Love at First Dare // Stenbrough

Twenty-Six

Falling to his knees gripping his hair as he points towards the door.

We all stop for a second before running over to him. Eddie examines his face, arms torso, and legs. "Richie, what's wrong? Richie breathe please!" I yell, his face turns red. He struggles to breathe, loud sobs erupt from his throat.

Eddie kisses him, his breathing slows as he still continues to sob. "Richie what is it?!" "Georgie! Georgie he-he..." he yells. "Georgie what?!" Bill grabs him the shirt tightly.

*Third person omniscient*

"He fell from the window!!" He sobs even more as Bill makes his way outside.

Things start to move in slow motion, Bill runs through the front door. Yelling the boy's name. Rain falls down hard as everyone tends to different things. Bill, Stanley, and Mike run outside looking for the boy.

Ben and Eddie tend to Richie, who still struggles to breathe once again. Beverly dials 911 as she basically yells into the phone.

Bill slides onto the ground screaming as the boy lays there unconscious. Ambulance sirens can be heard from a very far distance.

Still, everything in slow motion.

"Georgie no!" The boy shrieks. "Help! Stanley help!" Bill looks at Stanley, tears running down his face quickly, but hidden by the rain that soaks the three outside.

The sirens get louder and louder as Bill sits on the ground.

Performing CPR on Georgie. Mike stands back talking to the EMTs as Stanley stands there in shock. Not able to process Bill's emotions, or his.

Everything goes back into normal speed.

"Bill comes on, they need to take him." "No! Don't touch him!" He yells. "Bill please come on." "Sir, we need to take him." They pull the stretcher beside Georgie as they all quickly surround him.

"Sir, we need to take him, please move." On person tries to pull him back, leading him to punch them in the face.

Stanley falls onto his back, blood running down his nose. For a split second Bill realizes what he did.

Soon letting go of Georgie as they try to make him breathe again.

"Stanley? I-I-I sorry come here." Bill sits on his knees beside Stanley. Mike running inside to hand him a towel. "H-H-Here. T-t-take this. I'm sorry. Baby p-please."

Stanley scurries away from the boy, landing in Mike's arms. "No no no no!" Stanley yells, Mike picks him up, the two walking into the house as an EMT follows.

*A bit ago, instead we're gonna focus on what Eddie was doing*

Ben and Eddie tend to Richie, who still struggles to breathe once again. "Richie please breathe for me. Come on, get up." Ben grips the boy's arms as the two pull him up, bringing him to the couch.

"It's okay Richie sit down please." Eddie trues his hardest to calm the boy. Basically having to push his down harshly. He fights back.

"No...no!" He jerks away, running out of the door.

He stands in the rain as he watches his best friend cry over his little brother's unconscious body. Soon pushing an EMT away and hitting his other best friend in the nose.

Everyone yells, Richie's ears ring. He finds himself running. Multiple voices yelling at Bill or Richie.

The voices fade out. He finds himself pretty far away from Bill's house. Going to his safe place.