together

chapter 2

Eddie woke up to little pings as rocks bounced off his window. He quickly jumped out of bed tripping over his book and sleepily walked over to the window. There he saw Richie waving to him.

EDDIE POV

I opened the window

"Richie what are you doing." I whisper yelled down to him, Richie smirked and climbed up to my window. When he reached the top he gave a littler chuckle before saying

"Hey juliet...so what did you need to say?" I stared at him confused but then remembered What I was gonna tell him. I let him in my room, sat him down on my bed and then...

"Richie," I said softly, I just wanted to cry. I tried to hold the tears back.

RICHIE POV

I could see that Eddie was upset about something. I pulled him close and gave him a hug as he began to cry

"you can tell me anything Ed's" Eddie looked at me and tears were running down his face.

"Eddie what happened" I said concerned. I wiped tears off his face. I pulled him back in for an even tighter hug. He just started to cry more but I didn't let go.

"Come on Ed's you can tell me?!" I said.

"I can't, you will hate me" he sobbed, his voice muffled against my shirt.

"No I won't, I promise, I could never hate you Eddie spaghetti" I said.

"You promise" he quietly sniffled.

"Promise" I said but all I could think was whoever upset my Ed's this much I'm gonna kill them.

EDDIE POV

I wiped my eyes, sighed then said

"Ok I'll tell you" I paused and took a deep breath then "Iloveyou" I blurted out then cringed away waiting for his reaction.

"I love you too Ed's, you know that" said Richie.

"No that's not what I meant" "I like like you" I said. I felt my throat closing up. I felt like I couldn't breathe. I grabbed my inhaler and put it in my mouth and pulled the trigger. My breathing started to calm down.

"Richie," I said . He looked at me confused, his eyes magnified by his glasses.

"Richie, look I'm so so sorry. I just needed to tell you, and if you don't want to hangout with me anymore I ...."

Before I could finish my sentence, Richie lent in and our lips collided sparks flew and colors were everywhere. It lasted 7 seconds of course I counted. Richie gave me a hug and walked to the window. I walked over behind him and opened up the window looking it his eyes one last time that night admiring his curly hair and noticing how completely entrancing his features were. Then he mumbled "I like like you too" jumped out the window and like that he was gone. I closed the window. I sat on my bed thinking about what just happened. Immersed in the magic of it all. "Richie likes me" I whispered, I glanced over at my clock to check the time 7:00.

Richie and I talked for AN HOUR. I rushed out of bed and got my clothes on pastel yellow polo and red shorts, and my fanny pack. I grabbed my school bag and headed out the door. When I got to school I saw Richie... kissing his girlfriend. I was so mad, I knew I had no right to be but I was, I ran into the bathroom and slammed the stall door and locked it. I sat down on the floor and cried. I heard footsteps coming into the bathroom and stopped at the stall I was in...