✓ 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐲 ━━ 𝗋𝖾𝖽𝖽𝗂𝖾.

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     𝓣he losers were in Ben's car, driving to the concert. It was eight at night, Ben driving due to the fact that he was one of the responsible ones besides Stanley, but Stanley seemed...off tonight. Beverly was in the passenger seat, Bill was sitting by the window while Eddie and Stanley were in the other two seats.

     Everything seemed to be going slow. Stanley stared out the window quietly, watching everything go at a speed of light. Eddie's words dragged him out of thought. "Hey, what happened last week?" He asked. Stanley looked at him, not knowing what to say. He was a bit silent before blandly responding. "Just my dad. He wanted me to focus on schoolwork more." He said with a shrug of his shoulders before looking back out the window. Eddie seemed unsure before he decided to let it go.

Beverly was playing music from her phone when they got there while Stanley kept his eyes looking at the window. Eddie was nearly asleep with his head rested on Stanley's shoulder and Bill was asleep as his head rested on the window. Ben parked in the public parking garage which was five dollars before looking back to see nearly everyone asleep.

Stanley looked at him before looking down to Eddie and over to Bill. He sighed softly and shook Eddie, reaching over and tapping Bill's shoulder till his eyes opened. Eddie rubbed his eyes tiredly, looking out the window to see where they were. An excited smile went to his lips, motioning for Stanley to get out of the car who did so. Bill got out from the other side while Beverly took her phone off the aux cord and got out of the car too.

"I think I might cry." Eddie said, clutching onto Bill's arm. He chuckled and began to walk with the rest to the concert venue. There was a lot of people. When you went to concerts, you could always tell who was going in the area. They dressed very in style, like they were perfectly dressed to the genre.

The five scanned from Ben's phone and got their tickets to prove they went. They all put it in their phone cases so they won't lose it before going to the building. Many people lined up for the merch table which made Eddie's eyes widen. His eyes trailed up to the staircase, not seeing where the line ended. "Jesus..." Bill muttered, looking away. "Okay, we're definitely getting stuff from online and not here." Beverly noted, making her way to the elevator. Ben nodded in agreement, following along.

     They had all piled in and the door closed. Ben looked down to his phone to see what floor they were on, pressing the button with seven written on it. They didn't spend much money on the concert because they weren't the wealthiest in the world, but they were just glad they got to go and get some seats.

     However, Stanley still felt very uneasy throughout it. He kept thinking about his parents, wondering if they woke up and found out he snuck out to some concert. They would surely disown him. Stanley kept his eyes on his shoes and pulled at the collar of his shirt as if it was choking him and Bill took notice of this. "Are y-you okay?" He questioned. Stanley looked at him and nodded him off. "Yeah, yeah." He smiled as a way to show him, seeing the elevator open.