Driving

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I got this idea from a tumblr post but im making it more angsty

To say the least, Bill hated cars. He was absolutely terrified of them.
When he was 7 he and his parents got hit on the way home from taking georgie to day care.  The car hit his side, his dad was okay, his mom had a concussion.  He however, had a shattered leg and a fractured shoulder.

He refused to go in a car since that day.  He rode his bike everywhere or walked.

But now he 17 and his parents wanted him to get his license. But he refused. His  dad said it was stupid and his mom understood but thinks he should get over it. They gave up trying to get him to drive. But his friends didnt.

None of them understood why he was so scared to drive of go in a car. They all had their licenses but he refused to get in the car with any of them.

"Bill just get in the car. You cant bike everywhere."

"I-i-i ca-ca-can and i wi-wi-will."

"Why do you hate cars so much?" Ben asked innocently. They all knew not to ask about it, except for mike, bev and ben.

"I ju-just-just do o-okay. Yo-you gu-guys g-go-go hav-have fu-fun-fun, i-ill sta-sta-stay."

"Bill, come on we want you to have fun and relax a little just get in the car." Richie was truing to pull him closer to his jeep. (Idfk i imagine richie with a black jeep.)
Bill pulled against him but wasnt as strong as richie. Eddie opened to doors and richie started to push him in the car. Bill started crying harder than youd expect. He was struggling in his arms before he wiggled free and ran away from the car.

"You seriously wont get in the car, your that stubborn."

"You gu-guys g-go i-i ca-cant get in a-a ca-car. Y-you ju-just go ha-ha-have fu-fun," they finally agreed to bills idea and he walked inside to find his brother.

"Billy?"

"Hmm?"

"Why dont you like cars?"

"I-im- im scared georgie." His stutter was less of a problem and almost non existent when he was with georgie.

"Of what?"

"When i was a kid me and mom and dad got inna car accident. And i shattered my leg and broke my arm. And getting in cars scares me, cause im afraid to get hurt again."

"How hurt were you?"

"V I shattered my leg, and i fractured my arm. Which means it took along time to heal, and it hurt a lot."

"Oh. So youll never go in a car?"

"I haven't since i was 7, no vehicles actually."

"Oh."

"Yeah, now what are you working on for school?"

"English its confusing."

Bill started to help him and explain.

The next day at school he was met by richie and eddie standing at his locker.

"He-he-hello?"

He put his combo in and got his stuff.

"Are you going to tell us why you practically had a panic attack when we tried to get you in the car."

"I-i-" bill voice was shaky. "I-i told you i hated ca-cars and yo-you for-forced me i-in on-one."

"We thought maybe you just were being stubborn. Sorry."

"Yeah were sorry billiam. We love you."

Bill mumbled an 'i love you' back to them.

They walked to class.

The teacher told then last week that they had to do a presentation on their biggest fear and why the feared that. They were in english and it was the beginning of the semester so She everyone wanted to get to know each other.

Bill listened to others. Until it was his turn.

"Im-im sc-sca-scared of ca-cars we-well rea-really any ve-vehi-hicle." They heard a few snickers from the class.

"Can you tell us why Mr.Denbrough?"

Bill took a breath.

"Wh-when i wa-wa-was se-seven i go-got in a ca-ca-car cra-crash. I sha-shatter-shtyered my le-leg and bro-broke my a-arm. I ha-haVent been in a ca-car or ve-vehi-hicle since."

Richie and Eddie had a look of terror on their face as they realized they had just forced their friends into his worst fear.
Bill sat down and eddie and richie looked over at bill.

"Bill. I-im sorry. We didnt know-"

"Its fine."

"Bill are you okay?"

"Im fine." He gave a smile to them.

They finished with their classes fear.

Eddie talking about sickness because of his fathers death, and richie saying he scared of loosing his friends.

They walked to their next classes and got through them slowly.

At lunch some kid walked up to bill.

"Stuttering bill? Afraid of cars right? Wimp."
A bunch of other kids started laughing at him.

After school they walked to richies car. Bill walked to school but it was raining now.

"Bill do you want to try and go with us or do you want to walk home."

"I-i-ill t-try."

Eddie was explaining what happened yo the others and richie was helping bill into his car.

Bill took a deep breath before sitting in it. Richie was holding his hand that bill squeezes very tight.

He was sitting behind the passenger.
"You alright?"
Bill nodded slightly and richie asked ben to drive so he could stay with bill. He mived to the middle.

Stan sat on the opposite side of bill also holding his hand. And eddie was in front.
Bev wasnt at school today.

As ben started driving bill squeezed richies and stans hands harder.

They got to stans house and dropped him off first. Then eddie and then they were at bills.

Bill had tears softly rolling down his cheeks.

He got out of the car, richie hugged him.

"Im proud of you bill." Bill smiled and walked inside.

He found his mom and georgie in the kitchen.

"Mom!"

"Hey sweetie, why are you crying?"

"I-i went in the car. In a car. Ben drove me home in richies car."

"You went in a car?"

"Yeah. Yeah and it was hard but richie helped me in and held my hand to make sure inwas okay."

"Oh baby im proud of you."

Bill smiled and hugged his mom and georgie.

Aw this ended cute. I guess shit it was long.

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