strawberry shortcake

store

Richie pov
Today was a beautiful day in derry, probably the first one since forever.
So me and my partner in crime are gonna go to the barrens and hang out and smoke.

Bevie is the only one of my friends who is on the wild side like me, but sometimes shes farther on it then me.

I was riding my bike making my way to bevs house. To only find the little old red head waithing for me on her fire escape.

" rapunzel let down your hair!" I yelled jokingly to her to get her attention.

She looked up at me and beamed

" hey prince charming!" She said sarcastically, coming down to join richie.

" umm, I dont got any cigarettes, but we can stop by at the store if your fine with that?" Said bev

" sure, hop on my princess on my horse and we will ride the wind and makeout and- " richie said but was cut off by bev

" beep, beep, prince trashmouth, let's go!" She said getting on the back of his bike.

They rode off and about ten minutes later got to the only shitty store in derry like they didnt even have a walmart. Thought richie.

Let's go into to the castle my lady!" Richie said linking arms with bev

" ok my prince."

They made there way into the store and could hear the bell ring as the both walked in arm in arm.

" bevie you got money, cause I'm broke.!" Said richie

" I've got an idea ok you go get stuff and get out of here I'll distract the Clark."
Said bev.
She made her way over to the desk, and richie stuffed the things in his shrit and watched them interact from a far.

"Hello, I just wanted to know do you guys sell women underwear?" Said beverly batting her eyelashes.

the store clerk looked red faced and said,

" ahhhhhh, yes in the back let me take you there." He said taking her hand.

Bev looked at richie with an wink.
BEVS POV

he took me back, that's just what I wanted so richie could get some cigs to ask for something and he take me to the back so he wouldnt see, that's all I wanted I didn't expect what happened and I didnt plan it.

" little girl you've got some pretty eyes on you.? Said the man cupping Beverlys face. She looked at him with worriful eyes. What was he doing thought beverly.

" so young yet so beautiful." Said the crep reacjlhing down her shirt so it was on her shoulder.

" hey, get off of me, you crep." She said quickly scrambling out to the front.

RICHIES POV

I was just about to leave when I heard an slight yelling  and an bevie that had tears in her eyes and her shrit was all messed up.

" what happe-" richie tried to say as beverly took his arm and sped out of the store.
" did you get the stuff?" Asked bev getting a nod from beverly

" then let's go " said bev as she got on the bike and hung onto richie waist more like a hug, but richie didnt complain

It was an silence ride untill they got to the barrons and sat at the end.

Richie was sitting cross cross, and bev had her knees up in her chest with her chin resting on them, trying not to cry

" w- what happen in there" said richie slowly not wanting to upset the young girl.

" richie, I didnt want him to do what he did." Said bev letting a few tears come down her cheeks.

Richie seeing his friends discomfort hugged bev as she silently cried making his Hawaiian shirt.

What did he do bev" said richie looking his friend in the eyes.

"   all I wanted was to take him to the back, so you could get the stuff, but he told me i was beautiful and tried to take off my shrit and." Bev said not wanting to finish.

" and what bev" asked richie concered.

She slowly lowered down her shrit on her shoulder to show richie a big dark bruise? Hickey?

" is that?" Asked richie

" yeah I couldnt get him off of my but I did eventually but he already did this." Said bev sobbing once agin.

" why does this always happen richie, did I deserve it was I asking for it? "
Said bev sobbing into her best friends arms.

" bev no you never deserve these these people in Derry are just so messed up, so many next time I'll do the distracting." Said richie getting an small smile from his broken friend.

" at least I have the bestest friend an girl could ask for to protect me." Said bev laying in richies lap.

" I'll always be here for you bev, I love you."

" I love you to trashmouth" said bev sarcastically.