"i thought i told you to stay away from him, tozier!"
"i didn't do anything! he waved at me, i was just being polite! i only smiled!"
"that was more than a smile! stay away from him!"
"henry?" eddie opened the bathroom door to see henry screaming into richies face.
"eddie, go away."
"no, hen, get off of him!"
"eddie go away."
"no, henry! i said let him go!"
henry sighed and let go of richies shirt. richie stood up and ran to the bathroom door.
"thank you," he said before he left.
"don't mention it."
eddie followed henry out.
"what the fuck is wrong with you?" the smaller boy said.
"what's wrong with me? he keeps looking at you."
"you're joking, right?"
"no?"
"you're beating him up because he looked at me?"
"yeah?"
"you're so childish." eddie said as he turned around, leaving henry standing alone, save for the group that had formed to watch the argument, in the hallway.
-
when richie got to lunch that day, he saw eddie sitting at his table.
"richie! hey!" bev said as he sat down.
"hi?" richie said, but to eddie instead of bev.
"oh- hey richie."
"what're you doing here? does henry-"
"since when do i abide by henry's rules? i'm my own person. i can do what i want."
"i didn't, i didn't mean it like th-"
"we have a project together, trashmouth." bev said, with a laugh.
"what?"
"history. me and eddie are partners. thats why he's here."
"oh."
"i think that this is the quietest i've ever heard you, rich." ben said.
"sorry i'm just,"
"don't worry about it, i kinda like it when you're silent." bev said, before looking back to eddie and discussing the plan for their project.
