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billy hargrove (pt. 2)

(requested by Oof_everlark ❤️ i'm sorry if i haven't gotten to your request yet!! i just for some reason really wanted to write this! i've never written anything like this before so please, excuse me if i do anything wrong)

(warning death, grief)

"don't come inside wait out here, and be ready to drive at any second" you remember one of the boys telling you, and you did what they said. on that cool night you sat in nancy wheelers car, being a designated driver.

you heard a ton of noises from the inside, and lights flickering. you couldn't help but get out of the car and check if everyone's ok.

the automatic doors slowly opened as you couldn't believe what was in front of you. this huge disgusting blob thing, that everyone was shooting fireworks at and i saw billy and a pretty, younger girl on the floor with him. the one i saw the other night.

i felt my heart racing as that monster was screaming at the girl and billy. all the sudden one of the mouths came out of it and was going straight for the girl, my eyes widened as i felt tears of fear in my eyes.

i closed my eyes cause i couldn't bare to look, but it all took a turn. billy stood there, protecting her grabbing the extension of the weird creature. i felt my heart sink as the creature kept coming and attacking billy blood everywhere. "billy!" i remember screaming on the top of my lungs. and right before i knew it, one stabbed right through his heart.

i screamed as the creature almost died a little while billy fell to the floor, blood everywhere. "(y/n) get out of here and go!" nancy's brother screamed at me as everyone started running for the car.

i twisted the keys in the ignition and once everyone was in the car i stepped on it and drove.

(four months later)

i've been spending a lot of time in the hargrove household with max. his dad couldn't care less. me and max have actually grown very close to each other, putting our age differences aside. i've also became closer to her friend el, who billy sacrificed himself for.

she wouldn't stop apologizing to me, but i explained to her that it was ok, and not her fault at all.

i sat on the bed of billy's room as usual, just looking at everything that was left of him. i packed up most of his boxes, intending on keeping them at my house, and max fully understood.

i got up and grabbed the last three jackets in his closet, until i heard a crumble in one of the pockets. it was his leather jacket that he usually took me out in.

i grabbed the piece of paper from the pocket and sat down on his bed, preparing myself for his last words i'll ever have from him.

"i don't know if or when i'm going to give this to you, but if you're reading this i'm assuming i did. it's 12:26 in my social studies class and i couldn't care less what the teacher was saying, so i got bored and i'm writing you this. if everyone ever found out that i'm writing you it giving you something, you're dead, but not really," you smile at his sarcastic-ness, little tears in your eyes. "ever since i laid eyes on you (y/n) (y/l/n) i fell so in love with you. and i've never felt that way about anyone before. and since that day before i asked you out, i tried changing everything about myself, because i realized how much of an asshole i am. i tried getting stronger, changing the way i view life, and being way nicer to my little sister. i didn't know how much of an impact someone could have on you. god (y/n) you mean the whole world to me and i don't know what i'd do if i ever lost you. you understand me so well, and i know if i ever needed something from you, you'd be there right away. your eyes are so beautiful especially when they hit the sun. i've never seen anything like it. and when you smile at me it makes me feel away i can't describe. especially when you kiss me, i feel like a ton of fireworks shoot off inside my veins making me all giddy. and whenever you fall asleep in my arms i feel like the worlds strongest man. you make me feel so good and i thank you for that. i haven't felt that way since california. alright, i could keep going on forever, but the bells about to ring and i have to go see you now. if you get this don't tell no one i swear to god (y/n). i have a rep i have to keep.
                               love, billy<3"

you felt jittery as you felt tears rolling down your face, like someone just turned on a faucet. i carefully folded the note back up with my shaky hands and gripped it with everything i had, trying to take deep breathes to calm myself down.

i set the note in my lap and i grabbed the jacket, seeing if there was anything else in the pocket, and to my surprise there was.

i found a little felt box that my hands trembled picking up. i slowly opened it and was greeted by a gorgeous heart diamond ring. i felt my heart sink into the bottom of my stomach, making my eyes water terribly, a sob slipping from my lips.

i pulled out the ring and admired it. on one side, engraved in it said 'hargrove' and on the other it had my last name. and on the very inside, it said 'forever and always'

i tried the ring on and it fit perfectly. i finally let myself just breakdown crying, hoping not to annoy max because lucas was over. the ring looked pretty with one one of his personal rings i wore.

"hey, you ok?" max peaked her head in the door, lucas also with her.

"yeah" i tried saying with a straight voice. the both came in and sat down on each side of me, giving me hugs. "thank you guys" i smiled as one last tear rolled down my cheek.

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bruh i've never written a sad one lmao but i would always imagine that billy is just a big softie for you. but i'll try to get in a marty mcfly one today, though i've never seen the movie i'll try as best as i could!!