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january  ❀ age 13      

"it's done! I asked her out" richie grinned and sat down on the lunch table.

"asked who out?" eddie asked.

"betty" richie sighed smiling. "we're going bowling"

"i duh-didn't know y-you could buh-bowl" bill said surprised.

"there's a lot of things you don't know about me" richie flicked bill's nose, earning a groan from the stuttering boy.

"so? are you proud of me?" richie spread his arms out.

"not really" stan shrugged and took a bite off his sandwich.

"when are you going?" eddie asked.

"tonight. one thing, I have no idea what to wear" richie frowned. "wanna help me, eds?"

"I guess" eddie shrugged. "your place after school?"

"yup. you two can join too" richie pointed at stan and bill.

"i have to practice reading the Torah" stan said.

"ih-i can't e-either. ih-i have to help juh-georgie to p-prep for his m-math test"

"that's fine. eddie has a good taste of clothes" richie ruffled eddie's hair a bit. "stop it, rich. it's not that good"

"oh shush. you're perfect for this" richie chuckled. eddie glanced at stan shortly, the other boy giving him a reassuring smile. bill noticed this and furrowed his brows a bit.

"i hope I don't get all trashmouthy on her" richie looked at betty, who was sitting a few tables away, talking with her other friends.

"trashmouthy isn't a word, richie" stan glared at the other boy.

"it is now" richie winked.

"that's not how it works-"

"it's the tozier logic" richie cut stanley off. he rolled his eyes, letting the subject slide

"a-are other p-people allowed to come to y-your bar muh-mitzvah?" bill asked from stan.

"I guess?" stan shrugged. "why? are you planning on coming?"

bill blushed. "ih-if i'm allowed"

stan smiled and nodded. "you could drop by"

"muh-maybe ih-i will"

"jeez la weez, enough with the flirting you two" richie kicked stan's ankle under the table, where stan replied with a kick back.

"that's my leg, stan" eddie coughed. the peanut hue flushed red and let out a breathy chuckle. "sorry"

"stanley uris apologizing...now that's a new one" richie smiled humbly.

"h-he's apologized buh-before" bill said. "one t-time he accidentally dropped one of our g-glasses. it s-shattered, buh-but he apologized" bill smiled.