JULY 31, 1989

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"They're saying we're not allowed to see her until tomorrow." Stanley told Eddie

"Why not?" Eddie asked as he sat down next to Bill, "It's only 7:20, at night." he said looking down at his watch

"We know. They've been trying to kick us out of here since 7:00. They're saying we can't see her because she's 'not in the best condition so it's best to let her rest' or something like that." Richie explained "I just wanna see my sister. I just wanna make sure she's okay."

"And we will." Mike said, standing up "Tomorrow. Come on guys, we all need to go home. we all need to sleep."

Ben nodded his head, agreeing with Mike and standing up.

"What? No. I'd die before I leave Rylee here alone. She hates hospitals, she's scared of them, and she hates the smell." Richie said, crossing his arms over his chest and shaking his head

"What Richie said. I'm not leaving Rylee here alone." Eddie agreed

"I don't want to leave but my parents will freak out." Stan said, standing up beside Mike

"I'm not leaving." Beverly says, crossing her arms just like Richie and Eddie and stays sitting down

Everyone's attention turns to Bill, "I don't w-w-w-want to leave Rylee, but I need to get home, I'll come here when I wake up tomorrow." Bill said, standing up next to Mike, Ben, and Stan.

The four boys said goodbye, and said they'd come first thing the next day, it was true, what they said. They really didn't want to leave Rylee, but they wanted to get clean, and go home, they deserved it from the day they'd had.

Richie, Eddie, and Beverly sat on the floor not wanting to leave for a few reasons

1. None of them wanted to leave Rylee in the hospital without them

2. Richie and Eddie both felt like something bad would happen to Rylee if they left

3. Beverly did have any reason to be home, her dad was dead.

There were more reasons for them to stay but mostly because they wouldn't want to leave Rylee.

"It's finally over.." Beverly mumbled in realization, "Guys, It's finally gone." Beverly said to the boys sitting next to her, "It can't hurt us, Rylee, or anyone else."

"It's finally over." Richie said, his voice cracking

"His voice cracked!" Eddie laughed

"Shut up, cripple!" Richie shot

"I'm not a cripple!"

"You have a huge cast on your arm!"

"Whatever, your glasses make it look like you're looking into a fish bowl."

"Was that supposed to be funny?"

"I think it was."

"Well it wasn't, shorty"

"Yes it-" Eddie was cut off

"Will you two shut the fuck up." Beverly cut in

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AUGUST 1, 1989

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"No, it's true. All small creatures are more vicious. It's because their anger has less space to be bottled." Eddie explained as all the losers waited in the waiting room, the doctor said they could see Rylee in about an hour

"That's ridiculous, give me one example." Stanley spoke

"Spiders." Beverly said

"Wasps." Bill added

"Ants." Ben joined in

"Eddie." Richie finished, earning a laugh from everyone, except for Eddie, who just crossed his arms and said,

"Fuck you, Richie."

"You're dating my sister wouldn't that be a little weird?" Richie joked

Eddie gagged, "Thats disgusting Richie! Never make that kind of joke again, and I would never do anything like that to Rylee."

"You better not, or next thing you know, you'll be six feet underground right next to your hopes and dreams." Richie half joked, half threatened

"Anyways.. I'm gonna go get something from the snack bar, you guys want anything?" Beverly asked, standing up

"I-I'll go with you." Bill said standing up next to Beverly, so did Ben

"To see my sister" Richie said

"You're seriously gonna get something from a hospital snack bar? Those things are probably filled with diseases." Eddie cringed

"Jesus I thought Rylee changed that part of you." Beverly mumbled as her Ben, and Bill walked away

Mike stood up and said he needed to use the bathroom, and Stanley said he was gonna tag along with Bill, Beverly and Ben at the snack bar

Once everyone was was out of view and Richie was sure they wouldn't hear, he turned to Eddie and asked, "Do you really like my sister? Or are you dating her for shits and giggles? Hm? Cause if you're just using her, I swear to god Eddie I won't hesitate to beat the shit out of you."

