Part 15

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*Richie Tozier*
Boom!
I cover Eddie, the house starts to shake, I can hear Eddie sob. All of a sudden, it stops.
"Baby, you okay?" I ask. He's a little shaken up.
"I'm just scared, Chee. What if something is wrong?" Eddie states. We race downstairs.
"What the hell happened?" I shout.
"There's a Naval base not to far from here." Stan tells us. I take Eddie's hand in mine, he squeezes mine tightly. Every loud clap of thunder startles Eddie.
"Eds, what's wrong?" I question.
"S' loud, Chee." He whispers. I scoop Eddie up in my arms. I carry him upstairs and I place him on the bed. Eddie smiles softly, which makes my heart melt.
"It's just, when my Dad left. I can vaguely remember the clashing of pots and pans and plates and what sound like, gunshot. So, when the Naval bomb went off, it triggered something."
"Trauma?"

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