Eight

"Prim!" Called a voice.

I groaned and pulled my pillow over my face, not wanting to get up.

"Prim!" They called again.

I ignored them.

The covers were thrown off me and I looked up to see Dally standing there with Henry behind him.

"Good thing I don't sleep naked," I joked.

Dally rolled his eyes and Henry snickered.

I grabbed the duvet and pulled it over me again.

"What do you guys want?" I asked.

"He's here for you," Dally said, pointing to Henry and leaving the room.

"Hey, Henry," I greeted.

"Hey, um, the rest of the gang's waiting in the car. Do you wanna come with us?" Henry asked.

"Where are you going?" I asked, getting out of bed.

"Just around," Henry answered.

"I hope you aren't planning on doing any bullying," I warned.

"No," Henry confirmed.

"Okay, but you'll have to wait for me to get changed," I said.

"That's okay," Henry said.

"Well?" I questioned.

Henry gave me an evil smile.

I playfully pushed him out of my room and closed the door.

"You look nice," Henry complimented after I opened the door when I was done. "Like always."

"Thanks," I said, following Henry out to his car.

"Not so fast!" Cole called as we walked past the living room. "Where are you off to?"

I stopped.

"I'm just going out," I said.

"With who?" Cole asked.

"My friend Henry," I told him.

Cole came over to Henry and me.

"Aren't you Butch Bower's son?" Cole asked.

"Yeah," Henry said.

"You're father's a good guy," Cole said.

"You would say that," I snickered.

"Something funny, Primrose?" Cole asked.

"Nothing," I said quickly.

"Then why did you laugh?" He asked again.

I shrugged.

"Let's go, Henry," I said before Cole grabbed me by the arm and twisted it, causing me to cry out in pain.

"Let go of her!" Cried Henry, attempting to pull me away.

"What's going on here?" Dally yelled as he came running into the hallway.

I shook Cole off me and backed closer to Henry, who stood in front of me in case Cole went for me again.

"Nothing, it's fine," I said.

"No, it's not," Dallas said angrily.

"Cole grabbed her arm and twisted it," Henry said.

Dally's eyes widened as he moved closer to Cole who he could easily intimidate now that he was fully grown. Dally was much taller than Cole.

"How dare you hurt my sister!" Dally yelled.

Cole looked furious.

"Move over mullet boy," Cole demanded, pushing Henry to the side.

"Come here," Cole said, picking me up by my waist and running with me into his bedroom. I knew I couldn't possibly get away so I screamed for help.

Henry and Dallas came running behind but Cole was too quick, he locked the door and threw me down onto his bed.

He took off my jeans and my tank top leaving me in my underwear and my shoes.

I tried to get up but Cole turned around with some rope and began tying me to the bed.

"HELP!" I cried.

There was banging on the door.

"We're gonna bash the door down!" Dallas yelled.

"QUICK BEFORE HE GAGS ME!" I yelled, sobbing.

"DON'T YOU DARE HURT HER YOU FUCKER!" Henry yelled. "I HURT HER AND IT WAS THE WORST MISTAKE I EVER MADE! PLEASE! SHE IS THE MOST AMAZING GIRL, PLEASE!"

"HENRY!" I yelled.

"YEAH?" Henry yelled back.

"I GUESS WE'RE BACK TO THE WAY WE WERE!" I yelled, remembering what he said to me a few days ago on Neibolt street.

"I'M SMILING RIGHT NOW!" Henry yelled.

"HE'S BLUSHING LIKE CRAZY!" Dallas yelled.

I smiled, right before I felt Cole tie some kind of thick rope around my jaw so I couldn't open my mouth.

"PRIM?" Dallas yelled.

I couldn't answer.

Cole stood there laughing and there was more screaming and banging on the door. Cole pulled out a belt and whacked me with it. Tears fell from my eyes as I felt the pain.