"I wouldn't ever do that to her. I really like Rylee." Eddie replied, a little scared of his best friend

"Good. You break her heart, I break you Ed's. I love my sister, alright? I love her so fucking much and all the shit she's been through in her life with mom and dad, and that damn clown and.. I just don't know what i'd do without her. And when she's sad, it's really weird, so don't you dare make her-"

"Rich! I won't hurt her. Ever. I love your sister more than anything. I'd never hurt her." Eddie cut Richie off

"You better not." Richie finished

"Tozier?" A voice asked from behind the boys,

Richie spun around and was face to face with the doctor that took Rylee in the night before "T-That's me. Is she okay??"

"Yes, she's okay, she just woke up and she's been asking for 'the losers'? You can see her now, but only one person at a time, okay? She's in room 347." The doctor finished

Richie turned to Eddie, who nodded at him and said "She's your sister, go see her."

Richie nodded and ran off to the stairs, going up until the third floor, he counted the doors as he walked by "344, 345, 346.. 347. This is it." Richie stood infront of the door, he put his hand on the door knob but hesitated to open the door. She's gonna be hooked up to all of those tubes. Shit, I can't do this. But i wanna see her. Fuck but she's hurt. Fuck it.

Richie ended the little feud in his head and turned the door knob and opened the door, walking into the room, Rylee wasn't hooked up to as many things as Richie expected, just a huge bandage on her side and an IV stuck into her arm and the other necessary things

Rylee looked up and smiled, "Hey Rich."

"Hey Ry.." Richie replied, stepping further into the room and shutting the door behind him "How.. uh.. how you feeling?"

"Oh come on Rich, don't act like I'm dying. I feel fine, no infection or disease or anything like that. So quit acting like i'm a fucking zombie and come hug me." Rylee told the nervous boy

"Wont it hurt you..?" Richie asked, standing beside the bed

"If you keep your hand away from my side, then no you won't hurt me." Rylee said, gesturing to the huge bandage she had on her side

Richie nodded and hugged the girl lightly, careful not to hurt her side, but when she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tighter, he tightened his grip and broke down "Rylee Im so sorry. I'm so so so fucking sorry. You don't deserve anything you go though, with mom and dad, Bowers, Gretta, those rumours, that god damn clown. You don't deserve to have those things happen to you! You're the best thing to ever be in my life and I love you so so much Ry. You're my sister, and I'm proud to say you are, I-I don't know what i'd do without you." Richie cried

"Rich.. I'm okay. I'm gonna be okay. I'm gonna get outta here soon, and we're gonna go hang out with the losers like we always do, okay? No creepy clown. No boring ass school. No Bowers. No Gretta. No shitty parents. No hospital bed. Mostly the hospital bed cause this thing is uncomfortable as hell." Rylee told her brother, and tried to cheer him up

Richie and Rylee let go on the hug and Richie sat down in the chair next to his sisters hospital bed "Promise?"

"Pinky promise." Rylee responded, and held out her pinky finger

"That serious, huh?" Richie joked and linked his pinky finger with hers and shook on it

"Hey did you tell them no hospital gown?" Rylee asked

"Yeah.. had to get Stans mom to come by and give the nurses that shirt and pyjama pants." Richie said, gesturing to his sisters baggy shirt and fuzzy pyjama pants

"Thanks for that. I hate those things man they're so uncomfortable." Rylee cringed "So is this bed."

"How long did the doctor say you'd be in here for?"

"He said about four or five days, but i'll be really tired and have to be careful with running and all that," Rylee explained, making hand gestures as she talked

There was a silence that last about a minute until Richie finally spoke what was on his mind since the day before, "Ry, what did dad do to you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't play stupid. Please. You told Eddie. Please trust me enough to tell me."

Rylee sighed, "You heard exactly what I told Eddie. Don't make me repeat it, it makes me feel like it's happening all over again.." she cringed as she spoke

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want you to blame it on yourself for not being there because i know you would. It wasn't your fault, okay? What he did was disgusting and wrong, so wrong. You can't blame yourself because you didn't know it would happen. Our father is a disgusting man, we can't do anything to change that."

"We could tell the police!" Richie raised his voice

"There's no proof, and it's been months. Besides, how'd you even find out?"

"You told Eddie when you were infront of the arcade."

A few minutes of silence passed until Richie spoke up

"The doctor said one person at a time so I'll go grab.."

"Eddie!" Rylee blurted out

"Yeah, Ry. I'll go get Eddie. No sex, alright?"

