"Give him space"

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*flashback from kindergarten*

Eddies POV

Richie invited me to his birthday party today at his grandparents house. I'm eating some cake right now. Everyone sitting around the dinner table. Stans parents said no to him going and Bill had a chess tournament. You know you wouldn't expect a person like Bill to like chess. After we eat Richie has a suggestion to go outside so we do. We walk outside.

Richie: it's beautiful outside.

Eddie: since when do you think anything is pretty?

Richie: since I saw you. Ooooooh

He holds up his hand expecting me to give him a high five.

Eddie: ok don't know what that means.

Richie: good. How about we go into the sandbox.

Eddie: uh yeah no way too much germs.

Richie: *imitating eddie* too much germs.

He runs over and jumps in the sandbox.

Eddie: disgusting.

Richie: come on Ed's live a little. It's just some sand.

Eddie: no.

Richie: welp, you brought this upon yourself.

Eddie: what?

Suddenly he gets out of the sandbox covered in sand and start chasing me trying to hug me.

Eddie: Richie stop.

Richie: nope.

Eddie: if my mom knew-

Richie: well your mom isn't here.

Eddie: so?

Richie: sooooo

He grabs my hand and pulls me into a hug.

Eddie: ugh get off.

Richie: nope.

As much as I hated all the germs from the hug I enjoyed it. I enjoy when Richie hugs me. It's like there's nothing else there like I'm floating. Suddenly we hear the door slide open. Richie quickly lets go of me and looks who's at the door.

Richie: KATIE!

Katie: RICH!

They run over to each other and hug. She doesn't seem to care that she's now covered in sand.

Richie: what are you doing here?

Katie: you don't think I'd miss your birthday Rich, I never do.

Richie turns around and brings her over to me.

Richie: Katie this is Eddie, eddie this is Katie.

Katie: hi, I'm Richies cousin.

Eddie: best friend.

Richie: Katie lives in New York so I rarely see her.

Katie: well lets go into the sandbox.

She runs over to it and jumps in. Richie does the same. I mean I'm already covered in sand so what's the harms I step into the sandbox. Rich is digging a little hole.

Richie: I got an idea how about you guys get out so I can hide something in the sandbox and then you guys have to find it.

Katie: I'm down.

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