Damning Savoir
Disclaimer: I do not own IT.
Chapter 1
Ruth took one last look at her house. Her father had fallen into a drunken coma and would hopefully not be up until it was over. Nobody would know anything happened until it was over. Hot tears ran down Ruth's face. Yet, she smiled as if was getting a present. In a way, she was.
Ruth first met him half a year ago, three weeks after she and her father moved to Derry. She was running from some bullies and took refuge in a sewer tunnel. It smelled horrible and she could practically feel rats scurrying across her legs, but she kept her mouth shut and made herself into a small ball.
It worked. The bullies couldn't find her and abandoned their search. Ruth deciced to stay in the tunnel for a few more minutes just to be safe. However, she heard strange noises like footsteps approaching. She faced to the tunnels and saw a bright red balloon floating towards her.
"Don't you want a balloon Ruth?" A voice from the tunnel said. The figure stepped out of the shadows and revealed himself to be a clown. This confused Ruth who had no idea why a clown would be in the sewer.
"Go on. Take it." The clown said. "It's only a balloon. You like balloons don't ya?"
"Not particularly." Ruth said. "Why are you in a sewer? Shouldn't you be in a circus?"
"Oh but there is a circus down here." The clown said. "With balloons and cotton candy and popcorn! All sorts of fun stuff in here!"
Ruth felt very uncomfortable but at the same time, intrigued.
"No thanks!" Ruth exclaimed. "I don't really like circus all that much." She ran off as fast as she could.
A week after that strange encounter, Ruth saw another balloon in the school hallway. No one else seemed to notice it. Only her. The balloon drifted closer and closer to her before popping, releasing a surge of blood that splashed on Ruth's face. She didn't scream or cry but instead just stood there looking around to see if anyone noticed. No one did.
She went to the restroom and washed the blood off her face and dress. Two other girls happened to be in the bathroom and noticed Ruth.
"Hey Assface!" One of the girls said. "Trying to wash all the lameness off you? Because it's not working."
"Just leave me alone." Ruth said. She tried to leave but the other girl blocked the door.
"What was that bitch?" She slapped Ruth, knocking her down to the ground. They started beating on Ruth for a few minutes. When they left, Ruth had a black eye and several bruises. Now she was beginning to cry.
Later that night, Ruth was sitting on her bed. He was too drunk to care about her injuries. She cried. She wiped away her tears and tried to fall asleep. As she was beginning to drift off, she noticed something floating in the darkness. It was a balloon.
"What is with that damn clown and his stupid balloons?" Ruth thought. "That's it! First thing tomorrow, I'm going to find out who that clown is!"