Savior in the Rain
I had had it up to my limit with my mother.
"Where did you go? Whose that from?" she asked me timidly.
"I went out for a second and its nothing. Just a get well present," I lied dropping the box of eyes on the chair, making sure it was covered so she wouldn't see the contents inside.
The red balloon floated in behind me but I grabbed it by the string, and popped it with one punch of my fist.
"Stupid thing," I grumbled.
"You shouldn't be walking on that foot at the moment," she said.
She motioned me to sit down on the bed.
"Get out," I growled at her.
"What honey? No. We are going to get breakfast soon," she said.
"I said GET OUT!" I screamed and pointed at the door.
"GET OUT!" I screamed again.
My mom jumped at the sound and tone of my loud voice.
She was scared but then her face changed showing sadness.
She stalked over to me and hugged me tight.
"What are you doing?" I asked her.
"Apologizing," she said.
"Yeah well okay," I said. I couldn't help stand there, speechless. Here I was having a fit and she hugs me!
"I know you may be 16, but you are still underage and you are still my daughter. And if you ever speak to me like that again I will give you something real to cry about," she threatened me while still embracing me.
Then she hugged me tighter.
"I would gladly give up my life for you. I love you to the moon and back again," she said
I felt her tears land in my hair
My arms hugged her back on their own and I clung to her tight.
The anger left me quickly.
I was lucky to have a mom like her really care.
"I'm sorry," I cried out.
We sat down and I let all my tears out on her shoulder. I really was just a scared little girl.
She stroked my long hair and my back to calm me down.
Finally after what felt like an hour of endless tears and sobbing I actually had fallen back asleep.
I had no nightmares and no dreams. It was a sleepless nap.
"Is she okay?" asked the nurse.
My mom shut off the light after she had tucked me into bed. She shut the door, closing it quietly so to not wake me.
"She's mentally and physically exhausted," Pamela said to the nurse.
The nurse was going to come back in but my mom stepped in front of her, blocking the way.
"Let her sleep for a few hours and then check back on her," my mom stated.
"That's fine," the nurse stated hugging her clipboard to her chest as she walked away back to the desk.
After my mom had left, I threw the covers off.
I had only faked falling asleep.
I quietly got out of bed and put pillows in my place.
I put on my right sneaker and left my bandaged left one alone.
I unlocked the window and climbed out. Thankfully I was on the 1st floor.
I yelped when I fell to the grass below.
I looked around the morning sun and there was hardly anyone around.
I took off to Bill's house, slightly limping but going as fast as I could. I had to make sure him and Georgie were safe.
I had made it to the house no problem, but on the way there I made sure to keep a look out for Pennywise.
I even kept my distance away from the sewer drains.
"Fuck," I swore when I stubbed one of my left toes.
I seethed in pain, but I carried on.
"Bill!" I called, knocking on the door.
"Bill!" I called again when no one came to the door.
"Hey Maggie! We're over here!" called Bill from the garage.
"Yes we are here," he said.
I limped in and saw Bill and all his friends.
"Maggie what are you doing here? And what are you wearing?" asked Mike.
I cocked my head to the side, but then looked down at the skimpy outfit I was wearing.
"Long story. Don't ask," I said.
"Hey Mike what are you doing here?" I asked him.
"Same answer as you. Long story but let's just say us losers need to stick together," said Mike, giving me a hug.
I always said hello to Mike when he came to town to drop off the meat cuts to the local store.
I smiled embracing the kid. He was the same age as I was, except I was two months older.
"So did the hospital discharge you?" asked Eddie and he too gave me a big hug.
He was a little flushed at me, after all I was showing off a lot more skin that I was comfortable with.
I chuckled.
"I kind of may have snuck out," I said.
I was flushed a bit with embarrassment.
"You rock," said Richie give me a high five.
"I know!" I said giggling, twirling my hair in a funny sense of humor.
"So what are you all doing here in the garage?" I asked as the kids closed the door and pulled the shades so the entire room was darkened.
"We have to look at something," said Bill. He put a projector of the town of Derry the wall, followed by a map of the sewers on top of it.
I took a seat next to Eddie.
He looked at me and smiled and I smiled back.
I nudged him in a friendly manner.
"Look. Everywhere IT happens, it's all connected by the sewers," he said pointing to the map.
"And they all meet up at the house-" he said.
"On Neibolt Street," finished Stan.
"That's where IT lives," said Bill pointing out the biggest point of all.
