New Girl // richie tozier x reader

chapter 9

y/n's pov

"GET THE FUCK UP YOU USELESS BITCH," someone yelled from outside my room, there was loud banging on my door as well... looks like mommy's home, yay.

i slowly opened my eyes and turned around, bumping into richie who was looking at me worried, i moved right away, i had completely forgotten that he was here.

"umm morning, h-here are your glasses, we should get ready," i said in a rush, i was scared again, my stupid mother was home, that means i'm going to have to deal with hearing this, and i feel bad for richie, he just escaped his house from his abusive parents to only a week later being back in that kind of place "y/n," he sighed "FUCK, I SAID GET UP!" my mother yelled "i'll meet you outside, i'll get ready in the restroom," i said quickly grabbing an outfit and rushing to the restroom to change.

after changing i went downstairs "i was gone for a fucking week and the house if a fucking mess! you're going to come home after school and clean up do you understand me!?" my mother yelled "yes," i said, i felt my face get warm and my eyes water "now get the fuck out of my house!" she yelled again throwing my backpack full of textbooks at me, i was sure going to get a bruise from that.

richie was waiting on the sidewalk outside, when i got to him i was surprised when he gave me a hug "why didn't you tell me?" he asked, his warm breath blowing on my neck "because it's not a big deal," i told him, he pulled away keeping his hand on my shoulders "yes it fucking is," he said "whatever, let's just go to school," i said turning away to wipe a tear that had fallen, richie didn't give up though.

"just like you said to me last week, i'm here for you," he told me, i smiled "i know that richie, thank you," i said and we started walking.

"y/n, richie!" bev called us over to where the rest of the losers stood "how is it that were always the last fucking ones here?" i asked "i don't fucking know, wake up earlier," eddie said "woah ed's, whats got you in a mood?" richie laughed "nothing dipshit," he answered "hey bev can i talk to you for a minute?" i asked "sure y/n/n," she smiled "see you losers later," i yelled flipping them off "bye," they yelled back, richie sent a questioning look my way and i smiled and turned around.

"what's up y/n/n?" bev asked as we were far enough away from everyone else "ok so i think i might like richie," i sighed "y/n what the fuck? really, does he know?" she asked with a smirk "fuck no, he'd think i'm a fucking weirdo if i told him" i said "you never know y/n, he might like you back," she said "sure, anyway, we kind of had a moment..." i trailed off "when?? tell me everything!" she squealed.

i tell bev everything, we've easily become best friends since the quarry, she knows about everything, including my mother, and she tells me everything too, i trust her. the only thing i have to keep from her is about richie living with me at the moment, it's not my place to tell her, but there's no harm in telling her he slept over, i'll make something up, i could do that.

"ok so he stayed the night yesterday," i started "shit, what about your parents? didn't they come home this morning?" she asked worried "yeah, but everything went fine, anyway, i told him that he could stay in my bed and i'd set up the floor for me, he got upset about that and told me he wasn't going to let me stay on the floor, he ended up suggesting us both sleeping in my bed, the strange part was, he kept asking if i was ok with it, i honestly never expected that from him," i told her with a wide smile "no way? so you guys slept in the same bed together? did anything happen?" she asked "nothing too interesting, but i really liked it... is that bad?" i asked looking down "y/n of course it's not bad, why would you even think that?" she asked "i don't know," just then the bell rung and bev and i said goodbye and walked to class.

school was annoying, but i was happier to be here then to be going back home, during lunch richie kept glancing at me, i didn't really know why though.

once school finished i let the losers outside, everyone expect stan was already there "hey guys," i smiled walking to them "hey y/n/n, we were planning another visit to the quarry this weekend, you in?" bev asked "fuck ya," i smiled, i'd do anything to be out of the house "g-great," bill smiled at us "hey umm bev, i was wondering...." ben started, i didn't pay attention though.

i didn't know why, but i had the urge to turn my head, and when i did i saw something in the bushes near the school, i couldn't make it out at first, but after focusing for a second it looked like a clown. it was almost as if everything had stopped in that one moment, i couldn't move and all the voices around me were now muffled, as if i were underwater.

"hey, y/n!" someone shook me lightly, i was taken out of that trans and i was happy to turn back around and see richie standing there looking down at me "huh?" i asked "what the fuck were you looking at?" he asked "umm nothing," i lied.

i was probably just making things up in my mind, but then again, what beverly and richie had told me the other week kept creeping it's way back into my mind and i couldn't shake it.

"i gotta get home before my mom kills me, see you guys tomorrow," eddie said and turned to leave "bye ed's," richie teases, eddie turned back around "don't fucking call me that," he said "bye eddie," we all said "alright well, i'm gonna go to, see ya," i smiled everyone said bye and richie caught up to me soon after.

"i have to do a few things, i'll meet you in my room," i told richie "ok, see you soon," he sighed and went to the side of the house as i walked through the front door.

"hey honey, how was school?" my dad asked "it was fine i guess, umm where's..." i trailed off "she's working, and don't worry about cleaning up, i did all of that already," he told me "thanks dad, i have homework to do then, see you later," i smiled a barely noticeable smile and rushed into my room, closing and locking the door behind me.

richie and i worked on home work for a few hours, it was kind of hard to stay focused, we both had a lot to talk about, we always did.

not even half an hour after finishing our homework my mother got home, richie and i had only just sat down on my bed, and i was noticeably scared now "y/n?" richie asked "hmm?" i hummed nervously, he didn't get to speak before the pounding in my door began "YOURE A PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT! YOU HEAR ME YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!" my mother yelled, like i've said, it's normal, just my daily reminder of how worthless i am.

richie looked at me with worried eyes and i could feel the tears stinging my eyes, richie reached fo me, pulling me over to embrace me in a hug.

my mother stopped yelling and richie and i had stayed in our position on the bed hugging for the past few minutes in silence "it's not true, you know that right, what you mom is saying is not true," — he told me, i didn't move, i didn't know how i wanted to respond to that, but he made me look at him, taking his hand and placing it on my face, guiding me to look up — "y/n, i need you to tell me that you know it's not true," he said, i hesitated before saying the words that i couldn't believe "i know it's not true," i sighed, he let my face go.

we sat in silence for a few more moment before i spoke again "maybe- maybe you should ask bill if you can stay with him," i said "what? why?" he asked, i turned to face him "you just left an abusive home rich, and i brought you right back into one, you shouldn't be staying here," i explained "i don't want to leave you here by yourself," he said "i'll be fine, i have been, and i've got that lock, she can't get in here, i'm safe, i sighed, lying only a little bit "do you want me to leave?" he asked, his eyes looked a little sad "rich, you know i don't want you to leave, but i think it's the best option, for right now at least," i told him, he sighed "ok, we'll talk to him tomorrow then," he said "ok," i said and laid down in my bed, richie laid back soon and we were closer then last night.

"richie, do you always forget you wear glasses?" i giggles taking them off his face like i had last night "you'd laugh at how many time that actually does happen," he said "oh my god," i laughed.

we stayed up past 12am talking quietly and laughing, i was first to have fallen asleep, but even so, i could feel an arm around me, and i knew it was richie, i likes this, and i wish more then anything that this could have been normal for us.

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