Tramatic Love Story /Stozier/

chapter seventeen

Eddie's POV

I'm walking home. I got like throwing up. The tozier house always scared me. It was always empty. And I just had bad memories. Like all the times one of the losers were fucked up we brought them there. Eathier it was Henry's fault because he beat them up. Or alcohol they couldn't go home drunk. So we bring em to Richie's.

I sometimes worry about Richie. Only bill had been into Richie's room. And it was only one time. Bill explained there were posters all over the walls and papers too. But there was some ripped out poster pages of hot girls and some men. His bed wierd as it may seem. Stuffed animals. Yep.

Fuck. I ended up on Stan's street as I was lost in thought. Well I guess I gotta tell him what happened. Walking up to the door. I was nervous. Stan's stubborn. He won't forgive Richie even if they were rumors. I knocked and Stan answered "hey I've got good news" I told him. He nodded stepping aside letting me in. "Sooo. What's the good news Eddie" "it's about the rumors. There not real. I can assure you that." He nodded. "So what were they and why did some one start them." "We don't know that yet. But he was fucked up. I had to clean him up. Crying alot. And Richie doesn't cry often. So you best not believe the rumors. And go apologise to that boy. He's beating himself up." I scolded him kinda. "Fine. Thanks I guess I'll tell the others you should head home." I nodded leaving kinda proud. I was shorty than Stan but I could scold if you believe rumors that aren't true.

I walked inside looking at my watch. It was an hour after my cerfew. Shit. My mom's gonna be pissed. "Mommy! I'm home!" I yelled threw the house "oh Eddie bear! Why are you so late! Where were you!" My mom questioned as she walked from the kitchen to the front door were I was. "Oh I-um something happened. Richie needed some help with homework" I lied not wanting to tell her that Richie was bleeding and was fucked up and I had to clean him up. I took off my phanny pack and she grabbed it when I set it doing. Looking through it. " Then where is your first aid kit." Fucking shit. I left it at Richie's house.

"I-Uh Richie's had it. He needEd it more than m-" my voice cracked but my mother cut me off "I don't want you hanging with Richie he seems like tru-" I cut her off just deciding to tell her what actually happened "no. Richie's not sketchy. You know that kid Henry Bowers. He's sketchy. And no I won't stop hanging with Richie. I cleaned him up when Henry's beated him for nothing. Richie's a good kid. Just a target. I'm going to bed." Fuck I said to much well no. But kinda. I started walking away thinking I proved my point

"no. Eddie you will not speak to me like that. You are grounded. And won't be going anywhere." she told me. I was about to blurt out something stupid. But I didn't I just went to my room.

I called richie. "You better pick up. Come on." I whispered as I waited for him to pick up. "Yo Eddie spaghetti! What's wrong? Something bad Happen-" I cut him off "no nothing wrong. Just grounded. got home an hour after cerfew also blurted some shit I shouldn't have. But it's okay." " Thank jebus. I thought you over dosed or something. Anything else wrong?" "No no. Just. Didn't know the trashmouth that talks about his dick all day. Could care for someone." "Oh shut up I care for people all the time Edwards" "uh-huh"

I cut myself off as I heard footsteps.

"bye Richie I gotta go mom's coming. Don't take off the band-aids you lil shit." "Byeeee Ed's!" I hung up. And pretended to fall asleep but my door never opened so I just went to sleep happy that the rumors might be gone in the losers. And shit will be alright again. I think.