ELIJAH WAS sitting on his bed staring at the ceiling. What was he going to do? He had no friends no fun no nothing. Just a psychopathic brother and two parents who are scared of him.
Elijah sat up from his bed. He sighed in annoyance.
Maybe I should go to the quarry?? It would be nice getting wet anyways, Elijah thought to himself.
He got up from his bed and walked out of his room and downstairs.
He was greeted by his mother. "Sweetheart do you know where your older brother is?!"
He was confused and he shook his head.
His mother began stressing out and he slowly walked out the door.
He walked down the stairs of his front porch, he began walking to the quarry.
It was kinda a far walk and he was wearing baggy clothes and an oversized T-shirt.
It was hot for him. He began sweating the further he walked.
He finally made it to the quarry and he stopped at the sound of splashing and laughing.
He slowly walked towards the edge and saw the same people he met yesterday and a new face.
Richie noticed him. "Hey hockstetter!!" Richie yelled out to Elijah who paused.
"Come join us!!" Richie said while smiling.
Elijah was nervous. He slowly walked off of the edge of the cliff before running and jumping in the water.
He only had his socks off but he had his pants and shirt on.
He was so soaking wet.
Richie grabbed Elijah's head and dipped it in the water. Elijah then pushed Richie.
Elijah then tackled Richie under the water. Richie began to smile and they both swam up.
"Get on my shoulders!" Richie said while smiling.
Elijah rolled his eyes and he got over Richie's shoulders.
Elijah began to wrestle with Eddie, Elijah and Eddie both fell in the water.
Elijah began to smile and laugh.
Richie admired him, he looked at Richie and he looked away.
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They all sat on the rock. Elijah was soaking wet and he was next to bill. Elijah admired bill while having butterflies in his stomach.
Bill looked at Elijah and Elijah smiled at bill and he smiled back.
Richie then checked inside Ben's bookbag. "News flash, Ben, schools out for the summer."
"Oh, that?, that's not school stuff."
Elijah moved a bit closer to bill, bill didn't really care and looked at the boys.
Richie pulled out a photo. "Who sent you this??" He questioned and looked at the back of it.
"No one." Ben then snatched the photo out of richie's grasp.
Richie dug inside his backpack once again and checked through his folder.
"What's with the history project??"
"Oh, well, when I first moved here, I really didn't have anyone to hangout with." Ben explained while he was explaining Richie handed bill the folder.
Bill looked through it and placed it on Elijah's lap.
He looked through it as well and handed the folder to stanley.
The folder got passed around until it was placed into Ben's bookbag.
"Y-Your hair." Bill stuttered out and Elijah stared at bill.
"Your hair is beautiful, Beverly." Ben commented.
"Oh, thanks." Beverly said and tucked her hair behind her ear.
Elijah rolled his eyes and he quickly got up. "Wait where are you going??" Richie questioned him.
"Home."
"Don't you wanna stay here for a bit longer-"
"No."
Elijah quickly got his stuff and he walked off.
"What is his problem?" Stanley questioned the group.
"He probably got pissed off by something."
"Or someone." Eddie added.
Elijah was walking home on the verge of tears. Why? Why did it have to be Beverly.
Of course he likes girls, who would ever like a boy??
