[Her father would murder her if he ever found her in a room alone with a teenage boy. Well, he wasn't here, and she wasn't going to have to see him ever again. She was forgetting Derry slowly, and hopefully she'd forget her father along with it.
Somehow, she knew she was never going to be that lucky.
Beverly puts her book down and leans forward, crossing her legs. She rests her elbows on her knees. She's trying not to feel bitter- she'd been so excited to see all of the boys, but not one of them had been excited to see her. There was a wedge there she'd never felt before, and she didn't like it. The first few nights, she'd cried herself to sleep, muffling her tears into her pillows. But she wants to know what Eddie wants to say. She's apologized for something she swears up and down she would never and will never do- Bev had put out a cigarette next to the reminder on the wall, a petty sort of way to say she'd got the message.
She allows herself to be pleasantly surprised, however, when he says he's gotten her a gift. Something he'd made. Beverly feels a rush of warmth through her chest as she takes the badge from him.] Wow, thank you, Eddie.
[Carefully, she removes the ribbon- it's pretty, and her room has a long way to go before it reaches the level of decoration the boys have going- but not before looking at the tag. Her face softens and she holds the bow to her heart, and she smiles.
Her smile widens as she looks at the badge.] Losers Club. I love it, Eddie. Thank you.
[She reaches out and hugs him, hoping that maybe this time, he'll hug her back.] It's all amazing. [He was one of her best friends. How could she leave him?] You're amazing.
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Somehow, she knew she was never going to be that lucky.
Beverly puts her book down and leans forward, crossing her legs. She rests her elbows on her knees. She's trying not to feel bitter- she'd been so excited to see all of the boys, but not one of them had been excited to see her. There was a wedge there she'd never felt before, and she didn't like it. The first few nights, she'd cried herself to sleep, muffling her tears into her pillows. But she wants to know what Eddie wants to say. She's apologized for something she swears up and down she would never and will never do- Bev had put out a cigarette next to the reminder on the wall, a petty sort of way to say she'd got the message.
She allows herself to be pleasantly surprised, however, when he says he's gotten her a gift. Something he'd made. Beverly feels a rush of warmth through her chest as she takes the badge from him.] Wow, thank you, Eddie.
[Carefully, she removes the ribbon- it's pretty, and her room has a long way to go before it reaches the level of decoration the boys have going- but not before looking at the tag. Her face softens and she holds the bow to her heart, and she smiles.
Her smile widens as she looks at the badge.] Losers Club. I love it, Eddie. Thank you.
[She reaches out and hugs him, hoping that maybe this time, he'll hug her back.] It's all amazing. [He was one of her best friends. How could she leave him?] You're amazing.