⚠ Dan ⚠

*Eddie's POV*

"D-Dan?" I whispered, not wanting him to upset.

"What is it?" Dan snapped at me. I winced, remembering all of the times he's yelled at me before...

"Wh-where are we going?"

"I'm not gonna tell you! You're more of an idiot than you used to be."

I curled into myself as much as I could, being restricted by the rope. More tears fell off my cheeks as Dan kept driving.

After hours and hours, he eventually stopped. It was already pitch black outside when we pulled into the sleezy motel.

"You say anything, you're dead," Dan muttered in my ear as he dragged me towards the receptionist. "Hello! Can we get a room here?"

"How many nights?" The teen asked, not looking up from her magazine.

"We're not sure, here's the money for a week's stay."

Dan handed the lady a wad of cash and she took it, quickly counting the money and returning to her magazine.

"Room 127, here's the key."

She handed him a rusted key without looking up and he grabbed it from her. Without saying thank you, Dan pulled me away and we started walking down to the room.

"Oh, how I've missed this," Dan slammed the door behind us and turned to me with an evil grin. "I bet you haven't even gotten hurt since you left...that's ending tonight."

His fist came flying towards my face and I flinched, preparing for impact.

"D-Dan," I cried as the bruises started forming. "Why are y-you doing this?"

"You deserve it." Dan growled.

He's right. I know the Losers have been trying to convince me otherwise, but I do deserve this. I'm a screw up, and I'm worthless.

The words Dan's called me for the past 3 years came rushing back. I hadn't thought about them in a while because Richie's distracted me. But it's all true.

"You're such a slut, you've been sleeping around with Tozier, haven't you?!"

I couldn't bring myself to answer. I haven't slept with Richie yet, but he IS my boyfriend now... I betrayed Dan. I deserve this.

"Answer me, whore!"

"H-he's my boyfriend..." I whispered.

"Not anymore," Dan growled. "You're all mine now."

I looked up at him with terror in my eyes. I don't want to be his again. I remember the pain I had when I was with him. I don't want to go through that again...

Dan looked at me like I was a wad of gum on the bottom of my shoe. He was disgusted by me. But I get why, I am pretty disgusting.

He threw my onto the floor and starting kicking me. The toe of his shoe hit my ribs-- hard. I heard a crack, and I starting coughing blood. Dan smirked and kept going.

I could only think of 2 things.

1.) I deserve this. I left Dan without a note, he has a right to be upset.

2.) Richie's gonna be so worried. He doesn't know where I am, and he's probably freaking out...

*Bev's POV*

"Hey, Bev speaking." I answered my phone as Ben turned down the volume on the TV.

"B-Bev, Eddie's gone." Richie said, frantic and out of breath.

"What did you do now, dickhat?"

"N-no, I didn't do anything! We're at th-that flea market in S-Salsbury. H-he was here a second a-ago, and n-now he's gone!"

"Is your car still there?"

"Y-yeah, it's here. Wh-what if something b-bad happened?!"

"Richie," I said calmly into the speaker. "I'm sure nothing bad happened. Eddie's fine, he's probably just looking around at another store."

"N-no, I went t-to the front office and th-they called for him over the l-loud speakers. H-he didn't come."

My heart skipped a beat. What if something bad DID happen to Eddie?

"Come home. We can make a plan here. I'll call the other Losers." I said quickly and hung up.

"Ben, something's wrong."

•°•

Richie got here last, tears streaming down his face.

"Remember when D-Dan threatened us? Wh-what if he f-found Eddie? What if Eddie's g-getting hurt right now?!"

"Richie," Mike said softly. "Try to calm down. We can't help him if we're panicking."

Richie nodded, but he was still shaking and crying. He may have been a douche the other night, but he really does love Eddie.

"I'm sure Dan didn't take him. It's super unlikely that he happened to be at the flea market." I reasssured Richie.

There's no way Dan did this...right?

A/N: SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT AND SHORT CHAPTER-

I'm going through the worst week right now, physically and emotionally. But I'm still trying to get chapters out!! Sorry :(