I felt Cole's hands roam my body and feel me up and I knew what was coming he then went to pull down my underwear. Before Cole had a chance to do so, the door fell down right onto Cole as Dallas and Henry ran inside the room.

Dallas made sure that Cole was knocked out and Henry untied me and took the rope off of my mouth.

Henry's P.O.V.

I looked at Prim's tear stained face and half naked body and I wanted to cry. I hurt her. I probably made her cry like that. She didn't deserve this.

I pulled a sobbing Prim into me and hugged her while she cried into my t-shirt.

"He's unconscious," Dally said.

I just realized a half-naked Prim was sitting on my lap. She was the hottest and most beautiful girl in all of Derry. I hear what boys say about her. What they say they want to do to her. It's disgusting. I tried to resist what was happening in my pants but to be safe I pulled her off me.

Prim pulled her clothes on and wiped her face.

"Still wanna go out?" I asked.

"Of course, better than being here," Prim told me, smiling.

Primrose's P.O.V.

"Have fun, be safe. I'll deal with this," Dally said, giving me a hug as Henry put his arm around me and lead me outside.

"They left," Henry said. "Guess they got tired of waiting."

"Whatever," I said. "We could just do something together?"

"Sure," said Henry.

"I hate to ask, but does this happen often?" Henry asked.

"Not often, but enough," I said.

Henry shook his head. "I want to kill him."

"So do Dally and I. But then we could never get him convicted," I said.

"Why don't you just go to the cops?" Asked Henry.

"Threats," I said. "It's almost two already, do you wanna get something to eat?"

"Sure, I know a good place," Henry said.

We walked down the main street past all the shops.

"Hey, Prim!" Called Bill, who rode up to Henry and me with the rest of the Losers following him.

"Hey, guys," I said.

"Do you wanna join us? We're going to the junkyard," Eddie invited.

Henry looked down. "You can if you want," he said.

"I'm kinda busy right now, I'll see you guys another day," I said nicely.

"Okay, see ya," Richie said, then they rode off.

"You know you could have gone with them," Henry insisted as he opened the door of a small restaurant.

"No. I'm with you," I said, earning a smile from Henry.

The waitress walked us to our table and gave us some menus. She looked familiar.

"Bev!" I said.

"Oh, hey Prim," Beverly said quietly.

"How's your summer been?" I asked.

"It's been okay, tips are good," Bev chuckled.

"I bet," I said.

Beverly is in my gym class. She get's picked on a lot and I felt sorry for her. But the feelings of pity went away when we started hanging out last year.

It turns out the rumors were true. When we first started hanging out she told me they weren't, but as we got closer I found out she lied. We're still on okay terms though.

Henry's P.O.V.

Even though Prim and I were only fourteen when we stopped hanging out, I did have feelings for her. I'm not sure if it was love, but those feelings never left, they just became less intense. Now that we're hanging out again and things are going back to how they were, they aren't coming back, they're building up higher. I'm afraid that I'll fall in love with her.

I'm afraid of love. Everyone I've loved has left me or hurt me. My mum, gone. My dad, he's hurt me emotionally and he took away the person I loved most, my Mum.

I remember Prim helping me with the loss of my Mum.

She then replaced my mum in my heart.

Even if I did fall in love with her, I'm just a broken boy. I would hurt her, she'd never love me back.

Primrose's P.O.V.

When Henry and I were friends I had some feelings for him. But when we stopped being friends I pushed them away and they disappeared on their own.

Since we're hanging out again they're coming back.

I know I'd take a chance on love.

I'm just a broken girl, no one would love me anyway. Even if they did, I'd just hurt them, or Cole would. If the feelings I have for Henry came back in full swing I'd be in trouble. He would never love me back, and I'd end up getting hurt and I'd screw up our friendship again.

I guess the truth is, I'm afraid of falling in love. Because I'm afraid if I fall, I'll never get up.

i love this gif of dally so much it's so hot.

- e