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"i'm just gonna tell you what i gotta say"
y/n stared down at the crystal blue water of the quarry and gulped. "i dunno about this guys." she said worriedly.
richie chuckled, "don't pussy out y/n." he teased.
she rolled her eyes, "i'm serious richie. this could be dangerous." she commented.
y/n looked over at eddie, assuming he knew the statistics of cliff diving/drowning related deaths. he did, and just before he could say them, he was interrupted by beverly arriving.
"i'll go first!" she exclaimed as she took off her dress and jumped into the quarry.
y/n watched her fall and winced as she hit the water.
"see, b-bev's fine. just jump y/n." bill said to y/n.
she took a deep breath and stepped closer to the edge. y/n could feel the blood pounding in her head as she peered down at the water. she felt like the world was spinning and took a few steps back.
"no way in hell." she said after a few panting breaths.
eddie frowned, "you look a bit green y/n. are you okay? do you feel nauseous?" he worried.
y/n nodded her head shakily. "yeah, yeah, i'm just gonna walk down i guess."
richie watched as y/n walked away to a spot where she could climb down the cliff. he turned back and jumped off the cliff and into the water.
y/n reached the edge of the water and stepped in, the water reaching to about her ankles at first. she took a deep breath as she began to feel anxiety flare in her chest.
she began to walk in to the water, her eyes set of her friends in a circle near the middle of the water. it wasn't even that deep, even eddie could stand, but y/n couldn't stop worrying that something would happen.
as she was walking, she tripped over a branch or something that was in the water and she tumbled forwards. y/n went underwater and as she tried to pick herself up, something clamped onto her ankle.
she wrenched her head up and took a gasp of air before her ankle was tugged and she went back under. y/n felt whatever it was pulling her further into the water, getting deeper and deeper.
y/n yanked hard and kicked her legs, trying to loosen the grip. she knew she was loosing air and it just seemed like she was getting further underwater.
panic began to course through her as she rapidly moved her arms in circle motions to try and swim away. she was making some progress, but unfortunately not enough.
"perhaps," she thought, "i could make a splash to alert the other"
y/n kicked her legs and twisted her body, trying to stir the water. she heard the water rushing around and hoped that did something. only seconds later someone grasped onto her hand and began pulling her up.
she pulled on the hand, all while kicking her legs to get away from whatever held her ankle. as soon as y/n's head broke the surface she sucked in as much air as she could.
y/n wrapped her arms around the neck of the person who pulled her up and clung tightly onto them. she coughed some water out of her lungs and tried to regulate her breathing.
"jesus fuck, what happened?" the person asked, on familiar richie fashion.
y/n sighed, "i don't know. it was like something grabbed my ankle and was trying to drown me. it just kept pulling me further down and," she cut herself off with a cough and closed her eyes.
"i just want to get out of the water." she finished.
richie nodded and walked y/n to the shore, her arms still around his neck. he basically carried her. richie sat her down on a rock and she quickly played her palms onto the scorching rock.
"thanks rich." she said softly.
richie smiled, "of course. i didn't know you were scared of drowning." he commented as he took a seat next to her.
y/n nodded, "i guess i am. i never really swam much as a kid either."
richie chuckled lightly and y/n leaned her head against his shoulder. "for real, thank you richie." she repeated.
