A Thousand Miles Away / Reddie

Chapter 2

Eddie Kaspbrak, the 'sick kid' he's not actually sick but his mom has convinced him that he is he wears a surgical mask to school and whenever he goes outside to avoid illnesses, he only has two friends which are his childhood friends Bill Denbrough and Stanley Uris but Eddie commonly gets left behind since Bill and Stan are in love with each other and are always going out so Eddie spends a lot of time at home most of the time though he's calling his friend Richie Tozier, his friend who moved away Mike Hanlon would always call him Eddie's boyfriend but Eddie had now complaints, he was definitely in love with the Trashmouth Richie Tozier, the boy he can never have because they live nearly a thousand miles away. He managed to survive the school day knowing he had something to look forward to at home, while he was walking home he felt someone grab him from behind, before he could say anything he felt himself get pushed to the ground, his head was grabbed and hit against the side walk, he could feel the warm tears run down his face, he attempted to struggle but o was no use, after they were done with him he stumbled to his feet only to pass out again, he passed out for about half an hour before he felt someone poking him, he opened his eyes to see a bit with blonde curly hair who was a year younger than him, it was none other than Stan.
"Eddie? You alive?" Stan was leaning over top of Eddie at looking down at him.
"Yeah I'm fine Stan just got cornered," Eddie sat up and rubbed his head.
"Here let me help," Stan looked very concerned, judging by the book he was holding he was walking back from bird watching with Bill, Eddie hated that this happened because Bill and Stan weren't there for him but they're his only friends so it's fine.
"Fine," Eddie grabbed Stans hand and he helped Eddie stand up.
"Hey do you want to go to the Quarry? It's just gonna be me and you." Stan smiled, god Eddie could never say no to Stan, he has sass but around him and Bill he's like an angel he's so perfect and just being around him can make someone happy.
"Sure, sounds fun," Eddie smiled though Stan couldn't see because of the mask that Eddie was wearing. Stan smiled and grabbed Eddie's hand as they ran towards the Quarry, smiling and laughing the entire way there, Eddie brought his speaker so they put on some music, they undressed so that they were just in their boxers.
"On the count of three," Stan looked at Eddie and held his hand.
"1, 2...." the boys said in unison "3!" They jumped off of the Quarry Stan screamed the entire way down once they hit the water they resurfaced and started laughing, they splashed each other and just messed around like dumb teenagers, Eddie shoved Stan under water and Stan dragged him down with him when they came back up they were laughing, they sat on the shore and Stan looked through his bag and pulled out some snacks and they just happily sat there chatting and eating snacks and then in the distance they heard a familiar voice yell 'hi ho silver awayyyy!' Stan smiled hearing his lovers voice echoed from the street, at the top of the quarry they could here a bike drop as Bill walked down to meet the two boys he didn't seem interested in going swimming.
"Heya losers," Bill sat down next to sat and kissed his cheek which caused Stan to go all shades of pink and red, Eddie just scoffed, deep down he wanted that attention but not just from anyone but from Richie, he was determined to meet Richie one day, Mike moved to LA maybe he can visit and bring me with him so I can go meet Richie, he sighed and turned away from the giggling love birds and tried to call Richie but got no response, he called about ten times but still didn't get an answer he started to get worried but shrugged it off.
"Hey do you guys wanna go to the roller rink? I can pay," Stan smiled which both Eddie and Bill agreed on, Eddie grabbed his clothes and put them back on, he also put his mask back on, they walked to the roller rink, they laughed and chatted the entire way there, with Stan and Bill commonly asking about Richie which made Eddie fluster, Stan would occasionally laugh at the jokes Eddie and Bill would make but most of the time he was just staring at Bill, The tall brunette has his hand around Stans waist and the other hand holding his bike, he was talking about how he managed to get concert tickets last minute, Eddie just looked away from the two glaring slightly, he always wanted to be able to be held like Stan, while they were walking Eddie got lost in thought thinking of what Richie's tight embrace would feel like or his crushes cracked lips against his own such a great day dream until he was snapped back into reality when he saw Henry Bowers car.
"What the fuck I thought he was supposed to be in LA with his cousin," Eddie muttered, Stan Bill and Eddie all looked at each other and nodded, they started running as fast as they could, Eddie stumbled a bit but managed to stay on his feet while running, they finally got to the roller rink but as soon as they got there Eddie started coughing.
