Six

I woke up the next morning, got out of bed and opened my window. Today was a scorcher.

That's Derry summer for you.

"Hi, Dallas," I said.

"Hey, Prim," greeted Dallas. "Got any plans for today?"

"Not much. I might go out this afternoon," I said trying to be vague. I had plans to meet Henry this afternoon, I was definitely not going to miss this for anything.

"Okay, tell me if you want a lift anywhere," Dallas said.

I nodded.

"Cole here?" I asked.

"No, he went to work. Won't be back till late tonight," Dallas said.

"Well that's a relief," I said.

"Prim, I'm never going to let him hurt you," Dallas reassured.

I finished my fruit loops and went outside at around eleven in the morning, so I could get my tan a little darker, then it would be perfect.

"Hey Prim, I'm gonna go get the rest of the Losers and then go hang out," Bill asked as he rode past on his bike. 

"Let me go get my bike and tell my brother where I'm going," I said. 

I went back inside.

"Hey, Dal," I said. "I'm going out with the Losers for a while."

"Alright, stay safe," said Dallas.

I went out back and rode my bike out to the front yard where Bill was waiting.

"What are we gonna do?" I asked.

"I don't mind, maybe just ride around?" Bill suggested.

"Fine with me," I said, getting on my bike.

"We'll go to Eddie's house first since it's closer," Bill said.

We rode the five minutes over to Eddie's house and went inside, we didn't bother knocking.

Richie was there with them in the kitchen.

"Hey, guys," I said.

"Hey," said Eddie.

"Hey Prim, hey Bill," Richie said.

"What're you guys doing?" I asked.

"We were just comin' out to get you guys," Eddie said.

"And we're also getting some snacks," Richie added.

I went to help Richie take stuff out of the kitchen cupboards.

"Take everything but the Delicious Deals guys, Mum loves 'em," Eddie warned us.

I took out some cinnamon buns and Richie took out some Oreo's and started grabbing everything that he saw.

"I just called Stan and Bill," Eddie said. "They'll be over here soon. Why don't we go to the cliff and have a picnic?"

The cliff is a cliff, obviously, where us Losers go to hang out sometimes, it's the one we jump off into the quarry.

"Sure," I said.

Richie opened another cupboard, revealing heaps of pills.

"Hey Eddie, these your birth control pills?" Richie asked.

"He's saving them for your sister," I said, causing everyone else to laugh.

The front door slammed shut as Stan and Ben walked into the kitchen. 

"Hey, guys," Stan greeted.

"What's up?" Greeted Ben.

"H-hey," greeted Bill. "W-we're gonna have a p-p-picnic on the cliff."

"Cool," Stan said.

We finished up in the kitchen and headed for the front door.

"Eddie Bear," whispered Eddie's Mum. "Where are you off to in such a rush?"

"U-uh, j-j-just my backyard, Mrs Kaspbrak," Bill lied. "I got a new..."

"Croquet set," Richie said, saving the lie. "Jesus! Spit it out, B-B-Bill."

"Okay," agreed Mrs Kaspbrak. "Oh, and sweetie, don't go rollin' around on the grass, especially if it's just been cut. You know how bad your allergies can get."

"Yes, Mum," Eddie said.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Mrs Kaspbrak called as we were just making our way out.

Eddie went over to his Mum and kissed her on the cheek.

"Do you want one from me too, Mrs K?" Richie joked.

I snickered and pushed them out the door before Eddie's mum could stop us from leaving.

We got onto our bikes and rode to the hill so we could climb up to the cliff.

We stopped riding our bikes because there was a cyan Trans Am parked in the middle of the road, and a black bike lying next to it.

"Oh shit, that's Belch Huggin's car," Eddie said. "We should get outta here."

"Isn't that the homeschool kid's bike?" Asked Stan.

'Yeah, that's Mike's," I confirmed. "We have to help him."

"We should?" Asked Richie.

"Yes!" I said, getting off my bike, letting it fall and hearing the rest of the Losers running behind me.

We ran through the long grass and there they were.

Mike Hanlon was on the ground, lying on a pile of raw meat. Henry, Belch, and Vic were shoving his face into it.

They shouted "Nigga" and "You fucker" at him a few times.

Belch held a rock over Mike's face, he was about to break his skull in.

I knew I had to save Mike, so I picked up a rock from the ground and threw it at Belch. Richie threw one at Henry, hitting him square in the forehead. Belch and Henry screamed in pain and Mike stood up.

I knew there was going to be a fight, and so did the others, so we left before anything could happen. I looked back and Henry looked like he was in pain, I wanted to go help him, but I just couldn't.

"Thanks," said Mike, patting me on the back.

"You're welcome," I smiled.

"You guys shouldn't have come, now he'll be after you guys too," Mike said.

"Oh, Bowers?" said Richie. "He's always after us, except for Prim."

"I'm Prim," I said, pointing to myself. The others introduced themselves.

"What do you mean Bowers is after all of you guys except for me?" I asked Richie.

"Isn't it obvious?" Said Richie. "Henry has the biggest crush on you.'

"What? No," I laughed uneasily.

"Yes," everyone else said in unison.

"Think about it, whenever he tries to attack us he leaves you alone, whenever you're around he goes kinda soft like he doesn't wanna attack," Richie explained.

I have to admit, he was making sense. But it was a lot to think about, so I wasn't going to. But my head was so full of memories that he and I had together, it's been three years and I still think about those twelve years that we were best friends.

We rode our bikes around the car and headed to the cliff again. Henry, god damn, why can't I get that boy outta my mind...

