I almost killed all of us trying to get you out. You were technically dead for like forty seconds, dude. I risked everything and for a while, god, even Bev was pissed at me.

[Ultimately though, when Richie broke down into inconsolable sobs she understood. They all did and when Eddie clung to life in the hospital Richie had stayed much longer than everyone else. All the way through to his physical rehab. He'd never expected to be eating Indian alongside him almost a year later. Even if he wasn't doing much eating right now.]

I didn't want to live in a world without you in it.