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November ❀ age 8

Eddie kneed down next to his bed, groaning as he didn't see what he was looking for.

"mommy! i still can't find the bear richie gave me last year!" eddie yelled and stood up.

"what bear?" sonia kaspbrak asked from the living room.

"the bear with the pink bow...don't you remember?" eddie walked to the living room, leaning on the door frame, tracing the wood with his fingers.

sonia looked up from the tv and tilted her head, until faking a realization. "Oh! Oh that bear...i'm sorry eddie, i put it in the charity bag. you said it was fine"

eddie's face felt like porcelain. it felt like his face fell off to the floor, shattering into million pieces, pieces sliding under the couch and tables. eddie's face was pale as snow as he stared at his mother.

"w-what?" he shivered. "no...n-no, it can't be....MOM! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT" eddie screamed, tears in his eyes.

sonia flinched, sitting a bit more straight. "eddi-"

"IT WAS THE LAST PIECE OF RICHIE I HAD IN THIS RESIDENCE! I CAN'T SEE RICHIE ANYMORE EVERYDAY, AND THAT BEAR WAS ALL I HAD! WHY WOULD YOU TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME?"

sonia stood up and walked to the trembling boy. she kneed on her other knee and wrapped her arms around eddie's torso.

"shh, shh...it's okay eddie...i didn't know it was richie's"

eddie cried against his mother's shoulder, wanting to get rid of her, but was too weak. (a/n no "don't cry, craft" comments allowed, other wise you will get your arm bitten off by a scary killer clown)

sonia stroked eddie's back, calming him down. eddie finally pulled away, sniffling, staring at sonia deep in the eyes. "i want to see richie"

sonia opened her mouth to protest, but eddie was soon to cut her off.

"now."

for a moment, sonia could swear, she only saw darkness, black mist, thick fog in eddie's puppy dog eyes. and for a moment sonia wanted to run away from her son and leave him, but the darkness, the mist and the fog faded away quickly, replaced by tears and sorrow, distress and longing.

sonia gave in, sighing.

And not long, until the two were standing in front of the Tozier house, sonia tapping her foot impatiently against the porch, while waiting for someone to open the door.

Finally, after 15 seconds of intense knocking, Wentworth opened the door, a tired an puzzled expression plastered on his face.

"yes, hello?" he asked uncomfortably.

"Is Richie home?" eddie asked, the tall man looking down at the small boy.

Wentworth looked at eddie for a moment, before tilting his head backwards a little. "RICHARD! THERE'S SOMEONE TO SEE YOU!"

"I CAN'T RIGHT NOW" a yell was heard back.

"IT'S EDDIE" Went yelled again, followed by silence and then rapid footsteps. soon richie was jumping down the stairs, grinning as he saw eddie.