Forever Lost
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Richie left for his parents house early in the morning.
he said he wanted to get it done quickly so he can spend time with me.
i kept myself busy, washing dishes and doing the laundry. i started to feel a bit more comfortable doing things on my own, but i still missed him.
as i'm ironing a shirt and watching TV, someone knocks on the door. i almost head for my room to hide but remember it's not like that anymore. i open the door and Bev smiles at me.
before i can say anything she walks in.
"hey, what's going on?"
she sits on the couch and fidgets with the bracelets on her wrist, it's weird to see Beverly nervous.
"just thought i'd stop by."
i go back to the ironing board, "yeah? i thought you were moving to Portland?"
"not until Monday," she looks around as if she's trying to find something, "i wanted to see you again before i leave."
"is something.. wrong? you seem nervous?"
"no, no," she bites her lip, "but, i ran into Mike Wheeler today at the canyon when i was dropping off flowers for Will and Jane."
i hum, "how's he doing?"
"good. well, kinda. but uh.. he was telling me about something pretty crazy."
i chuckle, "like what?"
without notice Beverly pulls down my turtle neck. i quickly try to cover my throat but it was too late. she stares in disbelief. i cant think of a lie quick enough either.
"what's that?" she asks in almost a whisper
"i uh.. tripped over a fence in New Hampshire and cut myself up pretty bad."
she stares at me with intent and i can feel my heart start to race.
"and that limp? what's that?"
"uh.." i scratch the back of my neck as i start to step away
"Mike told me about what Jane thought happened to Will." she steps closer to me, "i thought he was crazy like Bill but.. i guess i've seen it with my own eyes now-"
the front door suddenly opens, "Hey Eds, sorry it took so long—"
he stops as he sees Bev, "oh, hey Bev. what're you doing here?"
the room goes silent as i look at Richie. he seems to get it as he steps towards Bev. but in one quick movement Bev grabs the hot iron and smashes the side of Richies face with it. he screams in pain as he tears it from his flesh. i start to panic and stumble back into the corner.
not again.
i watch as Richie tackles Beverly to the ground.
"fuckin bitch!" he shouts as he starts hitting her repeatedly in the face. she manages to kick him off and crawl behind the island. she grabs a knife from the drawer and holds it out towards Richie.
"i know what you did! the police are on their way!"
Richie chuckles, "oh are they? guess i don't feel bad for cutting Ben up into pieces."
tears slip form her eyes as her hands shake with anger, "Eddie run!"
"that's what Ben said too!" Richie laughs, "you two really were made for each other—"
