Red~ Eddie Kaspbrak

04. Waiting For Nothing

Eddie stayed and calmed me down. We were currently sitting on my couch, in silence. I didn't have anything to say. I had told him everything, with the walls and my parents dead bodies and that clown. He saw something too. I don't know if the fact that this is real is a good or bad thing.

"What happened to your parents? If you don't mind me asking" He cautiously asked.

"No, it's fine. I haven't really told anyone exactly what happened but...I trust you. For some reason." I explained before taking a deep breath.

"When I was 10 we got into a car accident. We were in the middle of nowhere and we hit another car. The people in the other car and my parents died instantly but I was fine, except for the fact that I was stuck inside my car. My seatbelt malfunctioned and it got stuck, I couldn't move and I was stuck in the car for hours... After that my brother gained full custody of me and I moved here"

"Im sorry"

"Don't be" I smiled slightly at him, admiring his face.

"If you ever need to talk.....im here"

"Thank you, for everything. I really appreciate it. But why did you even come in the first place?"

"We were at Beverlys and you weren't there. She saw something too, there was blood all over her bathroom and we went to help her clean it up. She figured you were spending the day with your brother and she didn't want to bother you....and I offered to check up on you" He looked down, almost like he was refusing to look me in the eyes.

A grin spread across my face. "You were worried about me" I said, in a teasing tone although it made my heart flutter.

"Y-yeah. Something like that.." He blushed.

I blushed and looked down. And that's when I was positive that I liked him. I always had the ability to make people blush, it was like a weird gift I had. But nobody ever did the same to me. Then I met Eddie Kaspbrak and oh man, he made me turn absolutely red.

"I should go. My moms gonna start to worry"

"Yeah. Of course"

"How about I call you later.....you know so we could talk about friend stuff. But not til' later, my mom will freak if im talking to a girl late at night"

"That sounds great" I smiled.

"Cool!" He blushed, realizing how excited he sounded and I just laughed.
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Beverly was at my house. We were eating sandwiches and were talking about random stuff.

"What the hell is going on with you and Eddie?" She asked.

"I have no idea what you're talking about" I blankly said.

"Bitch. Tell me now"

"I may or may not have an infatuation with him"

"What?" She confusingly asked.

"I like him!" I blurted, making a smile spread across her face.

"I knew it! Yes oh my god I have to get you together!" She yelled.

"No no. He probably doesn't even like me back"

"Are you kidding me?" She laughed but then sighed, realizing that im being serious.

"We know that he thinks im pretty but looks aren't everything" I shot back.

"Poor poor innocent Jocelyn. The kid is practically in love with you"

The phone rang and I pretty much leaped to it, in hopes that it would be Eddie.

"Hello?" I excitedly asked.

"Jocelyn! Are you alive or do I need to go home?" My brothers voice said.

I sighed, realizing it was just him. "Nope. Im alive"

"Well thanks for the warm welcome. What are you doing?" He said, in a sarcastic tone.

"Nothing. Bev is here and we were just hanging out"

"Alright well. I was just checking on you, I'll talk to you tomorrow"

"Okay. Bye. Love you" And with that I hung up.

"Expecting a call from someone other than your brother?" Bev asked, referring to the way I had reacted to the phone ringing.

"Well....Eddie was supposed to call me" I blushed.

"Oh my god yes!"

I just laughed and sat next to her again.

Bev left a couple hours later. So here I was, laying on the ground under the phone while reading 'To Kill A Mockingbird'. I had been waiting ever since she left. It's pathetic but I really wanted to talk to him.

Eddies P.O.V.
My hands trembled as I reached for the phone. I memorized her number already, which was embarrassing but I really wanted to talk to her. I was pretty sure my mom was asleep so I began to dial her number.

"What are you doing Eddie-bear?" My moms voice asked, making me freeze.

"N-nothing. I was just gonna call Richie"

"Why so late at night?" She suspiciously asked.

"I forgot something at his house and I just remembered"

"I know when you're lying to me Edward"

"Im not lying. Why would I?"

"That's what im trying to figure out, now you have one last chance to tell me what's going on"

"Nothing is happening"

"I'll find out eventually. Go to sleep, and if I catch you on the phone you'll be grounded for the rest of summer"

I sighed and walked upstairs. She probably didn't care if I called anyways.

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Jocelyns P.O.V.

I woke up and was confused instantly. I was laying om the floor. I groaned and rubbed my eyes when I remembered. I fell asleep waiting for Eddie to call. Maybe I hadn't been asleep for long but something in my heart felt weird. What if he didn't want to call me? Im almost scared to look at the clock but I did anyways.

4:00 am

I felt a pang in my heart and my breath hitched. There was no way that he called and I slept through it. I was right under the phone. I walked to my room with my head down. I felt stupid for being so sad. I plugged in the Christmas lights in my room and flopped on my bed.

He probably doesn't even care. I felt weird. I never cared about what others thought and whether or not they liked me. But damn, im whipped on Eddie. I barely even like people but just the thought alone of him existing made me happy. I fell for him and I fell hard.