together

chapter 5

(AN-im doing this purley for shits and giggles now LMAO)

"Hey Eddie," beverly walked up to me, "How's it been?" I looked down, I didn't want her to see the tears welling up in my eyes.

"Good I guess." I managed to get out without crying.

Bev sat down with me as we waited for the others to show up. Stan and Bill came next,

"Hey guys, have you seen richie? It's been awhile." stan asks curiously

"I haven't seen him..., but he did come to school today". I assure him.

Ben came next,and greeted us with the usual

"Sup guy's" we chatted for a while about this and that. Then Richie finally came over, he decided we're going to tell everybody what happened, that he trusts them and that the situation was to big for us to handle alone.

When everybody knew they were all shocked, they knew Richie's family but only from the outside, they had seen the happy moments but never what happens behind closed doors and it was hard to believe.

"All of that happened?" Stanley sounded so shocked, I wouldn't blame him.

"B-buh-ut Richie, w-won't your puh-parents worry about yuh-you?" bill finally stuttered out Richie was deep in thought, his eyes looked glassed over his soul dead

"I guess... but I don't wanna go back. Not after all the shit that just happened!"

Richie's parents will probably report him as missing and then I'll get in trouble for letting him stay, shit.

"Bill's right," Richie looked at me confused,

"you'll have to go back." Richie grabbed my shoulders.

"But you've seen what they did to me, I can't go back." Bev came up to Richie,

"Maybe you can't stay with Eddie forever, but like,three days couldnt hurt right?"

Richie hit her hand away.

Ben pulled Beverly away from Richie."Don't be like that Richie!,"

Bill chipped in,"C-come on Rich stop." Richie started walking out.

"Where are you going," I asked, "We're still in school."

Richie turned around, "Back to the shithole that I'm supposed to call home! You said you cared about me!"

I ran to catch up to Richie, his legs moving a lot faster than mine with his height.

"I do care about you-"

Richie pushed me, and I fell to the ground, there was a flicker of something in his eyes and it scared me he towered over me, and tears came to my eyes but he continued to yell

"IF YOU DID YOU WOULD LET ME STAY WITH YOU!" he shouted "Why can't I?" his voice coming to almost a whisper. I wanted to tell him why but I know he'll be mad and won't understand, but he's already pretty mad right now.

"Huh, no fucking answer." And then Richie was just.....gone.