𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 ➵ 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐄

ii. two

DIFFERENCE!

eddie kaspbrak

after fully unpacking my room, i sat in my room, listening to my vinyls. i had put on panic! at the disco's fourth album, too weird to live, too rare to die!

my mother then appeared, in my door frame, out of the blue.

"eddie, it's time for bed. you need extra rest for your first day of school tomorrow." my mother scolded me.

"okay, mom." i said. i was on my phone, texting my friends from chicago.

"hey!" she said. i dropped my phone on my chest and sat up on my bed.

"you're too attached to your phone, you know?" she said, getting a little irritated.

"i am not." i said and shook my head.

she shook her head also and rolled her eyes.

"whatever, just go to sleep." she said and shut my bedroom door.

i climbed off of my bed and walked myself over to my bedroom window. i put my elbow on the sill and put my chin in my hand. the boy that saw earlier was in his room, looking to be playing guitar. he had a dark interior to his room with dark walls.

he had hair that fit him perfectly. they were black, floppy curls you could bury yourself under on the rainiest day. i couldn't see his face very well since i had to pretty much squint my eyes to even get a glimpse of him.

i must of zoned out of what i was doing because he was looking out his window, towards me. i panicked and dropped to the floor on my ass. i breathed heavily on how fast i hid myself from him.

i grabbed my inhaler from my bedside table and pumped the artificial air into my throat. i was used to the battery acid taste at this point and it didn't phase me.

aside from going into a gay panic (like i normally do when a cute boy notices me), i was filled with joy. he had noticed me. and that meant i was a small thought in his head.

i picked myself up from off the floor and went over to my clothing drawer and grabbed a pair of pajamas. i slipped them on and threw my dirty clothes into my hamper.

i drew off the lights and my side lamp was still on. i went over to my bed and climbed into it, getting ready to fall asleep. i then looked over to the window to see the neighborhood boy still jamming out on his guitar like it was his own personal concert.

it put a smile onto my face.

time skip

"EDWARD! WAKE UP NOW!!" my mom was screaming at me.

i darted up from my pillow. "i'm up, i'm up." i assured her.

"okay. the school is a few blocks away. don't stop to talk to strangers and don't forget to take your meds, eddie bear." sonia said.

but before eddie could get a word in from his delirious mother, she was already gone.

the small boy got up from his bed and went to the window. his mom pulled out of their house and headed to work. but, he also caught a glimpse of the boy next door he's been eyeing. he hopped in a car with some of his friends.

eddie was intrigued with the mysterious boy. though he's never met him, he had so many things that interested eddie.

aside from seeing the outside world, eddie went on with his morning. with getting ready for school. it was september and derry high school had open enrollment, hence why the move from chicago to derry was really possible. it was a sole purpose.

eddie picked out a wool sweater that was half white, half black with green, blue and yellow small stripes. he also grabbed his favorite pair of jeans, that he could roll up and have a pair of white sneaker and socks.

he finished his morning routine doing all the essentials, brushing his hair, brushing his teeth, putting on deodorant. he grabbed his empty backpack, only to be filled with folders and pencils.

he then left his room to go downstairs, grab his house keys and head off to school