Richie Tozier just moved back to his hometown and he was excited about his life again. He always heard loud jazz music and saw bright lights coming from his neighbors huge house. His cousin, Beverly, invited him to one of his parties. Now he gets to meet the infamous Eddie Gatsby.
Competition. That's all Richie has ever known. Well that and the violin. He's known how to play since he could talk. He knew what he was supposed to do for the rest of his life. Play the violin and please his parents. Same with Eddie. So when he heard his mom entered him into a competition against The Richie Tozier...
~SPOILERS FOR IT CHAPTER 2~ Instead of Eddie dying underneath the house on Neibolt Street, he is just badly injured.