I had a crush on the most popular boy in the school, Aidan Reeves . He was the captain of the football team and my eighth-grade self was completely enthralled with him. We talked, and we had some of the same classes, but we weren't really close. Besides, he has a girlfriend.

The bell rang, Henry and I left our class and headed out to lunch. I went to my locker and tried to open it, but I never could on the first try.

"Fuck," I said, slamming the combination lock against my locker. Henry laughed.

"Need some help there?" Asked a voice from behind me. 

I turned around, it was Aidan.

"No thanks," I said.

I pulled out a bobby pink from my bag and used it to open my locker. Yeah, I can break into lockers. It's one of my many talents.

"Wow, that's so cool!" Exclaimed Aidan.

I ignored him and put my stuff away, trying to play it cool.

"So..." said Aidan.

"So what?" Asked Henry.

"I was wondering if you wanted to come to my house after school? There's a football game on," Justin asked.

"I don't really like football," I said. 

I decided to play hard to get so I could see if he really liked me.

"We don't have to watch football. I just like you a lot and I wanna see you," Aidan said. "We can just... hang out."

"Sure," I said, shrugging.

"Cool," said Aidan giving me a smile and then walking off down the corridor.

"Why would you do that?" Asked Henry.

"Because I like him a lot and he's a nice guy," I said dreamily.

"He's not. He changes girls faster than girls change clothes. I don't want you getting hurt," Henry said.

"Thanks, Henry, but I think I'll be fine," I said as I walked into my classroom for last period.

"Bye," said Henry.

Class went by slowly as I counted down the minutes until I got to hang out with Aidan.

After what seemed like a lifetime, the bell rang and I went to my locker, collected my things and then I saw Aidan, standing behind me.

"Hey, Aidan," I said.

"Hey, Primrose," Aidan greeted. "You're looking beautiful."

I gave him a smile and he linked arms with me as we walked down the corridor. We passed Kat, Aidan's now ex-girlfriend, and as she saw us, Aidan kissed me and moved his hand to my ass.

He walked me out of school and to his house.

When we got there, he held the door open for me.

"Make yourself at home," he said, gesturing to the couch.

I sat down.

"Want something to drink?" Aidan asked.

"Sure," I said.

Aidan sat down next to me with two beers in his hand, passing me one.

"Thanks," I said.

"No problem, my parents aren't home so we can drink whatever we want, and do whatever we want," Aidan said with a wink as he put his arm around me.

Aidan kissed me and deepened the kiss. I kissed back because, well, what the hell.

He put an arm under my top and groped me through my bra. I didn't stop him. I mean I really did like him.

I decided to make a move of my own. I pulled his shirt off, then after I did that he pulled mine off and played me down on the couch.

He kissed me all over my chest and went to undo my bra.

He did and then I pulled my pants off, leaving me in only my underwear.

Aidan took off his pants and his underwear.

He smirked at me, I smirked back and I knew what I would do next.

When I was done, he pulled down my underwear and stuck 2 fingers into me, then I put my mouth on his dick. 

"Thanks for that," Aidan said after we were both done. "You can go home now."

Then the front door opened violently and Kat walked in.

"Aidan, dump Primrose! You can do better! Like me!"

"I know, baby," said Aidan, pushing me to the ground as he got up. "I just used her to make you jealous, and I guess it worked." He said, shrugging.

I felt tears fall from my eyes. I was worth more than this.

"You're such an asshole, I can do so much better than you! I thought you were a nice person... I was wrong. You guys enjoy being together. Oh and Kat? Aidan has a small dick," I said, before storming out, tears still pouring down my face.

Henry's P.O.V.

It's been three years, three fucking years and I still haven't stopped thinking about me and Prim's friendship. I can't wait to meet up with her later so we can sort this all out. I want my best friend back. I feel like no other guy is good enough for her. 

I watched Prim and Justin leave, every second they got further and further away. She can do so much better than some player, so much better. He asked her to hang out, I know he's just going to hurt her.

There are so many better guys out there, so many other guys that can treat her better, like me for example.

After I finished up my homework, yes Henry Bowers did his homework, it was around six in the evening, and I heard a knock at the door. My Dad wasn't home so I went and answered it.

It was Prim, and she was crying like crazy.

"Prim, what's wrong?" I asked, pulling her inside.

"A-A-A-Aidanusedme!" She sobbed.

"What?" I asked, not able to understand her."Calm down."

I sat her on the couch and poured her a glass of water.

She drank it and calmed down, but still looked very upset.

"Tell me what's wrong, and I can help you," I said.

She took a deep breath.

"Aidan used me. He used me to make Kat jealous," she said.

"Oh, that asshole!" I cried, hitting the table with my hand hard."I knew he would do this!"

I wanted to tell her that I warned her about this, that he was just going to hurt her, but I knew it wouldn't help.

I just hugged her and let her cry into me.

"What did you say to him?" I asked.

"Not much, I just put him in his place," she said.

"You're so strong," I said.

After Prim left, I swore revenge on Aidan. 

After all, revenge is a dish best served cold, and I know he loves ice cream. 

The next day at school I approached Aidan at his locker. 

"Why would you treat Primrose like that? Do you have any respect at all?" I spat.

Aidan laughed. 

"Primrose is hot, probably one of the sexiest girls in the school, but we both won here. She liked me a lot, and she got to hang out with me and hook up with me. I got to hook up with a hot chick, so..." Aidan told me.

"She is more than her body!" I cried before I punched him straight in the mouth. "She's only thirteen!"

I got three days suspension for that, but it was worth it. 

No one treats my best friend like that.

I shook the unpleasant memory from my head.