AUGUST 1, 1989

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"Where the hell is that whore?!" My mothers voice boomed from the hallway

"Oh, fuck.." Rylee mumbled

"Who called her?!" Richie yelled, getting defensive

"The h-h-h-hospital. Fuck, Rich, when y-yyou signed those sheets d-d-did you write down y-y-your home phone number?" Bill asked, stuttering more than normal, Mr and Mrs Tozier always scared Bill, he was both scared of them and hated their guts for what they do to Rylee and Richie

Suddenly, the door was thrown open and Maggie and Wentworth Tozier were in view

Everyone's eyes widened and Rylee pressed the assistance button on the side of her bed repeatedly "No, no. NO!"

"Why the fuck are you here." Richie spoke up

All the losers were stood infront of Rylees bed, to protect her from her own parents

Two nurses and a doctor ran into the room and looked at the Toziers in confusion "G-G-Get them out of h-here! They're g-g-gonna try to h-h-hurt her!" Bill yelled

The doctor looked to Rylee and she nodded her head violently, "You little bitch!" Mrs Tozier shrieked and jumped at Rylee, grabbing her by the throat and attempting to strangle her

"Kill her, Mag" Wentworth cheered on his wife

"Mom! Stop it!" Richie screamed "You're killing her! You're killing her!" He cried

Wentworth was already being held back by the doctor, and a nurse ran to call the police. "Get off of her!" Richie yelled

"Let go of her! You're gonna fucking kill her!" Richie cried as he clawed desperately at his mothers arms, trying to free his sister from her grasp

The heart rate on the monitor attached to Rylee was going at an unhealthy pace, she was close to passing out, and if she did, there would be a chance of her never waking up again

"S-S-Stop!"

"Get your hands off of her!"

"Get off of her!"

"Stop!!"

All the losers yelled with all they could and tried to reach Mrs. Tozier, but nurses were holding them back so they wouldn't get in trouble, all they could do was watch in horror as their friend was being strangled to death

"Let me help her!" Eddie yelled desperately

Three police officers ran into the room and ripped Maggie away from Rylee and dragged her out of the room in cuffs with Wentworth.

The nurses let go of the losers and they all ran to Rylee, who was gasping and desperately trying to get air back into her lungs. "I-I-I'm gonna di-die."

"No, no, no, no, no.. Rylee, Ry, Ry, it's okay, you're okay, y-you're gonna be okay. You're gonna- you're gonna make it. Come on just- just stay awake okay?" Richie cried onto the girls shoulder

"I'm- Im okay," Rylee panted, "I'm okay."

The nurses stayed with Rylee until her heart rate went back to normal and her breathing was stable, then left all the losers to be alone with her again

"Not the kind of parents you expected, huh?" Rylee tried to joke but the fact that she was crying wasn't helping

"Ry, don't. Please. Just don't think about them, don't talk about them. Okay? Please." Richie cried

"Yeah, yeah, I'll stop, Rich. Just stop crying." Rylee said as she twisted her fingers in his hair

"You're crying too, so you stop." Richie told his sister

"Well then let's both stop being wimps, yeah?" Rylee suggested, letting go of his hair and letting him sit up and adjust his glasses

"Yeah."

The losers watched the twins closely, small smiles on their faces for how the Toziers took care of each other. The twins looked at the losers and caught them all smiling and looking at them, "What?" They said at the same time "There something on my face?" They asked at the same time

"I still think it's weird when they do that.." Mike whispered to Ben

"Me too." Ben whispered back

"We can hear you." Rylee jokingly whispered "And it isn't our fault, great minds just think alike." Rylee winked at the losers

"Then tell me why my grades are lower than yours." Richie said from beside her

"Simple, cause you're stupid," Rylee patted her brothers head

"Am not." Richie argued

"Richie, you are stupid sometimes." Eddie jumped in

"What?! How am I-"

"Oh look Ed's you frightened the poor boy," Rylee joked

"Oh shut up" Richie pouted jokingly

"Ry, move over." Eddie spoke up

Rylee moved over to the other side of the hospital bed, leaving enough room for Eddie to lay down beside her and wrap his arm around her shoulders and Rylee leaned her head onto his chest

"Woah, woah, woah, no touching. I did not approve." Richie threw his arms in the air, making weird hand motions and pointing at the two

"What are you trying to do, Rich, cast a spell on us, hm?" Rylee laughed

"Yeah, bipity bopity boo, you don't know this boy." Richie said in his british accent

Rylee smirked and played along and turned her head to Eddie, "Who the fuck are you?"

Everyone laughed and Rylee smiled, then cuddled back into Eddies chest, making Eddie smile widely

"Hey! That's forbidden, no cuddling." Richie narrowed his eyes playfully

"You can't forbid me of doing shit, Rich. I'm older than you, so if anything i should be forbidding you from doing things." Rylee reminded her brother

"You're older by a few minutes." Richie shot

"Still older."

"And i'm still taller."

"Well I still ha-"

"Nope! No. Not this again." Eddie whined

Rylee laughed, "And why not?"

"It's annoying," Eddie complained

"Fine, I'll wait to fight with the little bitch." Rylee joked

"You're calling me little? You're shorter than Eddie. That's pretty fucking short if you ask me." Richie reminded his sister

"I'm not short, my heights just cute." Rylee smiled

"Sure is." Eddie mumbled

"Hey! I heard that! I told you none of that cute couple shit while i'm around, I'm already letting you cuddle with her." Richie whined

The rest of the losers rolled their eyes

"What? I'm not allowed to compliment my adorable girlfriend?" Eddie pressed, knowing he was pissing Richie off

"Adorable? FORBIDDEN!" Richie shouted

"Richie! We're in a fucking hospital, quiet down." Beverly reminded Richie

"Yeah, Richie, do we need to go back to kindergarten and teach you what an inside voice is?" Eddie and Rylee said at the same time

"Oh god don't you two start doing it too." Ben gasped dramatically and placed his hand on his forehead, "I might just faint."

Everyone laughed at this, when Richie stopped laughing he brought back the previous argument, "No cute couple shit around me."

Eddie smirked and kissed the top of Rylees head and held her closer to him then said "You're cute, babe."

"No calling her cute in front of me either!" Richie fake gagged

"Your sister is the most beautiful girl i've ever seen so I'm gonna tell her that whenever I want to, Mr. Overprotective little brother." Eddie blurted out

A few 'awe's were heard around the room and Rylee smiled, wrapping her arms around Eddies waist, Richie was left speechless, at first he didn't like the idea of his best friend dating his sister, he didn't like the idea of anyone dating his sister, but when he heard what Eddie said, he thought maybe Eddie was good enough for her

"Speechless, Rich?" Rylee laughed

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