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forgets-a-lot: I will continue. Sorry for the setback
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reika88: I only had a short setback due to school and work
Retro Diner was packed. I was lucky I made it just in time for the after school special. Nick works over at the gas station that is just around the block from Retro. A smile graced upon my lips as I heard 'Every Breath You Take' by The Police playing on the jukebox as I was decorating the display cakes.
3RD POV:
Bill, Eddie, Richie, and Stan decided to go to Retro Diner for an ice cream celebration for the last day of school. "You're just tagging along because Raven works at Retro." Eddie snapped at Richie. Stan just rolled his eyes as Richie replied back with some smart-ass comment. As soon the four boys entered into the diner, it didn't take Richie long to become mesmerized by Raven, who was mouthing the lyrics to 'Every Breath You Take' while she was even dancing a little bit, all while trying to decorate a cake. Bill snaps his fingers in front of Richie's face, but it failed. "You see her, boys. Raven Carpenter is more than just a woman. She's…." Richie started but was cut off by Stan. "A goddess. We've known since the third grade." Stan said.
"H-H-Hey, Raven." Bill said and that caught her attention. She smiled at the four boys. "Hey guys. What can I get for you?" she asked. "Four sundaes. One strawberry, two hot fudge, one caramel, and your phone number, dollface." Richie said. A light pink tint had dusted over Raven's cheeks. "Smooth, Tozier. Real smooth." she muttered and Richie just had a victorious smirk. "See that, boys? That's how you make a lady blush." Richie said as Raven just blushed even harder. "Just take a seat anywhere. I'll get started right away." Raven said as the boys took their seats.
RAVEN'S POV:
I had finished with the boys' sundaes. After that, along with a failed pick-up line from Richie, they left. I was almost done with my shift and while I was putting the clean dishes away, the diner's phone rang. I went over to go pick it up. "Retro Diner. Raven speaking." I said. "Raven, it's Beverly." I heard over the other line. "Hey, Bev. What's up?" I asked. "I-I need you to meet me at the pharmacy." Bev said. "Why? What's going on?" I asked. "I….I might be on…." Bev was trailing off. "Wait….are you on….your time of the month?" I asked, quietly. "I just started. I don't know what to do?" I asked. "Okay, I'm almost done with my shift within a couple of minutes, so I'll be there right away." I said as I hung up the phone, clocked out, and left the diner.
I ran towards the pharmacy and as I entered the pharmacy, I peered down the aisles and I saw Bev at the Women's Hygiene section of the pharmacy. "I don't know which ones to pick." Bev said to me, quietly. I picked out the tampons that I started out when I first got mine. "I used these and I already went through mine last week." I told her. We were about to walk down the aisle until we heard a familiar voice. "See you later, dad." I heard Greta say.
Fuck! I forgot that her pervy dad works at the pharmacy.
We quickly went away from the aisle and we walked down the other aisle, and that's where we see Eddie, Stan, and Bill. Bev hid the box of tampons behind her back. "Y-You okay?" Bill asked. "I'm fine. What's wrong with you?" Bev asked. "None of your business." Stan replied. "There's a kid outside. Looks like someone killed him." Eddie said. "We need some s-s-sup-supplies. But we don't have enough money." Bill said. Bev and I looked at each other before looking at the checkout counter.
"I like your glasses, Mr. Keene. You look just like Clark Kent." Bev said. Mr. Keene laughed at that. "I don't know about that." he said. "Can I try them on?" Bev asked. "Sure." he replied as he gave Bev the glasses and she puts them on. "What do you think?" Bev asked. "Well, how about that? You look just like Lois Lane." Mr. Keene said, creepily. Bev takes off the glasses and gave them to me. I was about to give them back before "accidentally" knocking over some cigarettes. "Shit, sorry about that." I said. "It's quite okay, Raven." Mr. Keene said before he bent down to pick up the supplies. We turned around and gestured Bill, Stan, and Eddie to get out of the pharmacy.
