how to be a heartbreaker ;; reddie

we don't want our hearts to break in two

richie couldn't see a single thing 

"You're home early" 

                                           "I have to go grocery shopping, wanna come?"

"uh-i'm busy with homework" 

                                             "ah, okay. how was school eddie-bear?"

"it was okay-"

                                        "wha-what the fuck is this edward?" 

"it's- uh a mini skirt"

                                         "and why the hell is it on your floor?"

"someone must've stuck it in my bag or something"

                                          "why?"

"maybe some dumb prank or something"

                                          "yea but it's a mini skirt, mini skirts are for girls who are sluts and fags"

richie bit his tongue to hold back the comment that wanted to come out.

"....i don't know mom."

                                           "do you act like a fag at school edward?" 

"nuh-no mom of course not."

                                           "are you a fag edward?"

"no ma'am"

                                            "say it."

"i'm not a fag." 

the word, to richie, sounded like poison on eddies tongue and he was obviously disgusted for having to say it.

                                          "good. do you know what would happen if you were?" 

"hm?"

                                         "i would have to take you to the hospital so that they could cure you"

"oh-okay mom i'm sorry."

he heard mrs.kaspbrak sigh  and pick up something

                                           "eddie, why does this book say richie tozier?" 

shit, richie thought, i must've left my science book out                                        

"i-uh am doing his project with him and he forgot his book in class  so im gonna give it to him tomorrow"

                                             "eddie i don't want you working with him."

fuck.

"wuh-why not?" 

                                               "he's a fag." 

richie tightened his fists.

"how do you know?" 

                                                "a year ago, donald uris, the rabbi, walked into his temple and saw richie tozier with his tongue down his sons throat. donald said that richie forced himself upon the boy and he was forced to send his kid away for a month to cure him. richie tozier, that devil child, turned the poor rabbi's son gay. luckily he was cured. i don't want him to do the same to you."

that's not true.

"oh- okay i'll uh ask the teacher for a new partner" 

no.

                                           "good, i'll see you later, im going to head over to the grocery store now, i love you!"

"you too. uh can i spend the night at mikes? we have a project to work on."

                                            "hmmm, i guess so be responsible!"

richie heard footsteps once again,  and then he heard a door open and close. 

then he heard a sound that broke his heart, whimpering, coming from eddie.

richie opened the door and saw eddie, sitting on the bed with his face laid on his knees as the boy fucking sobbed.

richie walked over to the boy, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"richie-" eddie started

richie shook his head, "what she said isn't true eds, stan was my best friend and he came onto me. we got caught and he blamed it on me, that why i uh, you know don't talk like i used to at school.  parents told kids, kids spread it and i was shamed throughout the whole fucking school." 

"i-i'm sorry" 

richie shrugged and sat down next to eddie, "you get used to it."

eddie laid his head on richie's shoulder, his fingers lacing with richie's.

"you know, there's really nothing wrong with being gay. your moms wrong, if she ever gets like that and you wanna get away, my doors always open."

eddie smiled, "thank you. uh- can i go tonight? i don't really wanna go to mikes"

richie smiled too, "ya of course"

so they left.

together.