Worth the wait|| Reddie 💗

23.

RICHIES POV
It had been days since I spoke to Eddie last. I didn't want to bother him when he didn't want to ever see me again, at first I thought his mom was lying but if that were true then why hadn't Eddie tried to contact me? I was still taking the drugs, I really wanted to stop but I wasn't strong enough, every time I tried I got to a certain point in the withdrawal where I couldn't take it anymore and had to have more. My mom didn't notice, she was working most of the time and i just ignored the losers club, until I couldn't anymore. Beverly knocked on my door, I ignored it. She took the spare key and opened the door then stormed up to my room.

NOBODIES POV
"Dude what the fuck?!" Richie looked at her annoyed, "you basically just broke into my house."
She gave him an annoyed look "oh I'm sorry for making sure you weren't dead!" She placed her handbag on his desk, noticing the pills. "Wtf are these?" Richie rushed over and hid them "nothing!"
She grabbed his face to look at his eyes "are you fucking high?!"
"So what if I am?" He sat back down.
"What the fuck Richie? First you ignore Eddie then  all of us, you pretend not be here when I knock then I come in to find you fucking high!"
"Do you know the stuff they can do to your b-"
Richie cut her off "yeah, yeah I know Eddie already have me this whole talk."
"Then why the fuck are you still doing it?! Why did you even start?" Beverly looked sad to see Richie like this.
"Because, Eddies mom drugged me to trick him into hating me and now I can't stop. I can't stop because whenever I try I just feel pain. Not just physically but emotionally. When I take those fucking pills I don't feel any of the emotions that make life suck, I don't feel the pain of knowing my boyfriend broke up with me and doesn't want to see me. Okay? So can you just fucking forget about it!?"
Beverly sat beside Richie "what do you mean Eddie doesn't want to see you?"
"He hates me..." tears fell down Richies face.
"His mom told me he never wants to see me again.. i didn't believe her at first but he's not tried to reach out or anything, and the last time we spoke we were fighting..." Richie put his face in his hands and Beverly wrapped her arms around him. "Shit I'm so sorry Rich..."

BEVERLYS POV
Richie told me everything, from Eddies mom drugging him to why he can't stop taking the drugs. I could hear the pain in his voice, but I didn't believe that Eddie would end things the way Richie explained so when he fell asleep I went to Eddies house. I knew his mom wouldn't let me in this late so I snuck in a window and into his room, he looked just as upset and broken as Richie, just without the drugs.

NOBODIES POV
"Eddie?" Beverly whispered as she closed the door.
"Bev? What are you doing here?!" Eddie wiped away tears he had. He had found it hard to stop crying in the past days. "I came to see why the fuck you broke up with Richie and why you did it the shitty way you did!"
He gave her a confused look. "What? I didn't break up with him! He broke up with me, he told my mom he didn't love me anymore and needed space."
"Then why the fuck is he sat at home high on drugs because your mom gave him some and he can't stop, he ain't got anyone to stop doing them for so he doesn't see a point. If he hates you so much then why is he sat thinking you hate him?"
"He's still on drugs?.."
Beverly nodded "he said he can't stop because whenever he tries all he feels is pain, physically and emotionally. The drugs make him forget"
Eddie sat and thought about everything she had just said "Wait, what do you mean he thinks I hate him?"
"He said your mom broke up with him for you as you hated him so much you wouldn't want to speak to him..."
Eddie teared up "so she's been lying this whole fucking time."
—- (TIME SKIP CUZ IM A LAZY HOE)
Eddie woke up, after Beverly left last night it was took late to talk to Richie or his mom so he decided to wait until morning. He rushed downstairs and went to the kitchen where his mom was making breakfast. "Morning Eddiebear!" She smiled, his face had no expression.
"Don't 'Eddiebear' me mom."
"What? Why not? What's wrong honey?" She frowned.
"I know you drugged Richie and I know you told him I hate him and I know you lied about him hating me. I know you fucking lied about everything! You even lied about being okay with me being gay!" His face grew angry and upset.
"I don't know what your talking about!"
"Stop trying to bullshit me mom! I'm fucking done with this and with you. You could've caused serious damage to Richies body and you did it anyway! You knew the risks and you knew that I'd never be happy without him but you still did it. So goodbye Sonia. I'll see you never" he gave her a bitchy smile then stormed out. She was left shocked.
Eddie rode his bike as fast as he could to Richies house and knocked on the door. Of course he didn't answer as he thought it would be Beverly again going to give him another lecture. Eddie had a spare key still from when he was living with Richie so he used it to get in, he ran upstairs and into Richies room.
"Eddie?" Richie looked up at him happily but also sad and confused at the same time.