Bill was walking home from school with his bike, saying a sentence while trying not to stutter. He has a stuttering problem, and he's trying to talk without stuttering because people can't understand him, or he gets made fun of.
He stuttered, "And then he went through the b-b-b-b-b-. Ah shit!" He gets really mad with himself if he doesn't pronounce a word right, especially a word that reminds him of Georgie. He walked up his house, and he looked up in his bedroom window.
He thought of Georgie saying goodbye to him for the last time, him making the boat for his little brother, and watching run down the rainy road with his little paper boat. Bill felt tears come up his eyes, and he told himself, "I'll f-f-f-find you, Georgie. T-T-T-Trust me."
Some tears spilled out of his eyes, and then he looked down his street. He looked in the direction Georgie went with his boat. He saw a clown… staring right at him with most devious smile. A smile that could kill your dreams. A smile that could kill you because it scared the hell out of you.
Bill felt himself breathing heavily, and the clown told him, "Hello… Billy." Bill was in shock; this could not be real, he thought. The clown did a laugh, scarier than any other laugh Bill has heard before.
The clown said, "Why don't you come join me… in the sewer? We'll have fun down there. You'll be able to see Georgie!" Bill then gasped in shock, and he said, "You're not r-r-r-r-real! I know you're not real!"
The clown frowned and he asked, "I'm not real? I'm not real enough for you, Billy?!" Bill said, "No! You're not real! G-G-G-G-Georgie is not with you!" The clown growled, and then he did the creepy laugh again. He had blood dripping down his mouth, and Bill mumbled, "Oh my g-g-g-g-god."
The clown opened his mouth, wider than anyone ever could open their mouths. There were rows of very sharp teeth in his mouth, and a very bright light coming out of his mouth. Bill said, "No!" Then, the clown charged at Bill, very quickly, his head shaking violently.
Bill stood in his position because he had never been scared like this before. He closed his eyes, and prayed, "Dear God, if I d-d-d-die here today, p-p-p-please take me to G-G-G-Georgie so we can be in h-h-h-heaven together. Thank you f-f-f-f-for my life. Amen."
When he opened his eyes, the clown was right up in his face, smiling with his sharp teeth. Bill was frozen with fear; this was real. The clown asked, "Now am I real to you… Billy?" Bill was gasping for air, but then he fainted, his head hitting the concrete hard. He could not believe he saw a demented clown, the one that probably had Georgie.
Stanley and Richie met Eddie at his house so they could go down to the creek. They were surprised that Bill wasn't there because they made a plan to meet each other at Eddie's house at 5:00p.m, and it was a 5:30.
In Eddie's room, Eddie asked, "Where is Bill?! It is half an hour past 5! He should be here by now!" Eddie was really worried about his friend because Bill was his best friend out of the whole group.
Stanley asked, "Maybe his parents didn't let him go?" Richie said, "But his parents are out of town for the rest of the week. They obviously wouldn't care if he hangs out with us." Eddie asked in a panic, "Where is he?!" Stanley said, "Eddie, calm down. We will go and get Bill. I'm sure he's home. Maybe he didn't want to come or something."
Richie said, "Well, let's go find him!" Eddie said, "Guys! We have to bring the stuff for the creek! Just in case we do find him." Stanley said, "We will find him, Eddie. Don't worry." Then, they all ran out of Eddie's room, and into his kitchen.
When they got to the kitchen, Richie and Stanley searched the kitchen cabinets for some things while Eddie went into the living room to tell his mother where they were going. Richie found some birth control pills in the cabinet, and he jokingly asked Eddie when he walked into the kitchen, "Birth control pills? Do you need them? Or does your mother need them?"
Eddie said, with a little anger, "Yeah, I'm saving them for your sister. You know there is private stuff in there." Richie laughed, and he grabbed a bottle. Stanley, on the other hand, grabbed his own things, and Eddie said, "Alright. Let's go get Bill."
The three of them started heading out the door, but Eddie's mother stopped them by asking, "Eddie, dear, aren't you forgetting something?" She was sitting on the chair, polishing her nails and not really paying attention to the boys.
Eddie looked at Richie and Stanley, and he saw Richie starting to widen his smile. Stanley rolled his eyes at Richie, and Eddie walked over to his mom. Eddie bent next to his mom, and kissed her cheek. He said a little embarrassed, "Bye, Mom." She told them, "Don't be out too long."
Richie laughed quietly at Eddie, and he asked Eddie's mom, "Would you like one from me, Mrs. K.?" Eddie pulled his arm, leading his friends out of his house. Stanley closed the door behind him, and he followed his friends who were arguing with each other.
