"BUT WHAT'S THE GOOD IN GOODBYE ANYWAY?"
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In which a heartbroken Richie Tozier receives letters from his missing best friend.
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ALOSERSWORLD
RICHIE X EDD...
"Cause baby you look happier, you do. My friends told me one day I'll feel it too. And until then I'll smile to hide the truth but I know I was happier with you."
-Ed Sheeran
(Happier, Ed Sheeran)
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"Of course I know him," Will told him. "He lives in my apartment building."
Richie froze, his eyes shot open, his arms hanging, his lips pushed together. "You know where he's at?" he asked. "Like at this very moment?"
"Yeah, I do," Will mumbled. "And I'm guessing you do too. Why do you even have this picture of James for? That's kind of creepy."
Richie sighed loudly. "James? What do you mean James?" In the process of Richie's confusion, Mike had finally walked towards the two just as shocked. The curly-haired boy turned to him with a puzzled look. "I'm lost!" He took a minute to think and then recalled the time when Mike had mentioned that Eddie made up a fake name. It has to be him, Richie thought. It just has to be. The three losers had made it this far and they didn't stop once so this just had to be it. They were there for a reason, this wasn't good timing- it was something much more.
"What's going on?" Mike asked.
"I think I might know where Eddie is," Richie replied. There was a moment of silence until Mike had let out a small gasp. His reaction had only made Richie nod his head. There was no other way to react. Both of the losers stood next to one another in nothing but shock.
"How do you guys know his real name-" Will stopped, taking time to think. He looked back up at the two boys before squinting his eyes. He took a long look at the guys before finally speaking, "You guys are the losers! The ones Eddie says he left back home- the ones he talks about all the time. I knew your name sounded familiar- I just couldn't think of it. He said you guys were close but I didn't think you'd come all this way for him."
"This is amazing!" Mike exclaimed. "Isn't it, Richie?"
"I can't believe I'm meeting all of you. Eddie says that there's the beautiful redhead, the sarcastic one who loves nothing but the stuttering leader, and then there's you guys, you must be... Ben?" the boy questioned.
"I've never gotten that one before," Mike chuckled. "Umm no, Ben's the pure one- I'm the sweet one."
"Oh, so Mike?"
The male grinned widely, nodding his head softly. "We have a winner," he responded. "So how do you know Eddie? When did you two meet-"
