❪ he's beginning to hate the small space of this bathroom. there's far too much emotion and eddie can't help (finally) wiping at his eyes with a tired sigh.
he's been tired, exhausted beyond words lately. cancer, the doctor had said. first his dad, now his mom and he doubts she'll ever be emotionally stable enough to handle the more complicated workings that comes with the diagnoses. while she lays in the hospital, richie stays over and eddie finally breaks down sobbing one night while curled against richie's chest.
but what happened then? why did rich leave and he―
the doctors think his mother might have a better chance in a bigger city with more specialized care. boston, they suggest, and the cancer center there. it's not something he wants but, despite everything, he can't let his mom go all alone. richie wants to come along too but it would fuck up the deadline for the comedy show contest. they worked their asses off putting the tape together and for what? rich to throw his big chance away because of him?
and, so, he mails it off one night without a word to rich. he's mad but eddie brushes it off, saying, promising― ❫
Because I was going to catch up later. Come be with you after I got everything settled with mom.
❪ they just had no clue that the moment they stepped foot outside of derry things were already turning against them. they had already started forgetting each other. ❫
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he's been tired, exhausted beyond words lately. cancer, the doctor had said. first his dad, now his mom and he doubts she'll ever be emotionally stable enough to handle the more complicated workings that comes with the diagnoses. while she lays in the hospital, richie stays over and eddie finally breaks down sobbing one night while curled against richie's chest.
but what happened then? why did rich leave and he―
the doctors think his mother might have a better chance in a bigger city with more specialized care. boston, they suggest, and the cancer center there. it's not something he wants but, despite everything, he can't let his mom go all alone. richie wants to come along too but it would fuck up the deadline for the comedy show contest. they worked their asses off putting the tape together and for what? rich to throw his big chance away because of him?
and, so, he mails it off one night without a word to rich. he's mad but eddie brushes it off, saying, promising― ❫
Because I was going to catch up later. Come be with you after I got everything settled with mom.
❪ they just had no clue that the moment they stepped foot outside of derry things were already turning against them. they had already started forgetting each other. ❫