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July ❀ age 8 -9

"oh come on mom! please?" richie begged in front of his mother.

"richie, do i have to remind you that you got detention for beating Henry at school?" maggie looked down at the boy with the glasses.

"that was like..." richie took a moment to count. "...like six months ago! why do you still keep bringing that up?"

"i don't want you to end up beating everyone" she turned back to the mashed potatoes she was making.

"well I won't. I promise, mom. now can you please just let me go outside with eds, stan and bill? please mom? It's July the 4th!"

"exactly! there could be all kinds of drunk people on the street"

"at 11 o'clock in the morning?" richie smiled a little.

"oh dear god richie. you certainly didn't get that smartass character from me" maggie rolled her eyes.

"i think it's fine if they boy goes out with his friends" went said as he adjusted the antenna of the TV.

"see? dad thinks so too!" richie pleaded.

"alright! fine! you can go out with them, but take Riley with you four. she's at least a little bit more responsible"

"that's not happening" riley chuckled unamused as she walked in the kitchen to grab a glass of water.

"and why's that?" maggie turned around and put her hands on her hips.

"i'm hanging out with barb"

"yeah, she's busy, mom! please just let me go with the boys. Stan's very sensible, he won't let us do anything stupid. please mom"

"fine. but only because you're really getting on my nerves" maggie groaned. "make sure you'll be home until dinner"

"5pm it is. thanks mom" richie hugged his mother and ran to the front door to put on his shoes.

"please be careful, richie!"

"i will, i will!"

"t-that's not vuh-very h-healthy fuh-for you ruh-richie" bill said as he looked how richie was sipping his third slushee.

"yeah it's gonna give you a sugar rush and then you're gonna get diabetes and you have to eat these-these sugar-free things and it's only the matter of time when you can't resist those sugary waffles with syrup and then you'll die! you'll fricking die, richie" eddie explained hurriedly.

"stop being a hypochondriac" stan scrunched his face at eddie, who snapped his head at the taller boy.

"a wuh-what?" bill asked, but stan didn't have time to reply when a female voice cut him off.

"hey guys. didn't know you'd be out today" bevery marsh smiled down at the four boys, who were sitting at the benches next to the big statue.

stan squinted his eyes in the sun and as she noticed the red, auburn hair, he looked down sighing.

"h-hey buh-bev" bill smiled and scooted over to give room for her. "suh-sit down"