On the way to Bill's house, Richie and Eddie continued to argue with each other about Eddie kissing his mom. Eddie asked, "What's the big deal? Do you love your mom?" Richie said, "Well, yeah, but it's funny to watch you kiss your mom. I only hug her goodbye."
Eddie said, "I bet the first girl you made out with was your sister because you are never going to get a girlfriend!" Richie scoffed, "Oh please. I'm obviously a lot hotter than you! Look at me!" Eddie asked, "Look at you? What I'm looking at is-." Stanley yelled, "Stop arguing!"
Eddie and Richie looked at Stanley in shock because they've never heard him yell before. Stanley said, "Guys come on. You both are acting really ridiculous. It really doesn't matter who is the hotter one here. The only thing that you need to worry about is finding Bill. We have to find out if he is okay or not."
In reality, Bill was still lying on the concrete in front of his house. His friends didn't know that, and nobody else knew Bill was passed out. They thought he was asleep or he was getting a tan. Bill wasn't going to wake up normally; his head was bleeding, and he hit it so hard that he might not remember some things, but who knows.
Richie, Eddie, and Stanley were turning onto Bill's street, and Stanley said, "Bill's house is down there. He should be there. If not, we'll call the cops and look for him." Eddie said, "Let's run to his house!" Then, they all started running to Bill's house, hopefully finding him there.
When they reached Bill's neighbor's house, Richie asked, "What the hell is that person doing on Bill's driveway?" They stopped running, catching their breath. Eddie walked closer to the body, and he screamed, "Oh my fucking god! It's Bill!"
Stanley and Richie gasped in shock, and they ran to Bill and Eddie. Eddie could feel tears coming up, and he bent down next to Bill. He started shaking Bill's body, trying to wake him up, and he screamed, "Bill! Bill! Wake up! Please wake up! Bill! Please!"
Eddie looked at Richie and Stanley, and he screamed, "Don't just stand there! Call an ambulance! Get the cops! Hurry!" Richie ran inside Bill's house to get a telephone, lucky for him was that his house was unlocked.
Eddie felt himself crying, and so did Stanley. Eddie then slapped Bill's face, and he continued to shake him. Eddie cried, "Bill! Please wake up! Please!" Stanley then noticed the blood under Bill's head.
Eddie was still screaming Bill's name to wake him, but then Stanley yelled, "Eddie! Eddie! Eddie!" Eddie turned around to face Stanley, tears running down his eyes. Stanley was panting, panting with fear, fear of Bill dying right in front of him.
Stanley stammered, "He's… bleeding." Eddie's eyes widened, and he looked at Bill in shock. He was too busy trying to wake him up that he didn't even notice his head was bleeding. Eddie mumbled, "Oh my god." He felt even more tears come down his face, and then Richie came out of Bill's house.
He yelled, "Paramedics are coming! They are almost here!" Richie ran to his friends, and he saw Eddie crying. He asked, "What's wrong with him, Eddie?" Eddie put his hand over his eyes, and said, "He's bleeding, Richie! He's bleeding!"
Richie looked down at Bill's head, and he said, "Fuck me. We should've stayed with him! If we were with him-." A voice behind them interrupted him, "Hiya, boys!" Their hearts stopped; who could've said that, they thought.
When they turned around, they found a clown. What they didn't know was that that was the clown that caused Bill to pass out. Stanley asked, "What the hell?" The clown waved his hand, and he said, "I'm Pennywise! The dancing clown!"
Eddie asked, "What the fuck is a Pennywise?! That's not even a name!" Pennywise frowned, and he asked, "What's wrong, Eddie? Am I not real or something? Are you going to try to ignore me?"
Eddie screamed, "How do you know my name?!" Pennywise laughed, that creepy laugh Bill heard. He said, "I know everybody's names! I live on people's fear! Fear is so… beautiful!" Richie asked, "What do you want? What did you do with Bill?!"
Pennywise took a few steps toward them, and said, "I ate his fear. Fear keeps me alive. I put him in a, well, let's call it a hyper-sleep." That put the boys in a state of shock, and they asked at the same time, "You killed him?!"
Pennywise then started laughing, the more he laughed, the more his voice got deeper. The boys were scared, and Richie screamed, "Fuck you!" Then, Pennywise started running very quickly and shook his head violently toward them.
They screamed, and started running inside Bill's house. Pennywise continued to follow them as they ran into Bill's house. When they all were in Bill's house, Eddie slammed the front door shut, and they were panting. Eddie locked the door, and Richie asked, "Is it just me, or was that clown fucked up?"