"Stan where the fuck are we?! It smells like fucking weed!" Eddie started complaining but Bill and Stan just sighed and walked inside, Eddie hesitated before following the other two boys inside he sighed and looked around the place was full of drug addicts and people who smoked or vaped, Eddie hated smoking it reminded him of his dad who died of lung cancer because of smoking, he takes a shaky breath trying not to remember that, Stan got them all roller skates and Eddie was the last one to get his on since he spent forever trying to tie his skates but refused help from Bill and Stan they just laughed at him, and way he stood up he immediately fell over which caused Stan to start laughing hysterically, Bill helped Eddie up and then smiled at Stan, in all honesty both Eddie and Bill could agree that Stan was beautiful but Bill is the only one who would say it out loud, after Stan had calmed down he held Bills hand and they started skating leaving Eddie standing there, he stared at the two of them skating together and he hugged himself slightly and looked away, he eventually got onto the rink and skated by himself but whenever he looked up all he saw was Stan and Bill and he started getting jealous, he was upset that they got to be together but he couldn't even touch the guy he loves let alone tell him how he feels, in a jealous rage Eddie gets off of the rink and tried to untie his skates but failed terribly he kept struggling and finally got them off, he put his shoes back on and turned in the skates and ran into the private bathroom, where he could be alone, he tried calling Richie again but got no response, he was starting to get worried about Richie, was he okay, did he get hurt, was he kidnapped, all these questions crowded Eddie's mind he was mainly worried cause it was about seven pm Richie's time he quickly grabbed his inhaler and pulled his mask down and took a puff of his inhaler, suddenly his watch starts beeping which made him jump, he quickly took out a pill bottle from his back pack and swallowed two, he took a deep breath and then went over to the sink and looked at himself in the mirror, he turned the tap in and splashed himself in the face with water and then grabbed paper towel and dried off, he picked his stuff up from the ground and pulled his mask back up and walked out of the bathroom and sat near the cafe that was in the roller rink, he rested his head on his hand and looked at all the people who were having skating while he was sitting there being pathetic and moping around because he can't handle the fact that his two best friends are dating but he wouldn't admit it, he kept glancing at his phone waiting for a response from Richie but still didn't get one, he was getting extremely worried about his online friend cause he knew how dangerous LA could be, he kept telling himself that Richie was fine and everything was gonna be okay and fine, Bill and Stan got off of the rink and sat with Eddie.
"What's up Eds?" Bill asked taking a sip of a coke he bought from the cafe, Eddie rolled his eyes.
"Nothing Bill it's fine, and don't call me Eds." He scoffed at the nickname, a name he thought only Richie could call him, like a cute pet name, judging by the way Eddie is thinking about Richie he might be slightly obsessed right? No not really, Eddie has always been a very clingy person who was dependent on others and his portrayal of love was very manipulative but Richie showed him that it isn't always like that and not everyone has manipulative intentions which made Eddie rely on Richie a lot.
"If you say so." Bill smiled at Eddie trying to lighten the mood but Eddie just stood up.
"I gotta go home," Eddie sighed and looked at the ground, he didn't want to go home because of his mom.
"You can stay at my place if you want Eddie?" Stan offered but Eddie had already left, he walked down the street muttering to himself, he had his hands gripping his backpack straps he starts hyperventilating as he approaches his house, he got a notification and quickly checked to see if it was Richie but instead it was Mike sending Eddie a selfie with.. Richie? Eddie looked confused and the message that went with the photo was 'just found your boyfriend!' Eddie sighed and out his phone away and walked into his house trying to stay as quiet as possible, his mom was in the living room watching TV he placed his backpack down and walked into the kitchen and grabbed a class of water and took some of his pills, and when he went to go walk to his room his mom was standing in front of him holding his diary, Eddie's face dropped and he started to panic, his mom now knew about everything even about Richie.
((TW AB/SE))
Eddie felt his mother's hand grab the front of his shirt and throw him back against the kitchen counter causing a jarring pain in his back, he hissed at when the counter hit an already existing bruise.
"I Did not raise my son to be a faggot! You hear me?! There is something wrong with you! You're sick. You're very sick Eddie Bear," his mom looked at him with a cold stare as he stumbled to his feet.
"I'm not sick, there's nothing wrong with me...." Eddie spoke quietly and then he felt his moms hand grab his face and he tried to get her off but the struggle was useless.
"What was that?!" His mom yelled at him as Eddie felt tears starting to run down his face.
"I'm sorry mommy..." he was crying and his mom let him go.
"That's what I thought now go to your room." Eddie didn't hesitate and ran up to his room and tried to stop crying and then he heard a familiar sound of someone trying to call him on skype, he grabbed us computer to see that Richie finally called him back and he didn't hesitate to answer.
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A/N
Wow okay chapter 2 is out! The next chapter is gonna be Richie and Eddie's conversation and more about something Richie is planning 👀

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