Cherry's name was called. Michelle helped her on her feet and gave her a big squeezing hug and left out the door to drive around town while Cherry would be inspected for the next hour. Dr. Clarke sat behind her desk and allowed Cherry to sit in her couch.
"Okay Cherry, what seems to be the problem now?" Dr. Clarke asked.
"I keep seeing this psycho clown and weird things happening, but no one believes me," Cherry sighed. "I know he's there, but no one will listen!"
"A clown, huh?" Dr. Clarke took notes on her clipboard. "What does he look like?"
"White face, wild red hair, big red nose-"
"That sounds normal."
"Monstorous fangs."
Dr. Clarke's eyes widened. "Monstorous fangs?" she asked to make sure she heard the child right.
Cherry nodded in response.
"Are you positive?"
"Yes!" Cherry sat up in the couch, with panicked expression. "He also has this creepy, low voice. He's yelling for me a lot and leaves a lot of blood."
"Uh-huh..." Dr. Clarke sounded uneasy. She then took more notes to diagnose Cherry. "Cherry, are you sure this is reality and not some recurring nightmare you have?"
"I'm serious! On the way home from school one day and I ran into him!"
"Him? What's this clown's name?"
"He calls himself Pennywise the Dancing Clown," Cherry shuddered.
"Never heard of him. Are you sure he isn't a nightmare you made up?"
"I'M SERIOUS! I HATE CLOWNS SO THEY'RE PLOTTING AGAINST ME!"
"Calm down, Cherry!" Dr. Clarke put her hands on Cherry's shoulders. "It's okay... Listen to me, you sound like you suffer from extreme clourophobia."
"Color what?" Cherry raised an eyebrow.
"Colurophobia," Dr. Clarke corrected. "You're so pathilogically afraid of clowns, you think they want to eat you or kill you. Now repeat after me. Clowns are not scary."
"Clowns are not scary," Cherry shakily repeated.
"Pennywise is just an allusion."
"Pennywise is just an allusion..."
"Good... Now, let's let you rest a little while." Dr. Clarke smiled.
Cherry laid back in the couch and slowly drifted to sleep. She actually felt safe enough to sleep and felt like she couldn't suffer from a deathly fate. After the hour past, Michelle came and took Cherry home. Cherry fell asleep on the ride home and was sent to bed early as she was alone in her room and it was getting close to after midnight. For the first time since the first case of Pennywise, Cherry slept through the night in peace.