Reach For The Stars

Chapter 7

Carrying James on my back, as I walk up the steep mountain. The young boy playing with my hair as we go on our journey. "You sure, everyone else is gonna be there Keke, what if they all left..?" James ask, his voice nervouse, and scared.

Smiling, and nodding I asnwer him back, "Of course Jay they invited us, why would they do that, love?" After assuring him, looking up my eyes gaze upon Beverly Marsh. The girl I met the last day of school.

The girl stands there, coming beside her, I see what she is staring at. Five young men, stand on the cliff of the Quarry, spitting and arguing at eachother. The two of us look to one another, a silent conversation being exchanged between us.

"We'll go!" James yells above me. He jumps off my back, and starts taking off his short, and tee shirt, leaving him in his black underwear. Bev and I do the same, though we just unbutton our sun dresses, her dress being beige paisley, mine being a dark gray a small plaid pattern, both of thhe dresses being buttoned in the front.

I grab James's, and Bev's hand as we all begin to run, passing right through the group of boys. Beverly screams as we run, "Sissies!" We jump off, screaming happily, as we jump I hear fish eyes scream.

"What the fuck?! We just got shown up by two chicks, and a five year old!" He cries, to teh other boys.

Popping out heads out of the water, I lift James on my shoulder. He yells to the boys, "Hey losers, and Stanley come on there's no mosters!" He cups his hands over his mouth so his voice can project to them.

One by one each of the boys start jumping in. As Stan starts swimming around, James leaves me and goes to him. "Hey hotstuff, get over here!" Looking to the voice, Fish Eyes comes into view.

Swimming over, grabbing his arm in order to stop myself. "Sup Fish Eyes, what'd you need?" Asking as my feet find a place to lay, stabilizing myself.

"Well Hot Stuff, just wanted to say, you look nice in yellow," His lips turns into a smirk, his eyes obviously checking me out. Having forgotten my undergarments are a matching set of mustard yellow.

Sighing, I turn away from him, and begin to swim back to Stan. "H-hey don't go! S-sorry.. I just ment.. I-I like the color on you," The boy says as if it pained him not to say a sexual comment.

A giggle passes my lips, then turns into a smile. "Thank you, for the strained compliment Richie," Leaving the boy to tend to the Eddie kid on his own. I giggle hearing their conversation.

"You totally got the hots for her Richie!" Eddie exclaims.

"Well I mean she's hot, good with kids, older, and gets money! Damn what else could a guy want?!"

Giggling, as I set my hand on Stanley's shoulder. "Haven't talked one on one with you in a bit. How's prep for the Bar Mitzvha going?" Asking as I tilt my head to the side, watching as small pops of blonde bobs in the water.

The curly haired boy groans, pushing tue hair out of the his face. "Terrible it's long and boring. How did you do it without a messing up?" His voice hurried, rush, and anxious.

I giggle and shake my head, "Put it on the palm, almost fit the whole fucking thing on both of them. My hand got all sweaty though, so I had to decipher some of the words," I answer with a giggle, he smiles looking to me a blush on his face.

A smile graces my lips, as I smooth his hair back. "Hey, lovebird leave Hotstuff alone, so we can play Chicken!" Again Tozier yells, getting my attention. Stan pulls his head away, obviously embarrassed, I just laugh at the situation.

I swim over to Richie, stop beside him taking his hand. "Richie new thing remember this, new thing to get into your perverted little mind," He only nods, blushing as he looks to our hands. "Beep beep Richie. It's the new phrase that means "Shut the hell up!" Giggling, I take his hand pulling him to Bill and Bev.