As it was | Richie Tozier

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"And all I can breathe is your life"

   I watched from behind as the boys had a spitting contest which immediately led to Eddie and Richie arguing. "Alright who's first?" Bill said cutting Eddie off and pointing down below. Silence fell over our group but before I could say something someone beat me to it. "I'll go!"

   Beverly had begun to strip as the boys turned around to look at her. When she jumps off Richie yells "what the fuck." I begin to take off my jeans and shirt that I had stolen from Richie off too. Bill was the next to jump and everyone followed in after well except for Richie and me.

   "Come on Richie, don't be a bitch." I say running at him and grabbing him as I jumped off. I held onto him as we fell into the water his screams landing right into my ear.

   "What the fuck!" Richie yelled as we both popped up from the water and the group was laughing behind us.

   "See perfectly fine." I say which he responded back with a sarcastic smile then shoved me under the water. "You bitch!" I yelled, splashing the boy and the group joining in.

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   "Richie get on my shoulders?!" Said Ben as Beverly got on Bills. Richie was quick to go over to them having an all out chicken war as I watched and laughed.

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   "You know you look good without your glasses." I say to Richie as I notice how he looked without them. "So I don't look good with them?" He asked, acting offended. "You know what I meant bitch." I say to him laughing at his acting.

   "You look good with your hair curled." Said Richie as he grabbed a strand. I usually keep my hair straight because I hate my curls. "Oh uh- thanks." I said to him, blushing a little at the compliment.

   "You should wear it natural more." "I'll think about it." I say before jumping onto richies back, shoving both of us under the water.

   "Richie! Magnolia! We're heading upstream, come on." Yelled Ben as the group had all started to head up leaving us behind. "Coming."

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   The boys all stared at Beverly who was tanning on a towel. I looked over at Richie but he wasn't looking at her, he was looking at me. He smiled then looked away, his cheeks turning red.

   When Beverly got up all the boys looked away. Making me snicker a little at them.

   "News flash Ben. Schools are out for summer." Says Richie with some random accent. "Oh that. That's not school stuff."

   "Who sent you this?" Asked Richie holding up a random card from Ben's backpack. "No one." Ben snatched it away as Richie grabbed a folder from Ben's bag.

   "What's with the history project?" Asked Richie, opening it to see newspapers. I was now leaning over his shoulder as he looked in it.

   "Oh well when I first lived here. I didn't really have anyone to hang out with so I just started spending time in the library." Says Ben as Richie handed Bill the folder.

   "You went to the library? On purpose?" "Oh I wanna see." Says Beverly sitting down beside Bill who just stared at her weirdly. Fucking weirdo.
  Bill then tries to compliment Bev but Ben cuts him off. Asshole.

  "Here pass." Says Richie reaching out. "Why is it all murders and missing kids?"

   "Derry's not like any other town I've ever been in before. They did a study once and it turns out people die or disappear 6x the national average." Says Ben spooking everyone.

   "You read that?" Asked Bev who was fiddling with her sunglasses. "And that's just grown ups. Kids are worse. Way. Way worse. I've got more stuff if you want to see it."

   Eddie shakes his head but everyone else wants to see it. So we get up and head to Ben's house.