Star's you drew ★ >reddie<

★CHAPTER 12 ★

heart to heart

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3. January.1994

"No, absolutely not, I don't like birthday parties." Bill pouted, "Come on bill! Just once." Bev exclaimed. "No, it will just make my stutter come back thinking about what i shouldn't be thinking about." He looked away crossing his arms. "Stanley!" Bev yelled at him, Stan just looked at her confused and swung his arms in the air groaning. "Bill, listen-" he started as he turned Bill to face him. "Please, we just don't want you to throw your life away because you feel guilty. What happened that summer is not your fault, you were sick. And if you weren't, hell maybe the clown could've gotten you too...so please just this once. Trust me." Stanley sighed caressing Bill's cheeks. "I trust you more then anyone." Bill said hugging Stanley. Stanley winked at Bev and gave her a thumbs up still hugging Bill. "Great then!" Bev said slamming her palms together making the rest flinch. "Couldn't you have done it louder Marsh." Richie said grumpy. "Lighten up Richie." Ben giggled. Richie just rolled his eyes. "My most colorful Hawaiian shirt is going to turn grey from your cigarettes bev." Richie snorted. "Yeah whatever-" Beverly said putting her cigarette out. "it's been 3 hours can we go now," Eddie sighed , the others looked at him shocked. "Since when we're you here?!" Mike said, "what- I was here the whole time you assholes!" Eddie said lifting his torso up from Richie's back. "We didn't notice-" Ben started, "Shhh, what they're trying to say is, you're small." Richie said putting an arm around Eddie's shoulder. "I'm not, I-" he started realizing he IS the shortest one. "Whatever im older then most of you anyways.." he said laying back , leaning onto Richie's back. "Wait what-" mike said Confused. "I thought you were 15," he said. "Im 18 dipshit!" Eddie said pouting, "Sorry!" Mike giggled. "Well, you guys do your shit, me and Bill are heading out." Stanley said, "Bye!" The other said waving the two boys bye.

STANLEY'S P.O.V
I sigh as me and Bill walk to the clubhouse. "What's wrong?" He said coming closer to me. "Nothing, I'm just...I'm scared, and not for myself but for Richie." I say, "Why?Is he okay?" Bill asks. "Obviously he's okay physically, but mentally he's loosing it. I mean woah collage is soon and if he doesn't confess his love for a certain somebody he might never get a chance. I just...I know I say I don't like him a lot of times, but he's my best friend I'm worried for him." I admit. "He likes someone?" Bill asks again. "Yeah! Did he not tell you?" I ask looking at Bill. "No I guess not, can you?" Bill says looking at me with a soft gaze. "it's pretty obvious but sure-" I was cut off by I'll pulling me aside, "woah what!" I say dizzy. "We're here, you were about to fall into it." He says pointing down at it. "Right sorry-" I slowly open it and close after Bill. "So who does Richie like?" Bill said smiling while jumping into the hammock. "Try and guess." I said putting on a shower cap. "Eddie" he says putting on the shower cap I gave him. "Well that was fast." I giggle , "wait really? He likes Eddie?!" Bill exclaims happy. "I mean come on it's obvious! They're always hanging out, and Eddie is always looking out for Richie and Richie's doing the same" I stated walking over to Bill. "You do have a point" Bill said sitting up so I can get in the hammock with him. I nod and gets in taking Bill in his arms. "World's cruel, they'll judge you if you're not like everyone else." I sighed. "Well I'm glad I'm not like everyone else, they all seem boring." Bill replied scribbling something in his notebook. "They're all just fake!" I giggled. Bill giggled back and the two of us continued chatting.

EDDIE'S P.O.V
"No! Absolutely not Beverly, that shit kills you." Richie spat out, I didn't quite know what was going on I was too caught off guard by Richie. "Now you sound like Eddie!" Beverly slurred, that made my head snap almost instantly, looking at Bev now. "What?" I ask. "Beverly is trying to get me to try smoking because I seem like 'that type-a guy' who smokes." Richie said looking at me with his palm, open, pointing at Bev. "What is that supposed to mean." I ask looking back at Bev. "I'm just saying! I've seen this fashion on the TV , well it was women mostly but who cares! I saw some guy's too. Anyhow they were wearing all black and they had thick black hair like you Richie!" She said giggling putting the cigarette out. "I'm not going to look like I want to kill myself just because you think it's fashion! It's nonsense that's what it is-" he started but then leaned back and crossed his arms. "-nobody here fucking appreciates my Hawaiian shirts." He says looking out of the window. "Well I-" I was interrupted by Bev, "That's not fashion! Those shirts should've been left in 89'." She rolled her eyes. "Excuse me! A lot of men wear Hawaiian shirts these days!" He argued back. "I haven't seen any~" she said lighting a cigarette. "Can we just stop arguing it's stupid we all have different taste in fashion and that's final." I spat out slamming the book I had been reading earlier this morning ,on the desk. "Thank you!" Richie said widening his eyes at Bev. "Yeah yeah, just say you don't follow up with fashion and move on-" Bev said sitting up and walking over to Ben and Mike. I looked at Richie and he seemed upset.. "Rich, are you okay?" I ask softly. He sighs, "I don't know anymore, everyone has changed so much. Only you and Mike are the same, except you're a tad bit softer-" he starts but was interrupted by me elbowing him in the ribs, "hey! Im not complaining!" He rises his arms and turns around facing me. "Im just saying, sometimes I wish we were 13 again.." he looks down with a soft gaze, he was really upset, was this one of those....heart to heart? Moments..Bev calls them that so-. "It's okay Rich, time has to keep going, weather we like it or not!" I smile hoping to make him cheer up. "Yeah, you're right, thanks Ed's." He says looking back at me smiling. "oh my god" I whisper as I place a hand on his cheek. "What?" He says smiling still. I move his head to this side a bit. "Hitting puberty I see" I giggle letting go. "Oh my god, you asshole!" He says smiling. "It's okay Rich, I'm sure a lot of  collage-girls will like your jawline." I sigh, why did I say that..it's not like I want girls to look at him, but I can't control him I'll seem like a bad friend, god what's wrong with me...why must I fall in love with him, out of all people in Derry.. "Guys come on!" Bev said. I stood up regretting what he said. "You alright Eds?" Richie asks putting an arm around Me. "Yeah uhm, sorry." I say looking down. "Don't sweat it! Whatever it is- we're going to take Bill to a pool tomorrow so lighten up, it'll be fun!" Richie smiles, "Okay, since you said so" I giggle. We all get our bikes and go back to the Quarry, where Bill and Stanley are so called, 'waiting for us'.

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