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This went on for a month. Richie ditching Connor unconsciously to be with Eddie. And he never told eddie when he was busy with Connor he'd just agree and then call Connor with some excuse.
Eddie did feel bad for spending so much time with Richie whilst the other was in a relationship.
But one horrible day it all came crashing down on him. Just how bad of a boyfriend he truly was.
That was when he ditched Eddie for Connor to make up for it all.
It seemed to be a never ending cycle. Telling himself different excuses each night.
"Eddie needs me we're just friends." And like that he's at eddies house.
"Connor is my boyfriend " and they're making out in the junkyard.
It went on until richie had blown Connor off the last time.
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Richie and Eddie were at the arcade, playing the new street fighter installment. The one he promised Connor he'd play with him yesterday on the date Richie never went to. A promise I've the phone they'd wait to play together.
But that promise was the back of richies mind when Eddie laughed slamming the button quickly and moving the joystick. It was warming up. March time now. He'd been in Derry five months, he had grown close with the new group of friends.
Richie pulled the disposable camera from his bag and took a picture when Eddie was inserting another coin so they could continue playing.
Their friends were there with him and that was his last photo. He'd used the last of the film that day. Bev and bill playing ski ball, mike and Ben doing the weight tester. Stan falling on his face doing the dance game. And now eddie playing the arcade game with him.
Then he was shoved. Eddies attention snapped up and his brows creased to worry. The yellow shirt (angrytruckshirt) making his tan skin and freckles pop. Red shorts and knee socks matching to a t. Hazel eyes shifting to the one who shoved Richie.
"Connor-" Richie gasped when he turned around. Richies friends all abandoned their games and came to watch, ready if the bowers boy was ready to fight.
"What the fuck? You tell me your nana is sick and you're driving to the country part of town to see her. But you're here with fucking girly boy  playing our game?" Connor spat.
" it's not-"
"Is this what you do every night you tell me you're too busy to go on a date? You spend it with him?"
"N-yes. But-" Richie sputtered and Eddie just backed slowly to bill and Ben to give them distance. 'Girly boy' making his heart ache in the worst way.
"Choose. Right now. Me or him. Choose."
"No I'm- no I'm not going to pick." The boy fixed his glasses.  Richie raised his voice over Connors. By now the arcade was looking on to see the commotion.
"It's me or him. Do you want him-"
"Connor"
"Or do you want me?!"
"This isn't a choice"
"Why can't you just say me?"
"No-"
"Him or me? Right now."
"No I'm not gonna pick!"
"You know what then we're done." Richie looked at Connor through bleary watery eyes. The arcade silent except for the beeping of failed/abandoned games waiting to be returned to.
"We're done." Connor shook his head and shoved his hands in his pockets. Tears falling down richies face, he adjusted his glasses.
"My cousin was so fucking right. It was easy money. But I never thought you'd chose someone like him. Enjoy girly boy. I leave for Michigan tomorrow. You would have known that. If you put ANY time into this. Wast of time." Connor suddenly turned on his heel and stormed out.
Richie turned to look at bill.  "Let's go home. Bill. Let's go home."
Bill nodded, Richie shook. Tears cascading in large amounts as his cousin fumbled for his keys. His friends stood their in shock.
Then enter Henry bowers.
"Richie fucking tozier.. trying to bone my cousin?"
Richie shook his head, tears still falling. "God you really took the bait huh? GET OUT OF HERE FAGGOT!"
And Richie left. Bill Beverly ben mike Stan and Eddie, standing their, gaping, leaving Richie on his own as he ran as fast as he could out of the arcade