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not a mistake| Richie Toizer

(changed a few words)
- Only if I knew... of how much I love you.

Characters:
Richie
Amber
Denise
Diana

"Where should we go after?" Diana asks me
"Maybe go watch a movie?" I ask
"I wasted all my money in this game"
"Maybe Denise will let you borrow?"
We continued to play the game

It was our last round when we heard Bowers scream at someone
Immediately Diana and I turned to see who,
He was screaming of Richie,
Richie was shaking
he looked around him and for a split second we interlocked eyes
We hear Henry call Richie a fairy and other homophobic shit, this is why no one comes out in this town.
Richie ran away
"That's what he deserves" Denise mumbles
"What?" Diana and I look at her
"he's a little fairy"
"You are such a homophobe"

"What did you say?" Bowers was talking to me now
"You heard me clear the first time"
He looked furious but he knew better than doing something to me
My dad works with Henry's dad, both cops and racist.
I rushed out
I need to find Richie
I went to the right side, the same way Richie did, I walked for about less than 2 miles before I saw him
He was at the park crying, laying on the grass
"You okay?" I offered my hand
"Amber?" He took it and pulled himself up
"I'm not...you know-"
"It doesn't matter, he shouldn't be homophobic"
"It's Henry Bowers... what do you expect" Richie mumbles
"Are you?" Richie asks
"What?"
"Are you.. you know gay?"
"I like girls, yes but I'm not gay, I'm bisexual...
Are you gay?"
Richie looks away
"I'm not sure" he finally spits out.
"How can you be so open in this town" Richie questions
"I'm not... I can't, my dad will never forgive me"

Richie and I stay quiet... for a long time. but I'm not dumb, Diana and I have seen him and his group of friends... in particular Eddie. I thought they were dating the first time I saw them, it was bold for them to flirt in public but we found out they are just friends,

"Is it Eddie?" I ask
"What, no- no he's just a friend" he sights

"Richie?"
"Amber?"

Stan and Eddie were approaching us now
"Don't tell no one" Richie whispers
" I wouldn't" I whisper back
"I think I should get going," I told Richie
"Bye Eddie, bye stan"

Richie and I didn't talk after that
He didn't show up to the arcade or park after that day.
I wanted to talk to him again, to see him again

I biked to the kissing bridge, I liked seeing the carved initials, of who they are from. 
And I wanted to carve my own.
Richie was carving something
He didn't hear me coming
He carved R + and stopped
"Hi," I say
He jumped
"Amber ?- what are you doing here?"
"Same as you"
I got the pocketknife I stoled from my dad and started carving my initial beside Richies
"Who's the other person ?" Richie asked
I carved a D
"Diana" I whisper
"wait, do you like her ?"
"I guess so"

"You?" I ask
"I can't"
"why not?"
"I just can't!"
"Is it E?"
Richie didn't answer
"I just can't!"
He let go of the knife and biked away.

I moved some inches away
I got my knife again and carved R+E small.
"Someday" I whisper.

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