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chapter eighteen

Richies POV

My eyes fluttered open, I was totally unenthusiastic to get out of bed at all. After what I had done to Eddie I don't want to leave my house again. I felt Bev nudge my shoulder. "Richie get the hell up. It's 7:10, we'll be late for school." "I don't wanna go, I feel really bad Bev. I hurt him. He pushed me away." "Richie please, he just needs time. He knows you didn't want to hurt him." Her voice was sympathetic and comforting. "I'll go to school, but I won't be happy." He smiled sweetly and patted my shoulder. "Okay now hurry up." I got up and did my daily routine, threw on some old shoes and went downstairs. I saw Beverly at the table eating eggs. "Richie, sweetie. Eat some breakfast." My mother smiled at me. "No thanks Mom." "You need to eat Rich. I don't want you to starve." I chuckled and gave in. I sat across from Bev and began eating. I saw Bev smiling at me.

It was 7:40 and school started in 20 minutes. "Bye Mom." I say as I'm about to walk out the door. "Bye Mrs Tozier." "Please sweetie, call me Maggie." I saw Bev look down and I could tell she was blushing. We waved goodbye to my Mom and left. I look at Bev. "Soon you'll be calling her Mom too." She looked kind of excited about that thought. "Maybe." Is all she said.
We arrived to school and we had 5 minutes until the first bell. "Hey lets go see if Stan is here." Bev looked at me "It's Stan, he's always at least 20 minutes early." "Yeah you're right." I laugh.

We saw the Bowers gang standing at the edge of the building smoking. I saw Henry's eyes looking right past me so I thought that's there was some poor nerd behind us that would be his morning entertainment. But then we saw him grin, but not a evil grin. A grin of friendship. But Vic and Patrick were already with him so I don't know who it could be. Henry shoves past me and Bev but doesn't touch Bev. I mean I like that's Bev is fine but it's weird cause Henry always terrorizes her. We look back and my heart drops. I see Henry jogging up to the one and only, Eddie kaspbrak.

At first I was worried that Henry would hurt him but then Eddie smiled and waved slightly. No harassment, no punches, no nothing. My chest was tight and tears threatened to spill from my eyes. "What the actual hell?" I heard the confusion in Stan's voice. I didn't even hear him come up to us. "What happened? Why is Eddie with Bowers? How is he with them and not getting hurt?" Bev was staring at me she was 99% angry but the other 1% was sympathetic. I knew for a fact that the losers were staring at me. They were all trying to comfort "You know what.
, fuck him. If he wants to go hang out with the people that have tormented him for years them let him! He'll learn his lesson soon enough." I snapped, I don't know what came over me it just happened. I took a deep breath and started walking into school with losers following.

Eddies POV

I knew as soon as I walked up to the bower's gang all the losers were starting at me. I had to do anything to get my mind off Richie and what he said to me. Even if that thing was befriending a group of people who are most likely murderers. I don't know how long I'll have to keep hanging out with them but I hope it won't be too long. All was kind of just sitting around the other boys. The bell for first period had already rung but I know if I even tried going to class they'd kick me out the group. "So Kasbrack," Henry began "Ha, more like crap-bag!" Patrick chimed in but no one was amused, especially not me. "anyways, some you're gonna be apart of the gang, I got you something." He pulled a pock t knife from his back pocket. "I had heaps laying around do I thought you could use one." I chuckle and grab the knife from his hand, "Yeah, thanks Henry." Well shit.

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a/n: heyy. So it's literally been months since I posted it's just life and shit but I'm better now and I'm ~trying~ to be more active on this. This is only like 700 words but like it's late atm and I have school tomorrow so I'll be doing some more writing and I hope you like this and I'll write better chapters soon 😽🤍