Now Or Never | m.w & r.t

Know I Need You 'Round With Me...

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I sobbed and the wet, warm tears fell onto my f/c cotton skirt, I sighed and wiped my eyes, why do I have to screw everything up? My best friend? Gone. My first love? Gone.

I shouldn't have said anything, because of me our whole relationship collapsed. He said he didn't love me....he never did. All the smiles, note passing, hugs, kisses, and I love you's, they were all fake. All a lie...

I got up off the ground, it was very late, but I couldn't be here all alone, I needed to get out of here. I sighed and grabbed my parents keys, I grabbed my jacket and opened the door, I locked it quickly and mounted my bike, I wanted to find him. I needed to find him. My best friend since I was five, the same boy who was there through everything. Every birthday party, every tear that was shed, every fight I got into. Everything.

This boy was a young thirteen year old boy named Richard Tozier, or Richie. Despite all his inappropriate, disturbing jokes, he was a boy with a heart of gold, a girls best friend, someone you could tell everything to and he would always be there. Even though I haven't seen him in years I still remembered every little thing about him, every feature and detail, the way his thick glasses would enlarge his beautiful eyes, the way he scrunched his eyebrows when he was frustrated, and the way his smile would light up a room whenever he talked or laughed. He was perfect, just like Micheal. I didn't realize it before but the two look exactly the same. Micheal could be the sweetest boy on Earth when he was happy, he would treat you like a queen and make sure you're happy every moment of the day. When Richie was happy he'd act goofier than usual, he would make inappropriate comments but still make sure everyone was happy, though he only makes those jokes because his parents don't pay any attention to him, so he has to find a way to distract himself and be happy, and being with his best friends was the guide to his happiness.

I've always loved Richie, my best friend, but couldn't say anything without ruining our friendship. Otherwise, with Micheal, he confessed to me, and I, feeling the same agreed happily to be his. Now most would say "you're only using Mike because he looks like Richie! You don't actually love him!" And that was bullshit. I moved to Hawkins when I was younger, I met Micheal, though he looked like my best friend, I loved him because of his personality, he was always happiest with his friends. So was Richie. The two have very different personality's though, Richie's more immature, but I guess the two are similar in that category.

I biked to his old address, faintly remembering the address. I wiped my tears, my h/c flowed in the wind, my e/c eyes were bloodshot and as red as a cherry.

I was on the street where his house was and I quickly biked to the address I faintly remembered.

I found the house and smiled, all the lights were off and most the curtains were closed, except for one room. There was a bright light shining through a certain window and the windows were wide open.

I thought for a moment, how was I supposed to get up there? If I knock on the door I'll wake his parents. But what if he doesn't live here anymore and I just sneak into a random persons home? Y'know, forget that, he probably still lives here.

I sighed deeply and looked at the small balcony lying in front of his window. I got it! That's how I'll get in! I'll be sneaky, like a ninja!

I grabbed onto a brick and silently climbed the building, I grabbed onto the bottom of the balcony and pulled myself up onto it. I smiled in success and sneakily climbed through the window, he was playing on his Nintendo so he didn't notice me just yet.

I grinned and sneakily ran up to him, I engulfed him in a hug from behind, he jumped and screamed, he turned around "fuck! You-wait..." he took a moment to process who was in front of him, a smile made its way up to his face "Y/n! Y-you're back!" He yelled with joy, I nodded happily and he engulfed me in a hug "I missed you so fucking much" he muttered into my shoulder, I felt something warm and wet touch my shoulder and he let go of me "where have you been?! I haven't seen your beautiful face in years!" He grinned in happiness "I moved to Hawkins, Indiana, but my parents missed Derry, so we came back!" I grinned, my eyes started to tear up "you have no fucking idea how much I've missed you!" He spoke softly "I think I have an idea" I giggled "so Rich, we should get to know each other again" "but we already know everything about each other" he chuckled "you're right, but why don't I tell you what happened in Hawkins? There was a lot, I made friends, I had a boyfriend-" "Wait what?!" "Hm?" "You have a boyfriend?" He asked, he looked saddened "well, ex-boyfriend now" I frowned, he looked at me sadly "what'd he do? Did he hurt you?! I'll beat his ass-" "don't worry Richie, all he did was kiss another girl...multiple times" I sighed "asshole" he muttered "anyways, why do you have a stick in your room?" I asked in confusion, he laughed "it's a long story" "well, we have the time, so explain it to me" I smiled "alright" he smiled back "it all started when Bill's brother went missing."
God, he has no idea how much I've missed him...
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