Eddie took a big breath out of his inhaler.
"That's where I saw the clown," said Eddie.
"I always hated that place. It's always like it's watching me," said Bev, her head down.
"I heard a voice come from the front door, saying my name. What's with that place?" I ask.
"That's where Georgie and Maggie got attacked, The Ironworks explosion, The Black Spot," said Bill pointing to the spots on the map.
Eddie was starting to shake all over.
I put my hand on his back.
"Eddie hey are you okay?" I asked him.
"No I'm fucking not!" he yelled standing up and looking at us.
"I'm having a fucking asthma attack! It's summer! We're kids! I'm not doing this!" he yelled.
He turned his back and ripped the map off the wall.
"What the hell? Put the map back!" demanded Bill.
"uh-uh" mumbled Eddie.
Then the projector started showing other family photos one by one of the Denbrough family on its own.
"What happened?" asked Bill.
Him, Mike, and Bev went over and tried to figure out why the projector was suddenly flipping photos on its own.
It stopped on a family photo of the Denbroughs and it zoomed in right on Georgie's face.
"Georgie?" asked Bill.
Then the projector started going wild, zooming in further and further on their mother who started to change forms.
The form went from a woman right into the shape and form of Pennywise.
"What the fuck is that? What is that?" called the kids.
I was in absolute fear, standing up with the rest of them.
Eddie and Richie both grabbed me and started screaming as I was.
"Turn if off!" yelled Bev.
No one made a move.
"TURN IT OFF!" she screamed even louder and Mike kicked the projector off the block, sending it tumbling down onto the floor.
I sighed in relief as did some of the other kids, but then the projector turned again, this time showing Pennywise on the other side of the garage.
Stan was closest to him
The projector flicked again and Pennywise seemed to be even closer to Stan. I saw him jump a little.
The projector came on one more time and this time Pennywise wasn't in the photo. He was gone.
I heard Eddie gasping on my right, his nails leaving a mark in my arm.
I knew what was going to happen.
"Guys get back!" I screamed but it was too late.
The projector turned again and Pennywise was on all fours, showing his teeth growling at us like a rabid dog. He was absolutely massive, like had grown in size!
He was out of the projector and in the garage with us.
I screamed loudly as did the rest of the kids.
Pennywise turned his attention from us to Bev.
"Beverly!" I heard Ben scream.
Pennywise made a grab for her, but not before Ben and Mike opened the garage door, flooding the darkened room with light.
The clown was gone.
I saw Bev in the corner, her hands over her eyes and she was shaking as badly as the rest of us.
She was gasping, her hand over her heart.
"Bev are you okay?" Ben asked.
"Yes thank you Ben," she said walking over and putting a hand on his shoulder before she went over and hugged Bill.
'Not cool Bev,' I thought seeing as how she was more attracted to Bill than Ben.
"It saw us! It knows where we are," said Eddie in a frightened voice.
"We also know where it is," said Bill, exiting the garage. He got on his bike, ready to ride.
"Come on let's go," said Bill exiting the garage and getting on his bike.
"Go? Go where?" asked Stan.
"Neibolt," stated Bill
"That's where it is," stated Bill.
""Are you crazy? After that?" asked Richie.
"Yeah it's summer," said Stan wanted to have fun this summer.
"If you say its summer one more fu fucking time," said Bill angrily.
"This is crazy Bill," said Bill.
"Look all I know is Maggie and Georgie were both almost killed by this thing. We have to stop it," he said.
"He's right. Even at the hospital, he sent me a twisted 'get well' gift," I said sadly.
The kids looked at me.
"What kind of gift?" asked Mike.
"A pair of gouged out human eyes," i whispered slightly, my head down thinking of where those eyes came from.
The kids were in shock from this information I had just told them.
"He's not going to stop unless we stop him somehow. He will continue to kill. He will continue to feed," said Bill.
He left us riding his bike to the street.
"Bill wait!" called Bev.
"Guys we have to go with him. He didn't face this thing alone. I did," I said standing in front of them.
"Why would you want to go after this thing?" asked Richie.
"Because if we don't go after it, it'll come after us," i said.
"Let's go," I said, grabbing one of Bills spare bikes.
They all looked at me like I was crazy
"You didn't think I was going to let you face this thing alone did you?" I asked.
Then I took off pedaling as hard and as fast as I could on an injured foot, following Bill to Neibolt House.
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