Chapter one

I breathe in the fresh summer air as all the kids scattered out of the school building. There was so much to do this summer, like hanging out with my friends and working at my dad's new shop, I was pretty excited. Now to find my friends which I found standing on the sidewalk in front of the school "Guuuuys.~" I called out in a sing song voice, causing the boys to turn my way. "Eden you skank I was just asking about you." Richie trashmouth Tozier grinned at me. I grinned back, the thing about me and Richie is we may be different in many ways but one thing we had in common was the fact we never knew what to say out of our mouths. "Oh Richie you know I'm only a skank on fridays." I laughed with him causing the others to shake their heads at us.

"H-hey Eden y-y-you want to come down to the barrens with us tomorrow?" Bill asks me. I frown internally knowing that Bill was still torn up about his brother Georgie who went missing back in October, just before I came to town. "Uh yeah sure why not." I reply not wanting to sound as reluctant as I felt. "Hey cheer up." Richie goes on sarcasm oozing into his voice as we begin to walk away from the school. "The barrens aren't that bad, who doesn't have fun splashing around in shitty water." and right as he finishes his sentence he was yanked from my side and flung back into Stan... Son of a bitch not now.

However luck was not on my side as Henry Bowers came into view followed by two of his goons. I watched as Patrick took Stan's kippah before somehow flinging it into a passing school bus. Had to admit it was mildly impressive. As this happened Belch burped in Eddie's face which was fucking gross and Bower mushed past me and Billie with a smug ass grin on his face... Fucking prick. "Losers." was all he said as he and his friends turned to leave. "Y-you s-suck Bowers." Billy yelled in anger. Henry and his boys stopped in their tracks and turned back towards Billy not looking all that amused. I quickly put myself in Henry's path as he moved towards Billy.

"Yeah I'm gonna have to kindly ask you to back the fuck up." I sneer, trying my damnedest to look threatening at the height of 5'4 compared to his 6'0. "And what if I don't bitch." he snarled in my face. "I mean if you don't we could fight right here and now, but I don't think that's gonna work in your favor with your daddy standing right over there." I say a grin playing over my lips. I know it's an asshole thing to do considering I have a pretty good idea on how Henry's dad treats him but I don't want my friends to get beat on. He frowns and looks over my head to his father before glaring back at me. "Well my old man ain't fond of your kind, so I don't think he would mind if I took a swing at you." he says with an unhinged look starting to cloud his eyes. I swallow a little... "Yes that may be true but if anything were to happened he would be obligated to break it up, so he doesn't look like your small town racist cop... and then what." He's still glaring but backs down... Check mate bitch.

"Whatever, I don't need to waste my time on you anyway but you better watch your fucking backs. Including you Denbrough I gave you a break because of your brother but that's over, get ready to catch up on all those beatings I owe you." He growls out before walking off.

I let out a sigh of relief before turning back to my friends, "I hope you know I can't help you guys after I graduate, so please try to cut this shit down to a minimum. Please." I jokingly say as they try not to look so nervous.

~Later that day

I had split away from the gang as they had all rode their bikes home but I had walked, letting the sun beat down on my skin. I felt my phone vibrate from my back pocket and took it out. I had gotten a message.

Vic: We still on for today?

Oh right I had almost forgot since he didn't come today but I was helping him get a job at my dad's shop. He was going to come by so we could talk to my dad about it. I know Vic is friends with Henry but he was probably the most tolerable... Still a dick though don't get me wrong.

Me: Yea just let me get home first and I'll let you know when to come by.

Finally making it home I took a shower to get the sweat off my body and got dressed in a t-shirt and a pair of Capri yoga pants. After I shot Vic a text to tell him to come on over, while waiting I decided to make something to eat probably get started on dinner. Going in the kitchen and rummaging around a bit I decided on fried potatoes and onions with some mixed vegetables.

Before I got started I connected my phone to my speaker and put my music on shuffle. I personally believe I had a taste for all music that wasn't blues from k-pop to my everyday trap music, even music from old musicals and random YouTubers that I liked. Not too long into cooking I hear a knock at the door, I wipe my hands o a dish towel and make my way to the door. Opening the door I'm not pleased with the sight ahead of me.

Victor stood on my front porch looking rightfully ashamed as his group of bitch ass friends stood behinds... Fucking great.