Chapter 5: The Funeral

Bill and Mika sat alone in their room. Bill's hand had been racing across the notebook back and forth, writing as fast as he could. His mind must have been going a mile a minute. He paused throwing his hand to his head gripping the bits of his hair and tugging as he tried to think of a word.

Mika looking up from her book, shifting the headphone off her ear she gave her brother a strange look, what was he doing? "Can you read this?" He asked walking over and placing the notebook on the bed by her leg.

Picking up the book she instantly had to read carefully for his sloppy handwriting was hard to read sometimes, especially since he was writing so fast. 'The wind blew softly through the trees, the princess sat in the soft green grass growing more anticipated with each passing moment. The slithery snake made its way towards her, whispering delightful temptations. She knew not to listen to the snakes lies, lies of freedom, lies of of peace. She knew not to trust the enemy yet the temptation was great. The words were like honey, she wanted nothing more than to let the snake bite into her flesh, to give in, to finally feel at peace. So why did Mika converse with the enemy! Why would she willingly sit beside the evil demon known as Henry Bowers! She knows what he's like, she knows what he's done!'

Raising an eyebrow she saw her little brothers glare. He looked so angry right now. "Nice story, probably should take out the Mika and Henry Bowers thing, it might confuse your future readers." She called giving off a small smirk. She figured he'd find out. Small town and there's nothing to do. So of course she knew he'd find out.

"Wh-wh-wh-why duh-duh-did yuh-yuh…" Mika cut him off rolling her eyes sitting up and fixed her headphones so they were around her neck. She leaned against her propped legs. Bill looked so mad, and when he was mad his stutter got worse.

"Why did I smoke with Bowers?" when she saw him nod his head vigorously arms crossed over his chest childishly.

"Yuh-you duh-duh-duh-don't eeee-even Sm-smuh-smoke!" he yelled throwing his hands in the air, he was about to start pacing lecturing when he couldn't even make a full sentence without stuttering.

Mika shrugged her shoulders patting the bed beside her for Bill to join her. He grumbled not wanting to join her. "Remember when I got detention?" He nodded arms crossed over his chest again. "Well I was just, having a real bad day. Georgie was all I was thinking about, thinking about how I failed at protecting him. I couldn't find him, I couldn't do anything."

Bill nodded slowly making his way to sit beside her, of course he felt those same things. Richie, Stan, and Eddie were all there for him trying to make him feel better. But it didn't help much, he still felt like a horrible older brother. "Well I didn't have a Richie, or a Eddie, or even a Stan. I told off my teacher and walked out of class. I didn't care if it was cold outside I just was numb...Bowers and I aren't friends. He just gave me a cigarette and thats all."

Honestly after that puff of smoke she got herself another pack. She hasn't touched them as often as you'd think. Zack and Sharon didn't notice or didn't seem to care anymore. They acted like the world was over. Like there was nothing in this world to live for.

She didn't blame them, no one can understand the feeling of losing a child. She knew her mom was in a state of depression when she had a miscarriage. It took her awhile to come back. Mika never knew that pain and hoped she never would, so she could understand why Zack and Sharon were the way they were at this moment. Distant, silent, here but not really.

Bill on the other hand didn't understand it. He tried to engage his parents in conversations but they didn't listen, they didn't pay him any mind. They were grieving. Sure Bill was upset, it was his baby brother that went missing. But he still had hope that Georgie was alive. He couldn't see why his parents had given up on the young boy.

"Ya-ya-you did-didn't ka-ka-come home th-the night bee-before…" Bill muttered thinking back to the night that his parents had told him the search for Georgie would be called off. The funeral was going to be friday afternoon. An empty coffin would be buried in the Derry graveyard.

Mika shrugged pulling the boy close to her, hugging him to her chest. She didn't want to lose Bill either. He was too nice and snug in her chest that he really was her little brother. She couldn't stand the thought of him disappearing. She'd kill that fucking clown if it was the last thing she'd do. "Why-why did-didn't you cum-come home?"

Resting her head on his, she felt the hairs flatten against her cheek. "I needed to be alone…" She felt his hand wrap around her arm holding it snuggly against his chest. "It was just a hard night."

"Ye-yeah…" his eyes zoned in on the markings on her arm, red and purple marks wrapped around her arm in different designs up all turning into big blobs of bruising. "Wha-what ha-happened tuh-tuh-to you're a-a-arm?" he pulled away looking at her more closely. She was covered in them. Faintly he could long tendrils around her throat. Someone had choked her. "Are-are yu-you oh-okay?" he asked wide eyed. She was a mess. Had Bowers attacked her again? Why hadn't he noticed it earlier?