"Yeah, alright. No flirting with the nurses, got it?"

"No promises!" Richie called as he walked out of the room, he shit the door behind him and walked to the end of the hall, then down the stairs and into the waiting room, "Ed's, go ahead. Room 347."

Eddie stood up and nodded, walking to the stairs. When Eddie got up the stairs he got extremely uncomfortable, the hospital was full of diseases, and his mother still had that kind of control over him

"347." Eddie mumbled as he stood infront of the door, then took a deep breath and walked in, shutting the door behind him, he looked over to the bed Rylee was on and smiled when he saw her already smiling at him "Hey Ry.."

"Oh god don't act like Richie did. I'm fine Ed's, really I am. Come gimme a hug." Rylee said and held her arms out

"My pleasure." Eddie said and hugged Rylee, avoiding her side, Rylee wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his shoulder and smiled

"I really love you." Rylee mumbled

"I really love you too, baby." Eddie smiled and let go and the hug, pecking her lips before sitting in the chair beside her bed "How are you feeling?"

"Good, besides the extreme headache, inability to walk, and the fucking monster of a bandage attached to my side, yeah i'm fine."

"Do you need me to get a nurse for that headache because i heard that you can-"

"Eds, just press that button and shut up," Rylee pointed to the button attached to her bed to ring for a nurse, it was in teacher for her to press but she felt as if Eddie would go insane if he didn't do it for her

Eddie pressed the button then looked at Rylee with a smile, "Im so happy you're okay baby.." He said, still feeling as if Richie could still hear him

A nurse came through the door and asked why they had pressed the button and Rylee simply pointed to her head and the nurse grabbed an advil and a glass of water and handed it to her, "Thank you," Rylee smiled as the nurse left. Rylee swallowed the advil with the water "I hate being polite to people who won't just get me a cane and let me leave this hell hole"

"They can't- y'know what, i won't even try" Eddie laughed

Rylee laughed with him, though it hurt her side, she didn't show it. When Eddie stopped laughing, he looked at Rylee with a big smile on his face

Rylee stopped laughing as well and looked at Eddie with furrowed eyebrows and scrunched up her face "What?" she giggled

Eddie smiled even more and leaned in, linking their lips, Rylee didn't hesitate to kiss back, though she was surprised Eddie was the one to start it.

"Eddie, come on we want some time to talk to Ry- OH MY GOD MY VIRGIN EYES!!" a voice whined from behind them

Eddie and Rylee stopped kissing and turned their heads to see Stanley standing there with his hand over his eyes, Rylee laughed, "It's okay Stan, we're not fucking. Just kissing."

"You have your clothes on?"

"Yes! Stanley! Jesus christ, we weren't gonna do anything like that." Eddie yelled

"Stan.. you look ridiculous." Rylee laughed as Stanley uncovered his eyes and she saw the bandage wrapped around his face and only a little bit of his curls were sticking out of the front

"Says the one in a hospital bed," Stanley shot, pulling up another chair next to the bed

"One person at a time, Stan. You heard the doctor." Eddie said, annoyed that Stan ruined Rylee and Eddies kiss

"Eh, Doctor saw me come in here when you were in here, we'll be fine. Besides, i've been waiting forever to see my best friend," Stanley smiled, pinching Rylees cheeks

"Stop it, you're acting like my gramdma," Rylee joked, swatting his hands away

"He is a grandma." Richie said from the door

All the losers walked through the door, some with gifts and food.

Ben handed Rylee a gift basket his mother made up for her after she heard the news of one of Bens friends being in the hospital. "That's for you, from me and my Mom, there's candy and some other stuff in there."

"As long as there's no condoms," Richie joked

"Nah I would've given Eddie the basket if it had those," Ben winked

Rylee laughed, "Thanks for the basket but your mom didn't have to do this for me.."

"Hey! I said it was from my mom and me!"

"I don't think you have this good of handwriting, and i'm sure you don't know how to even put a wrap on a basket." Rylee held up the card that read 'Get well soon Sweetheart' on it in cursive writing "And you don't call me sweetheart so i'm gonna assume your mom made it."

"Yeah but I brought it to you." Ben argued

"Well then, thank you Ben, tell your mom I said thanks too, she's sweet," Rylee gave the boy a hug

"I got you chocolate from the snack bar.." Beverly smiled, handing Rylee the chocolate bar, then gave Rylee a small glance at a pack of cigarettes in her pocket then winked, smiling then mouthed 'when you get out.'

