so better put on some weight on that small, gangly body of yours. So you will eat for the rest of the week!"

With that said i left as i was a bit shocked about how he said it, i walked away with my hands griping onto my stomach. My eyes were stinging and my throat had a lump. I didn't know why i was so wound up about it..With a bunch of thoughts racing throughout my  mind i climbed up the stairs, out of breath at the top and i made my way to my room. When i got there i saw a tired looking Chris leant up against the tree where a branch met the trunk, i lightly tapped on the window and he came back along helping me open the window and him climbing back in onto my bed.

"So how'd that go Lachance?" He asked while straightening his back out onto my bed, his hands on the back of his head keeping a nice balance for his neck.

"It went fine, he just told me in a less nice way i need to gain weight before Denny's funeral.. And i wouldn't mind but it was for them not Denny." When i said that he popped back up with his eyebrows nitted together, he looked confused and aggrivated at the same time.

"What do you mean you wouldn't mind if it was for Denny's purpose. Because i can just imagine the way he said that to you he is a self centered bastard who doesn't care for anyone other than himself, you shouldn't be fine with anything he says to you without his upmost respect!" He said, not in an agressive way but more annoyed i didn't get why. I mean i know we're best friends but this is far for Chris the way he's going on.

"Look Chris i know i'll be okay i have Teddy ,Vern and importantly you, you keep me on track all the time" i hesitated before saying, "There's one more thing Chris..Y'know that i haven't told you.." He stood coming closer but not too close, I had to tell Chris about my notebook..

"What is it Gordie?" he said in a calm voice.

"The thing is..While i was alone, I made 2 lists-" Before i could finish he stopped me and said something that left me shaken..

"I know, i read them.. And i'm sorry if it invaded your space but there was the reasons why not just out before you slept and i had to find the reasons why so i could help you-" Then he started rambling about how sorry he was but all i thought abut was how he knows all the bad things going on and me being so caught up on myself. That's when i realised now, at this moment of time it's not about me, it's about Denny. The life he had and not about how sad mine is because there are so many other people having it worse..And instead of weeping over Denny i could do something with Chris to create a one last good memory of the thought of Denny and i'm sure Chris would be up for it since he also viewed Denny as a brother.. After that thought i gazed aroud my room which used to be my brothers and started thinking about how i could get some of his old stuff and hang it up around as i glanced around i stopped on a still  rambling Chris. I stopped on him then hugged him and with a wheeze he hugged me back, "what's this for?"

"Thank you. Thank you so much for being here for me so much more than anyone else" He hugged me a bit tighter.

"I will always be here for you Lachance"