The sound of an alarm woke Richie up. He stretches over with his left hand and turns it off, then grabs his glasses which lay next to it.
He rolls out of bed and walks over to his drawers. He takes out a pair of black jeans and a plain white t-shirt. He lays them on his bed, well he didn't lay them, he threw them and then went to take a shower.
In the shower he thinks about yesterday at school. About his conversation with Ben and Bev. About how they didn't actually answer his question. They were probably talking about Bill and Stan because everyone knew they liked each other, it was obvious. Maybe a bit too obvious.
Richie comes out of the shower, his wet hair sticking to his forehead, and quickly gets dressed since he still needs to pack a few things for the trip. A big black suitcase is perched on his desk chair, looking as if it were about to fall off due to the load inside it. Once he's finished packing, he zips up the case and drags it downstairs.
His parents are both downstairs. Wentworth Tozier is rushing around the house, getting ready for work. While Maggie Tozier is leaning on the counter in the kitchen sipping a cup of tea and watching her husband.
"Morning Richie!" His mother says as he pulls the case closer to the front door.
"Morning" He replies with a smile.
"Are you excited for your trip?"
"Yep! I'm just excited to be spending 3 whole weeks with my best friends!" Richie stands next to his mother, making himself a cup of tea, since she was standing right next to the kettle and mugs.
"And Eddie...?" Maggie nudges Richie's side while smiling. Richie just rolls his eyes and continues to make his drink. Richie came out to his parents a few weeks ago and they accepted him instantly. He said that he had a crush on Eddie and they just hugged him even tighter.
"Yes..." Richie says and rolls his eyes again, "...Eddie will be there too!" He takes his mug and sits on a stall. Maggie puts a plate with 2 waffles on, in front of him and tells him to eat. He checks the time, it's 9:35. He has 25 minutes to be extra ready for when Bill comes to pick him up.
They're travelling in a 7 seated van, which they're renting for the next few weeks. Normally in 7 seated cars there's not much space for the two people in the very back but their van is very spacious. There's also enough space to put all their bags. Bev's being picked up first so she offered to drive.
Richie finishes his breakfast and drink. The time is now 9:50 so he slips on his jacket and sneakers. He has his suitcase and a rucksack for if or when they go on a hike and also for his phone charger and headphones/earplugs.
He stands outside and waits for a couple of minutes until he see the van pull up infront of his house. Richie bids farewell to his parents and drags his case over to the van. Mike comes out and helps him put it into the trunk. Richie sees that everyone is there except for Eddie. Bev and Ben in the front; Bill, Stan and Mike in the back and the last two seats, in the back-back, for Eddie and Richie. He gets in and Bev starts driving towards Eddie's house.
They roll up infront of Eddie's home and he comes out. But not without a kiss on the forehead form his mother. Richie sees Eddie's face cringe as she does so, which makes him smile. Again Mike gets out to help Eddie with his belongings. Eddie gets in next to Richie. They smile at each other.
"Right, is everyone ready?" Bev shouts form the front seat. Everyone replies with either a 'yes' or a 'yeah'. Pleased with everyone's replies, Bev begins the journey. Mike's on his phone, Bill and Stan are chatting quietly to one another, Ben's reading, Eddie's staring out the window and Richie, well, he's staring at the side of Eddie's face.
The journey is around 6 hours long. After the first hour Stan and Bill are sleeping, Stans head resting on Bill's shoulder; Ben, Mike and Bev are chatting happily. Richie looks over at Bill and Stan and sees that their hands are laced together, he smiles at them. He sits back in his seat and begins to stare out the window.
He takes out his earplugs and plugs them into his phone. Scrolling through his library he decides to listen to the album, Pray For The Wicked by Panic! At The Disco. He closes his eyes just listening to the music.
5 minutes later he feels pressure on his shoulder. Opening his eyes, he sees that Eddie's head is resting on him. He smiles to himself. Richie then leans down and presses a kiss to the top of his head.
Maybe this holiday will be better then expected!?