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Richie POV

I woke up the next morning, the sun barely out, and took this to my advantage. I got up from where I fell asleep and grabbed my bag from the corner of the tree house, making my way down the ladder.

I made it to the school an hour early, and went into the boys showers. I was so grateful that they actually had showers, otherwise I'd look and smell like fucking garbage.

After my shower, I let the air dry out my hair and put back on my dirty clothes. I went to the lost in found later to look for some relatively cleaner ones. I walk to a table in the cafeteria to wait for first period, letting water drip from my curls onto my shirt, when I hear someone approach me from behind.

"Haven't seen you around lately." I turn around to be met with Mike (Wheeler) with his arms crossed in front of him.

"Yeah. Guess so." I say then turn back around. He sits in front of me with a glare planted onto is freckled face.

"What do you want?" I say annoyed.

"I still don't really forgive you for what you did."

"What did I do exactly?" I reply, knowing the answer already.

"Don't play dumb, Richie. You kissing me. I really don't think you know how much it hurt Eddie." Mike says, growing angrier.

"Maybe I do. I'm not talking to him anyways, so it won't really matter. He doesn't like me, he hates me for all I care, okay??"

"It still doesn't change the fact th-"

"Mike?" Another voice cuts him off. I turn around and see Will looking Mike, then at me, back and forth.

"Why are you talking to Richie..?" He asked nervously.

"No reason, he's being an ass right now so I was about to leave." He said getting up from his spot and going off somewhere. "Gotta get to Physics!" He yelled from a far distance.

Will turned to me, glaring at me, then grabbing my wrist leading me somewhere. "Come with me."

I didn't question it, because Eddie probably told him about what happened in the store, and was about to give me shit for it. Even though I was just owning up to the horrible things I did to him.

We stopped once we got into the bathroom, and he turned to me, yet not making eye contact.

"I saw the video."

"What vid-" I stopped realizing that we stood in the very bathroom Eddie and I made out in, then Stanley by the entranceway, dropping his phone with a video recording. "Oh."

"I just wanted to say-"

"Save it, I'm not in the mood quite honestly. Too much shit going on. Hold that thought, and come to me at a better time." I say, turning around before he could answer. I was stopped at the entrance not by Mike, but by nearly colliding with someone entering the bathroom.

"Sorry-" he started, then glared at me. I recognized the oh so familiar features. "Richie."

"I thought I said to go our opposite directions?" Eddie said.

"This was a mere coincidence, Eddie. Sorry." I said trying to get past Eddie, but he put an arm on the door frame preventing me from doing so. I saw his eyes dart behind me, then back at mine.

"Will? What are you doing with Richie?" He asks, his voice getting soft. Will only came up to Eddie and hugged him, Eddie accepting the embrace by wrapping his arms around him.