daddy issues|| richie tozier

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"shut up shut up shut up shut up" eddie covered my mouth. i closed my eyes tightly to hold back all tears. "we are going to be okay please hayley trust us" bill scooted closer to us.

all of the kids in the class were in the back of the class. hiding, the lights off, windows closed, front door locked and everyone quite.

someone, someone horrible, is in the school, with a gun. he or she shot three times, first one everyone must of heard because of the yells.

but i wasn't even worried about this as much. richie went out before this all happened to the bathroom. i don't know if he is dead or alive and it's scaring me. "p-please eddie i need to know if he is okay" i cried softly.

"he would rather have you safe" bill answered for him whispering. beverly was sitting next to him curled up. he had his arm around her only making me want to go find richie.

"i'm sorry" i stood up quickly before they can grab me. "hayley!" bill almost yelled but kept it down. i sped walked to the door before the teacher could tell me something.

then i was out the room, it was really cold for some reason. it knocked the breathe out of me. i stood really still and closed my eyes. my thoughts suddenly changed when i got out here.

the hallways were empty, so quiet you can hear the clock tick. with every tick my heart sped faster. i opened my eyes and looked both sides. it was empty, i struggled to move my feet.

i felt frozen like someone stuck my feet to the ground. i finally got moving, slowly, to the male bathrooms.

bills pov

watching her leave that door my heart dropped. "w-we can't leave h-her like that" i turned to beverly. "we can't leave here either, you going out there is risking everything" she whispered and gripped my arm tighter.

i looked back at eddie who was just looking at the door. he looked so scared, i glanced over the classroom. i saw stanley with tears in his eyes, sitting in the corner across from us. he looked over at me and looked away putting his head back down.

"she could die, he could have her" i looked back at beverly. "she isn't stupid bill"

hayley's pov

i moved swiftly down the hall, the bathroom was only a few feet away.

my footsteps scared me, i kept looking behind me to see if someone was behind me. it was only me walking. i saw the bathrooms and made a huge run for it. i didn't care if it was a guys bathroom.

i pushed the door slowly and slid in. i closed it slowly, i caught my breathe and looked around the bathroom.

"richie" i whispered, i was hoping he was in here. "richie, are you in here?" i said a bit louder thinking he didn't hear the first time.

i walked to the stalls, i walked to the last one. i heard the first one unlock, i turned back around quickly. richie, he stood with a red face as if he was crying.

"oh my god" i quickly went over to him and hugged him quickly. he hugged me back, and snuggled his head into the crook of my neck. "i'm so glad you're okay" i whispered. he let go of me and grabbed my face, "what are you even doing out here?" he whispered.

"i couldn't even imagine staying in there without knowing you were okay" i said. he cracked a smile and kissed me. he pulled away and turned around looking at the door.

"they won't let us back in" he said and turned back to me. "the locker room is across the hall, if you have your key we can get in, we should be okay there" i nodded quickly.

"alright come on" i grabbed his hand. he stopped me and got in front of me "i'm not risking it" he started to walk still holding my hand.

just crossing the hall scared me, just the thought of someone being there ready to shoot scared me. i put the key in and opened the door. he pushed me quickly softly and closed the door behind us putting a chair in front of it.

we walked in and to my surprise jane, lucas, and max were all there. they looked up and sighed in relief. "oh my god i'm so happy you guys are okay" jake whispered and gave me a big hug.

i hugged her back, "me too" i sighed and closed my eyes. lucas and max came up to us, "are you guys okay too?" i asked max and lucas.

they both nodded, "how long do you think we will be in here?"

"i'm not sure, but we all need to stay together and not make much noise" richie said.

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i walked up to richie who was sitting on the bench alone. i sat next to him, and laid my head on his shoulder.

"do you think it was someone we know?" i ask him. he shrugs, "it could be" he put his arm around me. "how's eddie?" he asked me.

"he was in tears, but he's with beverly and bill" i said. he nodded, "i just want everyone safe" he said.

everything went quite, like really quite. i turned to look at the other three. they must of heard something because they were looking at the door.

the sound of the handle to the locker room door started to ring through the locker room. richie stood up and took us into a corner covered with lockers.

the sound of the handle went to kicking and banging on the door. my chest felt heavy, my heart sunk. i felt the tears fill my eyes, i was trying so hard not to make a noise.

richie held me against his chest and covered my mouth. the kicking got louder, and louder. the louder it got, i got closer to richie.

i heard jane and max crying softly. it only made me want to cry more knowing that. "i'll kill them all!" it was a guy.

i just heard the voice of the person. richies grip on me only got tighter, he turned us around so that his back was facing out and i was in the corner now.

the voice was rusty, sounded like a older guy. it was deep and just something unpleasant. you could hear his footsteps walk away.

i closed my eyes and literally thanked god so much he was gone. richie let go of me and looked over at the others.

jane looked over first, she was most definitely crying. "we're okay" richie said nodding his head at everyone.

"we're okay" he whispered this time almost to himself.

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"DUMBASS" bill ran up to richie and i and smacked my arm.

"i was so worried about you two" he seemed mad yet glad. he hugged me tightly, he let go of me. "where did you hide?" he asked me.

"locker rooms, with lucas, max and jane" i said.

"eddie!" richie yelled from behind me and wrapped his arms around eddie quickly. to my surprise eddie didn't push him away he actually hugged him back.

"i'm so happy you're okay" richie said. "me too" eddie said with a giggly voice. richie and him pull away and eddie stepped back quickly.

"um," he looked over at me "oh you! you are fucking dead"

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this is only for the sake of the book. everything that is happening is horrible. it's just horrible, i pray for the families and even all the kids.

please, be safe ❤️