As soon as they left, from the corner of my eye, I saw Bev take a pack of cigarettes and she hid it behind her back as soon as Mr. Keene got up. I gave him the money. "Here. Keep the change." I said as we turned around and left the pharmacy. We were walking down the road and we saw Bill. Bill and Bev were looking at each other like love struck monkeys. "H-Here's…" Bill started but Bev lifts up the pack of cigarettes. "Even Steven." she said with a wink. I look down the alley and it was Stan, Richie, and Eddie tending to the new kid, Ben Hanscom. I knew him through our run-ins at the library and he's a pretty cool kid. "Ben from Soc?" Bev asked as we made our way down the alley with Bill following us.
"You have to suck the wound before you apply the bandage." Richie said to Eddie, for what it seems like the millionth time. Eddie was about to reply back before Bev spoke up. "Are you okay? That looked like it hurt?" Bev asked. "No, I'm good. I just fell." Ben said and I could tell that it was obvious that Ben has a crush on Bev and honestly, it is so adorable. "Yeah, right into Henry Bowers." Richie said. "Sh-Shut it, R-R-Richie." Bill hissed. "Why? It's the truth." Richie defended himself. "At least we're matching." I said as I lifted up my shirt a bit to reveal my stomach, having the same H scar. It was almost healed up by now. "Wait, you never told me about that? Does Nick know?" Bev asked me, quietly. "You kidding me? If Nick found out about this, he wouldn't feel responsible for what happened if he saw the Bowers Gang." I replied back before turning to Ben.
"You sure they got the right stuff to fix you up?" I asked. "You know, w-w-we'll take care of it. Thanks again, Beverly, Raven." Bill said. "Sure, maybe we'll see you around." Bev said. "Yeah. We were thinking about going to the q-q-quarry tomorrow, if you want to, well…" Bill said, trailing off. "Good to know. Thanks." Bev said as we turned and were about to leave, but then someone spoke up. "Raven, you can come too." Richie said. I turned and raised an eyebrow. "I-I-I mean, you don't have to go, but I mean, if you really want to…." Richie started but then I cut him off. "You'll know when I'm there." I said with a small smile as I turned to leave.
I made it back home, which is basically a one-story house. I walked in and was greeted by smell of cigarettes, so I knew that my dad came home. From the corner of my eye, I also saw the creepy Python Badlands logo that was on the back of my dad's jacket. It was basically a humongous zombified python and it was one of those snakes that just sends shivers down someone's spine.
I just quickly walked past the jacket that had laid on the couch. I quickly got to my room and closed the door. I turned on the TV that is in my small bedroom and I began to watch The Lost Boys. As soon as the movie got to the scene where Michael was persuaded to drink from the bottle by David, against Star's pleas to not drink from the bottle, that's when I heard hissing.
"Raven." I heard someone hiss out. I pause the movie and I heard the noise again.
"Raven." I heard the hissing again. That's when I paused the movie and got out of my room. "Nick, you home? Dad?" I asked out. I was about to go back into my room but then the snake that was on my dad's jacket was actually there in front of me.
Am I hallucinating right now?
I let out a scream as the snake kept slithering over to me. As the snake was progressing towards me and snapping its teeth at me, I had tripped over my feet and was dragging myself backwards with every ounce of strength I have in my body. I closed my eyes, beginning to accept my fate when I bumped my back into a wall, but that's when I heard my dad.
"Raven, what the hell is going on out here?" I heard him ask as I saw him. "N-N-Nothing, dad. I-It's just a spider." I said. What the fuck was I supposed to tell him? Hey, the creepy logo on your jacket came to life and thought I was a fucking mouse? There is no way he would believe me on that. That's when Nick came into the house after he was done working at the gas station. He saw the position I was in and the position that my dad was in.
"Archer, what the fuck did you do?" Nick asked, cautiously, as he made his way over to me and helped me up. Nick has always called my dad by his full name ever since he was 12 years old when he found out that our mom died and that our dad joined a fucking motorcycle gang. "I heard screaming. It was just a spider." my dad said. "At least you still care about the family." Nick grumbled out as walked away from my dad and I.
Yep, that's just the normal life within the Carpenter house.