fools || Reddie

ch.43

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I heard a click and then felt a sharp pain spread in my stomach

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—richie—

Alex's lips turned into a smirk as he twisted the knife and pulled it out of me and ran off. I looked down as my clothes turned red and I put my hands over the wound. There was a ringing in my ear and I felt my body give up. I fell back into Eddies arms and he was crying, his face flushed red and his hands prying mine away and covering the wound. I watched his mouth move but I couldn't hear anything. I reached my hand up and touched his cheek, my blood red fingers covering his freckles. I looked into his eyes one last time and spit out the blood that pooled in my mouth

"i love you"

I felt a jolt of energy and I leaned up to kiss his soft lips, leaving blood on them. I fell back down on to his lap and gripped onto his shirt. Hot tears sprang from my eyes and my hearing cleared up.

He brushed the hair from my face and leaned down to kiss my forehead

"I love you too"

And then it was dark

~

—Eddie—

Tears rolled from my eyes and landed on his cheek. I placed my hand over his wound, blood pouring from between my fingers and staining my clothes along with his. I looked into his green eyes and placed a hand on his cheek. He leaned into my touch as blood dripped from the corner of his mouth. I felt his tears drip into my hand and I leaned down and kissed his forehead.

Eddie: it's okay— I'm gonna get help,

I fumbled around in my pocket with my free hand and found my phone to dial 911

Eddie: yes— I'm at Freddie's Diner and my boyfriend was just stabbed— please send an ambulance hes losing blood— god just get here!

I hung up and threw my phone to the side.

Eddie: it'll be okay, alright? Your gonna come home, and-and we'll be together, me and you! And we'll leave this town!

He faintly nodded and gasped for air. I held his head in my lap and brushed my shaking fingers through his hair

Eddie: don't go richie... I love you so much baby- please...

Richie: I love you

He leaned forward and kissed me, leaving my lips wet with a metallic taste. He fell back down into my lap.

I watched his eyes cloud over and felt his grip loosen on my shirt

Eddie: I love you too...

And his hand fell from my shirt, leaving a red print.

Eddie: Richie?

I shook him a little bit, no response.

Eddie: baby? Can you hear me?

I looked at his chest that was once heaving heavily up and down, and was now still. I looked back at his face, oh his face.

His gorgeous green eyes now clouded over and staring up at me. His freckles that were covered in his own blood. His wild, soft, black hair that was now a mess. I grabbed his hand, lacing our fingers and held it to my shaking chest. I kissed his knuckles and let my tears run down his hand

Eddie: no....

I sobbed heavily, shaking and cold, the warmth leaving his body and becoming limp.

Eddie: come back...

Sirens filled the air and red and blue lights flashed on his pale skin. I cried loudly as I held his body to my chest and hugged him tightly.

People came over and took me away. I fought to stay with him but was eventually pulled away. I was a sobbing mess of my lovers blood and my own salty tears.

A car screeched to a stop in front of me and Stan and Bill ran out. They ran to me and gathered me in a hug, my knees buckled and I fell into their arms. They were both crying, holding on to me tight and taking me away from the scene.

~

Then I was at the police station.

I looked at myself in the bathroom mirror. My pastel shirt was covered in blood...Richies blood. It was hot, seeping through the cloth and burning my skin. I looked down at my hands. They were covered in blood too.

My face, I had his bloody hand print on my cheek. I placed my hand over his, feeling the slightest bit of warmth from it. Or maybe it was just my tears that fell onto my hand.

my lips were stained with the blood from our last kiss.

our last kiss

I knew it would be the last. I held him as the light in his eyes grew dimmer and dimmer.

He's gone.

And he'll never come back.

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-grazer_boi

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