Furious, Blair took off, wandering around town until she had discovered that she was on the outer edge of Llanview. She didn't even realize where she was at until she had gotten there. She knew that she was trespassing on its estate, but by now curiosity had gotten the better of her, and she began to explore the beautiful but haunted grounds that surrounded her. There were woods everywhere, and some animals such as rabbits and squirrels, that was to be expected in such scenery . Her senses smelled dark, if that were possible. It wasn't even night time, far from it, but just the way the trees hit the shrubbery made it impossible to discern the time of day.
Blair should have been scared. She was, a little bit. She had no right to be there. Knowing full well whose property she was on, and being aware of all the stories that the townspeople had told over the years, she knew that she should tread carefully. But she didn't- she had never let fear stop her before. She was never scared of a challenge, and getting through this night without an unpleasant encounter definitely constituted a challenge. Truth be told, she was scared of It, whatever It was, but she wouldn't run in to It. She was sure of that. She was far too smart to follow into the footsteps of those young boys who were too foolish to quit while they were ahead. They liked tempting fate, and they deserved whatever they had gotten. Chances were that It was just as scared of them as they were of It. So Blair would play it smart and hasten her journey through Its land.
There was a creek, too beautiful not too be seen. She had to take a closer look. Walking carefully, she approached the moving waters and smiled as she observed nature at its best. This was a scene right out of the books she had read, and it was even better than she had imagined it would be. She loved it. All thoughts of Max Holden and his many proposals flew out of her mind as she decided to sit down on the edge of the creek to observe nature at its best. A noise caught her attention as she noticed a fawn just a few feet away from her. Smiling, Blair decided to carefully approach it but instead she lost her footing and fell into the creek instead. Screaming, she tried to regain her balance but instead found herself fighting against the current and quickly scanned around for a branch or anything to hold on to. The water had been deceptively deep, and was cold, very cold. She grabbed on to a branch, but it wasn't too sturdy, and she didn't know how long it would last.
To her surprise, before she knew what had happened, she found herself in the arms of a stranger, being lifted up and out of harm's way. Never before had she felt such gratitude before in her life. Looking up from the ground upon which she had been placed, she caught her breath as she made eye contact with the stranger whom she had never seen before yet she instantly recognized. It was It. It was him. It was what everyone had been talking about but she had never seen for herself. Now that she had, she wondered what it was that he was hiding. Yes, she saw the scar, and his hideous outward appearance, but there had to be more than that. One way or the other she would find out.