"I Don't Need Help" //Reddie AU

39).I'm obsessed

Italics means characters thoughts
(Semi Relationship abuse)

*Richies POV
"I wanna count the freckles on your face, rearrange them put them in the same place..."

We stare back at each other for a while. My mouth agape. My eyes focused on his freckles but mostly his lips.

His lips start to move but it's all muffled.

Eddies POV
His eyes search my face, a small smile is sketched on. "Richie we need to go back to lunch." His eyes blink slowly. Squeezing his hands a bit I repeat myself. "Richie? We need to go to lunch." I hate that I wanna leave, trust me I don't. I really really don't. But we have to get back.

*Richies POV
Finally I snap out of it. "Oh okay." I look at our hands. "Im gonna let go now." He giggles
Please don't
"Oh yeah." I try my hardest to muster up a fake laugh.
Why don't I want him to let go? I have a boyfriend
He wipes the tear stains off of my cheek. Scratching the back of my neck Eddie motions us to go back to lunch.

We walk together and start talking about what we wanna do after school. "Since it's a Friday maybe all of us can have a sleep over?" "Oh that would be a great idea." He agrees as he look at our table, all of our friends worried. Relieved when we come back.

"You guys t-took forever w-were you-" "Bill please don't finish that sentence, and no. We got distracted." "By?" Stanley seems interested. "We were talking about having a sleep over today."

"Oooooh lets do it." Beverly smiles. "Okay bet." If Beverly and Stanley are going, the other two will most likely go. "I'll bring food from the diner." Mike nods. "Okay bet, where are we staying?" Eddie questions. "H-how about o-our house?" Stanley nods as he chews a grape.

Eddies POV
I know Richie will probably bring Connor, it doesn't matter to me. I just wanna have fun with my friends. Stanley can seem that I'm zoned out and thinking.
                    
                      Stanley
S:Are you okay?
E:Yeah just thinking
S:you know if he brings Connor it's his choice right?
E: No it's the grasses choice
Stanley chuckles about the sarcasm.
S: you know what I mean
E:I do I just don't think it'll be a good idea to do it
S:if you say something about it he'll take it either two ways: understanding or offended. You choose: do it or don't say anything.

Richies POV

Stanley
R: is Eddie okay?
S: yes why?
R: I don't know. Sometimes when he tries to go to sleep he has a panic attack thing
S: yeah he had one last night
R: why didn't you tell me, and he's was at your house?!
S: Um no, we were at the park?
R: I can't believe you didn't tell me
S: he told me not to tell Richie
R: why though?
S: not sure and don't remember sorry
R: wow I thought you would be able to remember 😂
S: nope :)

*Time Skip & POV change*
No ones POV
After school the losers walked until they had to split up to their own homes. Bill, Stanley, Eddie and Richie walking together. The other three would walk together but then split up later on.

Finally the four reach it to their homes, or semi home. "S-See you in a b-bit t-trash m-mouth." Bill smiles as they walk into their home.

Beverly Ben and Mike all walk towards their homes, Mike splits up first because the farm is a bit way and he had to get food from the diner. The Beverly because her house is pretty close to Richies. Then Ben.

*Richies POV
"Hi baby." Connor sits on the couch watching tv. "Hi." I smile back, going up the small flight fo stairs up to my room. Connor follows. His small footsteps follow behind.
You can barely hear Eddie walks.
Why am I thinking about him?

"So how was school?" He hugs be from behind, he's as tall as Stanley, somehow a bit shorter. "It was good" I think back to when I was in the bathroom with Eddie.
Why am I thinking about that?! And him?

His hands gently lay across my stomach as we stand there swaying. "Are you okay? You're staring out the window."

A window shows into the hallway of the top part of Bills home. Eddie walks back and forth from his room to down stairs. "I'm fine, we're gonna have a sleep over at Bills, wanna come?" "Sure"

He turns me around and hugs me. I run up and down his back. His grip tightens. "Stop staring at that Eddie boy, don't talk to him or look at him. Don't even think about him."

"Connor-Connor baby your hurting me." I whimper, he squeezes tighter. "Baby, please." I muster up the strength to push him off. He falls to the floor, tearing up. "Oh no baby come here." I hold onto him as we lay on the floor. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to." I kiss his head, it doesn't feel right. "I'm sorry. I'm gonna pack okay?"

He nods and goes down stairs. Scared to look up, I finally look out the window. Eddies smiling face as he text someone.

     I'm obsessed, I'm obsessed.

             

               I'm obsessed...

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Word Count: 901
If that didn't make sense it was finishing the lyrics to the song "Fangs" by Matt Champion