✔️| Stand By Me: Imagines and Preferences ('86)

#16 - Vern Tessio

"(Y/N), wait up!"

Jogging around Castle Rock at 6am, it was hard to believe that you would hear Vern's voice, let alone see him following you.

"Hey, Verno. What are you doing at 6am? You usually sleep until noon."

"I could ask you the same thing, but I suppose that I couldn't help but look for my pennies."

For 9 months, Vern has been looking for a quart jar of pennies that he had buried as a secret treasure. He lost the map when his mother threw it away, absentmindedly.

You sigh, and smile sadly at him. "Verno, trust me, the pennies were probably taken by Billy or Charlie, ((fellow cobras and Vern's older brothers)) when you weren't looking for them."

"Please, (Y/N)! I need your help. This could be a big break. A whole quart jar of pennies could be at least 10 dollars. That means I could buy SO many Pez packages!!"

((lol))

You laugh, and finally agree to help him, and jog back to his house, underneath the porch.

{an hour and a half passes by}

"Damnit, Vern! We've been looking for so long! What's the point?"

"Can we please look for 5 more minutes? I had a lucky streak today, and I have a good feeling."

You grumble an "Okay" and start to dig a new hole.

However, just as your shovel hits the ground, it can't go any further.

"Hey, Vern? Do you have a stone floor beneath this?"

He turns to look up at you.

"No, why?"

"Because, my shovel won't move, that's why!"

"Try it again!" His eyes twinkle with excitement.

You try to dig into the hole, but end up hearing a sound like plastic when hit by the shovel.

Instead, you decide to dig it up with your hands.

It's probably just a bottle of-

And before you can say 'coke', you see a cap of a quart jar.

"Oh my god."

"What? What is it, (Y/N)?!"

You pull out the quart jar of pennies, and you smile at Vern.

His jaw drops, and then he rushes over to kiss you, and screams, "OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! WE'RE RICH! WE'RE RICH!"

You laugh alongside with him, your smile hurting your jawbone, but it doesn't matter. You finally made Vern happy after 9 months of searching for those damn pennies.

{later that day...}

"Jesus Christ, this is literally 15 dollars!" Gordie had counted all the pennies as you, Vern, Chris and Teddy watched.

You cheer with the rest of them, and end up getting congratulated for finally helping the gang have something to obtain.

"Well, what do you think we should spend it on?" asked Chris, with his eyebrow raised. 

Everyone thought about it for minutes on end, until Vern piped up, "Let's spend it all on Pez!"

The boys groaned at him as you laughed hysterically.

"What about we all get milkshakes to celebrate?" suggested Teddy. He was already thinking about his chocolate and vanilla milkshake already.

"That works too..." said Vern.

You smile and pat him on the back, and smile at the rest of your friends.

"Let's go get our milkshakes!"

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Vern's idea tho.

What would you spend your quart jar of pennies on?

- C.