This chapter was written by ForeverSmiles
*Chris's POV*
His entire body was aching, and he was shaking with rage. His dad was a bastard who deserved to be pissed on and then brutally murdered. Chris just wanted to go up to the treehouse and smoke to calm himself down.
But the universe had other plans.
Chris opened the latch a crack and peeked inside to make sure no one was there and what he saw made his heart stop. Teddy and Vern. They were lying on the floor of the treehouse, playing tonsil hockey. No fucking way, Chris thought, Teddy and Vern aren't gay. But the proof was right in front of his eyes.
"Teddy," Vern moaned and something flipped over in Chris's stomach and he had the sudden urge to throw up. He shut the latch and quickly climbed back down the ladder, the bruises from his father long forgotten. The first thing Chris did was run to Gordie's house. He had to tell his best friend about this, even though it meant having to talk to his best friend's douchebag of a gather.
"Is...Gordie home?" Chris panted as he stood on the front porch. Mr. Lachance glared down at him.
"Gordon is doing homework. Come back later," he said, coldly.
"But this is important!" Chris protested as Mr. Lachance started to close the door.
"Chris?" Gordie asked, appearing in the doorway. "What is it?"
"I need to talk to you," Chris said and dragged Gordie out the door and down the street, Gordie's dad yelling, angrily after them.
"Dude, what the hell? My dad's gonna bitch at me now!" Gordie yelled, shaking Chris off him, who cried,
"I saw Teddy and Vern making out in the treehouse!"
"Wait-what?"
"I. Saw. Teddy. And. Vern. Making Out."
"No fucking way," the brunette concluded. "You're lying."
"Gordie, I swear on my mother's grave. I promise it's the truth. I can show you if you want-I bet they're still there!" he cried and Gordie held up his hands in disgust.
"No, no, I don't want to see it. You're sure they were making out?"
"No, Gordie. I'm sure they were fighting for a piece of candy with their tongues," Chris said, sarcastically.
"No need to be nasty."
After that, Chris and Gordie spent the next two hours wandering around Castle Rock discussing how this could have happened and how they were going to tell Teddy and Vern that they knew.
"I just can't believe Teddy's gay," Gordie said. "I mean, Vern, I wouldn't have been that surprised but I thought Teddy was the most homophobic person I'd ever met."
Chris shrugged. "I guess you were wrong."