"I'm fine, just got into a little scuffle with something…" She muttered rubbing her neck at the memory of Pennywise's long fingers crushing her airpipes. "Don't worry about it."

Of course he'd worry about it. His older sister was covered in bruises and she was playing it off like it was nothing. Damn Bowers. How could he hurt a girl?! That wasn't something you do! Everyone knows you shouldn't hit a girl. Mika grinned leaning forward and placing a kiss on his forehead. "Don't worry about me, let me worry about me. Okay?" she heard him grumble which made her snicker gleefully. Yeah Aaron used to be that way too.

Mika was pretty sure Aaron would have loved hanging out with Bill. They'd be the best of friends she just knew it. "Anyway you don't have to worry, Bowers and I haven't spoken. He isn't bothering you is he?" Bill shook his head.

He thought it would be strange that Bowers was ignoring him, he was thrilled that Bowers was leaving him alone for the past two weeks, Bill was just worried it would start up again soon. He didn't want his sister to deal with Bowers alone, or even at all. Bowers didn't deserve to be around his sister. He'd start something up, he just knew it. Just like he did for Beverly Marsh, spreading around the rumor that they had sex.

The only reason he got mad was because there was a rumor going around that Mika was dating Bowers. Marcie Thomas saw them sitting outside alone the other day and she told her friend, and when you live in a small town everyone knows. "No...Bu-but you sh-sh-should know tha-that there's a-a-a ru-rumor about-t you." He muttered looking away from his sister. He didn't want to be the one to tell her.

"Me and Bowers are dating?" She guessed aloud. She watched him cringe looking away. "Eh kids are stupid and need new gossip. I'm sure everyone will get it through their heads that we aren't when they see we don't even speak to each other." She shrugged hopping off the bed. "You hungry? I'm hungry." she walked out the room asking herself what she was craving.

Bill followed after her wanting something warm for his stomach. It's been a while since he had a fresh meal, not leftovers, and not cold. Mom hadn't cooked a proper dinner in a while.

It was a dark day, storm clouds scattered across the sky, thunder boomed above echoing loudly in everyone's ears. Sharon looked like a puppet. While dressed in a nice black dress and heels she like lifeless, almost as if she was the real dead body. Her once bright blue eyes were dim and dull. She barely moved, barely blinked. She was just a shell of the woman she used to be.

Zack while not a shell like his wife, wasn't doing any better. He was irritable anymore, he refused to talk to the kids, he either lashed out over the simplest thing or would walk away. He refused to listen to reason. He never hit his children, he just up and walked away.

Mika had taken up the slack of parenting. She helped Bill with school, made the food, did the laundry in the room, and cleaned the house when it needed to be. She felt like a housekeeper at times but someone had to do it.

Bill was dressed in a black suit and tie. He kept fumbling with the tie around his neck, trying and failing to fix it. The girl brushing her brown hair back so that it was somewhat pleasant looking glanced over at her brother. He looked like he was having a horrible time.

She only knew how to tie one knot because her mom taught her for a cosplay she was doing. So after reaching over she wrapped her hands around the material. Bill looked away as she crouched down and fiddled with the fabric, she pulled away it was perfect. She watched him adjust the tie so that he could breath and they were done.

Dressed in black the two held hands walking down the stairs to meet the parents. Zack and Sharon didn't say anything about how they looked, they just ushered their kids into the car and drove off to the church.

There were children from Georgie's class, teachers, neighbors, a few friends, and some she didn't even know who was there. She guessed that they were friends of the parents. The minister started talking about Georgie, saying that he was a child of god who was taken from this earth far too early. He said some psalms. Sharon was quick to fall into her husband's arms letting the tears fall free.

Bill rested his head on Mika's shoulder clutching onto her hand. The Denbrough family all shed tears, they were forced to say goodbye to Georgie. He was too young. Six years old is too young. Mika thought back to all those memories she had of him.

Mika was always carrying him around as a baby showing him all sorts of music, books, and pictures. She'd give anything to see that happy giggling boy again. She didn't want to know what he went through, she didn't want to know how he suffered because she didn't take him with her. She just felt like a failure, but she needed to be strong. She needed to stay strong for Billy. He didn't need two parents ignoring him, or a sister who would ignore him and treat him like he was invisible like the parents were doing. She needed to focus on Bill, help him with whatever he needed, and kill that fucking clown.

Short chapter I know, I'll try writing more today but while at work it's hard to write whats going on in the movie word for word, but in the next few chapters the movie will start! Anyway thanks again for reading and THANK YOU Moon Angel90! You are the best! I always look forward to seeing your comments!