Eddie said, "That clown was a dick! What did he want?!" Stanley asked, "Are you sure he's out of the house for real?" Eddie said, "He should be! If he's not, I swear!" Richie looked out the window, and he didn't see Pennywise. He said, "He's gone!"
Stanley and Eddie sighed, and Eddie said, "Thank God." Richie continued to look out the window, but then Pennywise jumped from under the window, his mouth dripping blood. Richie screamed really loud, which made Eddie and Stanley scream.
Pennywise laughed, and he said, "I feast off your fear… or I feast off your precious flesh." Richie screamed, "No!" Pennywise laughed, and he said, "Come down with me to the sewer! Come down with Billy! And Georgie! You'll float, too!"
Eddie screamed, "Get the fuck away from us! Leave us alone you piece of shit!" Pennywise said, not fearing Eddie's words, "You'll float, too. You'll float, too. You'll float, too. You'll float, too. You'll float, too!" He continuously said that, his voice getter lower and lower.
Then, behind them, they heard two voices say with Pennywise, "You'll float, too. You'll float, too." They all turned around, and Pennywise chuckled evilly. There stood Bill and Georgie… literally, Bill and Georgie.
Eddie screamed, "Bill?!" Bill smiled evilly, and he said, "You'll have fun in the sewer, Eddie. Won't you, Stanley? How about you, Richie? You'll float, too. Come with me and Georgie. You'll float, too."
Georgie continuously said, laughing, "You'll float, too. You'll float, too. You'll float, too!" Bill joined him in saying that, and Eddie said, "Richie, Stanley, this isn't real! We all know this isn't real! Clowns aren't real, and Georgie is dead!"
Then, Pennywise came up from the floor, next to Bill and Georgie. He said, smiling evilly, "Oh, I'm real alright!" Then, he jumped right at them, and they screamed loudly. Stanley yelled, "Get out of here! Come on!" Then, the three ran out of Bill's house, leaving Pennywise in there with Bill and Georgie.
Eddie, Richie, and Stanley ran out of the house in fear. They continued to look back, making sure they weren't being followed by Pennywise. They continued to run, but then they were stopped by someone. They screamed, and turned their heads forward, and they were glad to see paramedics.
They all sighed, and the paramedic, who was a younger adult male, asked, "Are you boys alright?" They all tried to say something, but they all stammered their words, and they were talking at the same time.
Another paramedic joined the one talking to Eddie, Richie, and Stanley, and the first paramedic silenced them by asking, "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Do you want us to check the house?" Eddie, Richie, and Stanley said in unison, "Yes!"
The paramedic told the other one, "Come on Ella. We're going in." Then the two paramedics went inside, and the boys watched the other paramedics put Bill in the ambulance. Stanley said, "We just can't leave Bill. We have to go with him."
Richie asked, "Are you crazy? He wanted to kill us in there!" Stanley frowned and said, "Come on, Richie! That wasn't real! That's the real Bill right there! The one being put in the ambulance! Let's go with him!"
Richie sighed, and said, "Alright, fine." Then, they walked over to the paramedics who were putting Bill in the ambulance, and Eddie asked one of them, "Can we join him please?" One of the paramedics said, "I'm sorry, boys, but you can't. He has to be alone since he's not in a good condition."
Stanley asked, "What's wrong with him?!" Another paramedic said, "We don't know. We'll see once we get to the hospital." Stanley said, "Please let us go with him. He's been our friend for a long time. We just want to be there for him." The first paramedic said, "No, boys. You can visit him later. Your parents can take you."
Richie said, "Our parents hate us!" The paramedic asked, "What?" Eddie and Stanley nodded in agreement, and Richie said, "You heard me. Our parents don't give a shit about us. Neither do Bill's parents. We're the outsiders of the town. Our parents think we're losers, and they're lazy! That's why we came to Bill's house, and we called you guys!"
The paramedics looked at each other, feeling sorry for the boys. Richie hated the fact that he was telling the truth, but he just wanted to go with Bill. A third paramedic said, "Alright, fine. You boys can accompany him." They boys said, "Thank you!"
They got in the ambulance, and stood next to Bill. A fourth paramedic said, "But, you may not mess around in here. We've really got to work on him, so let us do our job." The boys nodded, and they thanked them again.
Two paramedics got in the back with Bill, while the other two went in the front of the ambulance to drive them to the hospital. Richie said, "And… you're welcome." Eddie asked the paramedics, "Do you think he'll be okay?"
One of the paramedics said, "I don't know. He's lost a lot of blood. His breathing rate has slowed down, but we'll do our best to save him."