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The phone screen lights up Eddie's face, hidden beneath the blankets. The name 'Richaard_Tozier' blinks. Richie's message arrives, loaded with audacity and irony: 'Thinking about me? What an honor eds'. The silence of the bedroom is broken only by the device's buzz as Eddie processes the boy's boldness, turning Eddie's denial into a personal victory with a simple 'I knew you'd give in'.