One of my Favourite films is Stand by Me which was based off a book by Stephen King and what i decided to do was make a story that takes place when Gordo and Vern turn ten years old and they kind of have a adventure together, the two of them. Chris and Teddy aren't in this story im writing but i will write one with all the four characters. I hope you enjoy!
Rated : T+ For Language
Chapter 1
It was 1956, three years before they found a dead body. Summer had just begun and school had just finished. Gordie Lechance was staying in Castle Rock for the summer while Chris went with his family on a road trip to New York. Teddy went with his mom to South Paris for a month, while Vern Tessio was hanging around for the whole summer so it was just Gordie and Vern for a month until Teddy would come back home. There isn't much to do in Castle Rock so Gordie and Vern would go up to the treehouse, playing card games and talking about school and girls. Ace wasn't around so they were safe, for now. Eyeball was also on the road trip with his family so it was mainly quiet around Castle Rock since almost everybody was on holiday, at a hotel enjoying the room service or at the beach, enjoying the warm sun.
It was a warm Saturday morning, the birds cheeped in the air, the trees stood silent and the town felt empty. Gordie Lechance sat in the treehouse, reading a magazine he had gotten into. It sucked that Chris and Teddy weren't around, but Vern was all he had to hang around with, he was ok. He kept reading until he heard the treehouse door open from underneath and a chubby kid coming out, known as Vern. He closed the door and sat down to count some money he had in his pockets. 'Hey Gordo,' Vern said, looking at his money. He had around three dollars to spend on. 'Hey Verno, you ok?' Gordie asked. 'Yeah i'm fine.' Vern said, now looking at Gordie. 'Anything we can do today, besides baseball, since there's only the two of us here at Castle Rock.' Gordie said, putting the magazine away somewhere safe.
'Well, not really, theres shit to do here, Gordo, everyones on vacation, the towns silent and its like a ghost town here man.' Vern said, looking disappointed. 'Well that sucks, doesn't it?' Gordie asked. 'Yeah.. Want to go down to the local store to grab a few cokes?' Vern asked. 'Hell, theres nothing else to do around here if theres just me and you so why not?' Gordie said, with a grin on his face. They climbed down the ladder out of the treehouse and closed the door behind them as they went down. They walked out of the hedge to the main town, that was deserted. Not much people were working, they were taking long breaks for almost the whole of summer, so alot of shops were closed for a while. They went into their local store which was still open, since the owner loved the town and never wanted to leave it all alone.
The owner was at the checkout when he saw them and then gave them the good old friendly wave and then went back to sorting out the checkout. They looked around at the food, sweets, chips and then the drinks. Gordie grabbed four cans and then Vern gived his three dollars to him and then Gordie went to the checkout and payed for the drinks. Vern waited outside, waiting for Gordie to pay for the drinks they were buying. When Gordie Lechance came out of the store, he had a bag of the contents inside. As they were walking back to the treehouse, Vern asked, 'Whats your brother doing this summer then?' 'My brother? He's going camping with some of his football friends.' Gordie replied back. 'Oh, that sounds awesome, me you and the others should do that kind of thing but we should have it in my back field.' Vern said.
'Hey that sounds like a good idea man, we should tell that to Chris and Teddy and see if their interested in that sort of thing, doing crazy shit and all And I'm up for it.' Gordie said, now sounding like he was enjoying himself with Vern Tessio, just joking around, talking ideas to each other and a couple of other things. Just then, Vern felt like he stepped on something flat, like a piece of paper. He picked it up, taking a look at what has been put on the paper, a map. 'It's a map, but what kind?' Vern asked himself. 'Whats that?' Gordie asked. 'It's a map Gordo... A tresaure map...' Vern said then turned to Gordie.
Find out what happens next monday when they find out about a map that could lead to a dream...
