𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 ☾ 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞

5 | promise

for the rest of the day, the losers hung out together at the park, and then they went to the movies. they all forgot what movie it was, because, well, they all fell asleep as soon as they sat down. mike noticed ben and beverly holding hands, and bev threatened to kill him if he told the rest of the group. mike, being somewhat afraid of beverly, kept his mouth shut. after all, bev was his best friend.

when it was around the hour of one, eddie began to worry. how long will it be until his mother found out that bobby wasn't a real person? how long will it be before his mother comes and looks for him? how long will it be before—

"eds, fuck your mom, okay, you're gonna be fine, nerd."

and as soon as he felt richies voice against his ears, he knew he was thinking out loud. his breathing was heavy, he felt like his lungs were on fire.

"e-eds, a-are you okay?!" richie stuttered out, cheeks hot.

"i-i-i-inhaler q-quick." bluest cheeks upon his face.

"fuck! HELP ME YOU FUCKING IDIOTS! EDDIE SPAGHETTI IS D-DYING!" yelled richie, frantically searching through numerous fanny packs. everyone tried to find his inhaler. richie was teary eyed behind his oversized glasses. no one had ever seen richie cry before, and he always said that he wasn't ever going to. he said his heart was too hard, his eyes were always dry. he still didn't know why he was crying. probably because he didn't want to lose his best friend.

yeah, that was it.

"i found it!" screamed ben, and richie frantically grabbed it out of his hands and put it to eddie's mouth. his breathing gradually slowed, and his cheeks going back to its pale color, eddie looked to richie.

"f-fuck, th-thanks guys, i-i'm so sorry..."

richie cupped his cheek.

"don't be, spaghetti man," he wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, "it's not your fault."

all of his friends gave him a sympathetic smile, and soon the group was group hugging.

"w-we don't ever w-w-wanna lose y-you eddie." and bill held onto him like he was the last thing on earth he had.

and once it crossed eddie's mind that richie was crying, he couldn't help himself but feel terrible. it would take a great deal of pain and suffering to make richie tozier cry, he knew that.

so when everyone pulled away, eddie clung onto richie.

"i'm sorry richie, i-i'm so so sorry, i don't ever wanna make you c-cry rich, i'm so sorry!" eddie was crying hysterically, as if richie was dead.

and richie, well, richie was heartbroken.

"eddie, don't be sorry, please, don't be sorry. i always gotta make sure that you're okay! you're my best friend, eds."

and eddie smiled as richie wiped away the tears that fell from eds's face.

"i promise I'll protect you with all my life, spaghetti boy."

"p-promise?"

"promise."

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BOI IM AT SCHOOL AND IM CRYING BC I WAS WRITING THIS SHIT