Rylee nodded, "Thanks Bev," she gave the girl a hug

"I g-g-got you some f-flowers." Bill smiled and pointed to the flowers on the table next to Rylee "Your room could use something to smell better than w-w-what a hospital smells like,"

"We are in a hospital, Billy, but thank you," She smiled and gave Bill a hug

"I've blessed you with me being here and a hug," Stanley said and smiled

"You came in here and yelled 'My virgin eyes!' so I wouldn't be smiling there, Stan the Man." Rylee laughed "And you look like you have a toilet bowl around your face." Rylee finished, making everyone in the room start laughing

"But I called you my best friend.." Stan tried to argue

"She got you, man. Give up." Richie said, still laughing

Once everyone calmed down, Mike handed Rylee a plate with cookies on it, "My Gram heard about you before i got the chance to tell her and she had these made up before I even woke up."

"That's sweet, Mike, thank you." Rylee thanked him and put the plate of cookies with everything else on the table next to her bed

"I got you the best gift of all." Richie smiled

"Oh yeah, brother? What would that be?" Rylee smiled up at her brother

"Well, sister, a hug!" Richie yelled the last part and attacked Rylee in a hug, still being cautious of her side

"Aw darn, I was hoping for a car." Rylee joked and hugged her brother back before letting go of the hug

"I spent my money at the arcade, that's the best you're getting, sis." Richie admitted with a smile

"Where'd Eddie go..?" Rylee asked

Just then, Eddie opened the door with his foot and held a teddy bear, multiple kinds of chocolate, a 'get well soon' card, and a bag of mike n ike's in his hands

"Jesus christ, Eddie." Rylee laughed

"I win in the gift giving." Eddie joked and set everything down on the table and handed Rylee the teddy bear

"It was never a contest, but sure, Ed's, you won." Rylee laughed

"I saw them giving you gifts and I thought I should join.." Eddie smiled

Rylee smiled back, then gave Eddie a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."

"Damn, Eddie, all that work for a hug and a kiss on the cheek, how do you feel?" Richie joked

"Would you rather me have a make out session with her infront of you, Rich?" Eddie shot

"No! Oh hell no! You guys have done that?!" Richie panicked

"That's what I thought, shut up Trashmouth." Eddie joked

"Which one? Me and Richie are both known as Trashmouth." Rylee reminded

"Richie. He's Trashmouth the second." Stanley jumped in

"What? Why am I the second?" Richie asked, "I'm offended."

"I'm older." Rylee started the argument

The losers rolled their eyes, except for Richie and Rylee of course, but the losers knew this would be a good half hour of the twins fighting back and forth

"I'm taller." Richie shot

"I'm smarter." Rylee shot back

"I'm cooler."

"I'm better looking"

"I'm faster."

"I have better hair" Rylee smirked

"I have a prettier smile" Richie smirked back

"I have better eyesight"

"I do better impressions"

"I have better jokes." Rylee said, finally

"I ha- WHAT?! No! No you don't! I do!" Richie argued

"Nope, not true. I have better jokes and you know it." Rylee said confidently

"No, you don't. You steal jokes from me, that's why we always talk at the same time!"

"What? No! I never steal your jokes, you steal mine!"

"You copy me"

"I do not, you copy me."

"No, you copy me."

"Do not."

"Do too."

"Do not!"

"Do too!"

"I don't steal from you!"

"Yes you do!"

"I do not, they're all my jokes, you're just too pussy to admit I have better jokes, Rich."

"You steal jokes from me!"

"I don't! You're such an idiot."

"Me? I'm the idiot?! I think not you're the-"

"Would you two shut the hell up?!" Stan yelled

"I find this quite amusing." Ben laughed

"Me too." Bill and Beverly said at the same time

Stanley sent the three of them a glare

"See? Now they're stealing our thing, Richie. They're talking at the same time like us!" Rylee accused

"Oh shut t-t-the hell up." Bill stuttered

Eddie was just laughing his ass off in the corner with Mike. Soon enough, everyone broke out into laughing fits until a voice in the hallway yelled,

"Where the hell is that whore?!"

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