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"N-no, I swear- he was just there- he-"

"Calm down, Bev. We believe you. We gotta stay positive", Stan nervously said.

"This is my fucking fault! I can't-"

"Bev, sit the fuck down", Mike added with anger in his voice. "I'm sure he's fine. Maybe, uh, he fell asleep in the woods."

"He wouldn't do that", Ben replied.

The four of them were sitting at their table in the cafeteria, with worried expressions. They sent Bill to ask a few students if they saw Eddie. 

"I think this has something to do with R-"

"Holy fuck, hey dudes! I feel like I haven't seen you all in forever", Richie's voice echoed at the quarry. 

The rest of the losers gathered up to jump on him and hug him, while Stan was watching them with a big smile. Richie's glasses eventually fell off, so Stan knelled down to grab them. 

"Woah, my glasses-"

"Here, Rich", Stan gave them to him.

"Thanks!"

"We should race up to that tree over there. The one who wins gets a personalized rock I made!" Ben said.

They all screamed and started running without any timer. Nobody really cared back then, they were just kids having fun. 

"And the winner is... Mike!"

"Hell yeah! You're all just some rotten eggs", he said proudly.

"Uh.. Stan? With who?", Ben quietly asked.

"Nevermind. I thought I had it", he answered, but he sure as hell had his doubts about the lone wolf.

They all looked down in disappointment. 

"You know what? I'm not gonna sit here- I can't  sit here and pretend that Eddie's fine. This is my fault and I'm responsible for it. His mom doesn't even know what happened and it just breaks my heart, guys. I have to find him. Alone. This is my mission", Bev said courageously. 

"Are you sick in the head?! If you go alone you'll just end up like him. We can't lose you both", Stan yelled.

"Don't underestimate me. I've got some skills since.. you know."

The guilt built up in Stan's eyes. He sighed a little before saying "Okay. Be careful."

"I'm leaving after the next class. I'll have to move quick."

In the meantime, Bill walked back to their table. "Bad news. No one knows where Eddie is."

Stan smashed his fist against the table. "These kids are lying! Fuck them! I can't with this school. Nobody knows anything, like yeah I'll believe that. Something's going on and I can feel it. I can-"

"Stan", Bill said on a monotone voice. 

The curly haired boy stopped. He grabbed his hair and scratched the back of his neck. 

The bell went off. They all got up and hurried to their class. They all got in their everyday seats, waiting for the period to come to an end. Each one of them showed their anxiety in different ways. Bev was chewing on her pen, Stan was shaking one leg, Ben was picking his skin, Mike was biting his lips and Bill was licking on a strand of hair.