As it was | Richie Tozier

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"'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am."

     "Rich?" I question walking into his home. Richie's parents were out of the house so it was only us. "Come on Mag!" He says grabbing onto my hand as he drags me out of the house and onto his bike even though my bike was right next to it. I laugh as we ride down the street on the same bike.

     "I want to show you something!" He was smiled at me as we turned a corner. "Ok!"

     "Come on!" He yelled for the thirtieth time as he dragged me through the woods. "Please tell me your not gonna fucking kill me!" I yelled back as I tripped over branches.

     "I'm not! We're here!" He yelled while walking through a tree opening. It was beautiful. A flower field with a willow tree in the very middle.

     "Wow this is awesome!" I yelled running into the field as Richie followed. "I know! I found it the other day! It reminded me of you..." he said, his sentence getting quieter as we reached the tree.

    "Come here." I say pulling Richie closer. For the first time in months I felt safe staring into his eyes. His hand reached my cheek as our faces moved closer.

    "Mag..." Richie whispered as our lips were inches apart and our hands connected. "Rich..." I said right before we kissed. Our lips danced together as my hand reached his hair. We pulled away for air smiling at each other. Then laughter consumed us as we fell to the ground and our arms and legs tangled together just laying there.

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     "Rich... I'm gonna go visit Henry." I say to him as our hands linked together. Richie and I never confirmed we were dating but everyone basically knew. We held hands everywhere we went and we both looked out for each other.

     It was the summer of my senior year and the summer was coming to a close. Richie was moving away and I knew I also wanted to move. Where I was going I had no clue I wanted to travel and live life. I wanted to do it with Richie... but Richie had other plans.

    "Mag I don't think that's a good idea." Says Richie his hand falling out of mine. "Why not! He's my brother!" I yelled at Richie.

    "Mag you shouldn't! He's been taken over by IT! Why would you want to see him!" Yelled Richie back who was slowly backing away.

    "Because he's my family! He's my family and I love him... you and me were family and if you were in jail I'd be there for you too. I'm going to see Henry." I say to Richie getting ready to leave.

    "Fine! Don't listen to me! Don't come crawling back though when Henry is a bitch to you like he always has been!" Richie yelled as I rode away on my bike tears streaming down my face.

    Richie is the love of my life but I know that I will never see him again until IT comes back if it ever does. But even then I will still love Richie. My first love.

The End

Or is it?