It’s a hot summers day but Eddie is home, stuck in bed with the flu.
Instead of going to the quarry with the other Losers Richie pretends to be sick himself. His mother makes her famous homemade chicken noodle soup. He doesn’t eat all of it, claiming he needs to lay down.
Later, in the middle of the night, Richie sneaks out to visit Eddie. He finds a snuffly, hungry Eddie who has had nothing to eat but double cooked rice. Richie presents him a warm thermal mug of Maggie’s chicken noodle soup. After Eddie empties the mug they cuddle until Eddie’s fast a sleep.
Eddie’s stuck in bed, sick with the flu. Richie’s on the phone with his mother, writing down the recipe for her chicken noodle soup.
Later, when the kitchen is full of dirty dishes, Richie brings up a hot bowl of soup to Eddie. When Eddie’s done, Richie puts the bowl aside, pulling Eddie into his arms as they fall back into the bed to cuddle the rest of the night.