It has now been 3 full months since the events of IT had passed. Bill, Stan, Richie, Eddie and Ben had all returned to school, even mike's grandfather let him come to Derry high instead of being home schooled. Everyday they'd meet up somewhere and hang out but it just wasn't the same with out Beverly, who had moved to Portland with her aunt.

Today was the last day of the school year and Bill was biking home. Once he reached his house, he parked his bike in the garage and went inside to his room to see a post card on his bed.

"M-m-mom, whats this?" Bill asked

"Don't know, it came in the letter box for you" she yelled back from the kitchen.

Bills POV

I took the postcard in my hand and looked at the picture. It had Portland across the front. Knowing already who it would be from I turned the card over. I read it in my head.

Dear bill

So, Schools out for this year now and I was thinking to come back to Derry for a few weeks and hang out with you all. If I were to come I was hoping if I could stay at yours or one of the guys house so my aunt doesn't have to stay and rent a house. Call me to let me know by next week. xx

On the other side was a number. I looked up with a grin on my face. 'Bev's coming back!'

I raced down to the kitchen. Mom was preparing dinner "hey mom?" She turned around. "Mmm" she muttered

"Next week or s-s-s-something could a friend come here and stay f-for a while?"

"Richie?" She guessed

"No, beverly." I told her

"Yeah alright" she answered and went back to cooking dinner. I ran back up the stairs to the hallway where there was a little side table with a telephone on it. I dialled the number. It started to ring. Then there was an answer.

"Hello?" It was Beverly

"H-h-hey bev"

"Bill! Hey. I'm guessing you got my postcard"

"Yeah. My p-parents said you could stay at my place while y-your here." I told her

"really?! Great. Is it ok if I come next week?"

"That's fine"

"Ok well I'll see you then"

"Yeah I'll g-go tell the guys that your c-coming" she couldn't see but I had the biggest smile on my face.

"Sounds good. Bye" then she hung up.

I went back into my room, sat on my bed and started to think. 'Where would she sleep? I could probably find a mattress somewhere and I could sleep on that on the floor and she would take the bed. Yeah. That'll work.' I checked my watch. "S-s-shit" it was now 4.00 and I was supposed to meet the guys at 3.30. I rushed to get my bike and headed out to where we made 'the blood oath', as we like to call it, which was now our official meet up place, unless we made other plans, but that was rare.

It took less than ten minutes to get there. When I did arrive all five of them were looking at me with disappointed looks painted across their faces.

"Where the fuck were you?!" Richie asked harshly

"Yeah. We said 3.30, it's now ten past 4!" Eddie added

"I was on the p-p-phone" I defended myself

"To who? Who is more important than meeting us on the first afternoon of vacation?" Richie yelled. One thing I did know about Richie he hated waiting.

"Bev" that shut them up.

"Why?" Ben asked

"She's coming back to Derry for a few weeks" I answered. They all now had smiles.

"Who's she staying with?" Stan spoke up

"Me"

"What?" Ben asked

"Bev's staying at my h-h-house whiles she's here" I shrugged

"Damn I know she had it for you but not that bad" Richie commented. Then stuck his hand up for a high five from Eddie. Eddie just shook his head.

"When she coming?" Mike wondered aloud

"Some time next week" I answered him

"Are we going to do something or just stand here?" Richie asked

"Yeah we should be celebrating! This'll be the first holiday without Bowers or any bully terrorising us" stan pointed out.

We all went out to the river near the Barron's and talked while throwing rocks into the water 'I know, lame'

But the hole time we were doing that all I could think about was Beverly Marsh.