After speaking to Alissa's aunt, she returns to the seat near the bar beside Paul who hasn't touched anything during the party. Alissa tried to hand him a cup of soda, and Paul just looked at it, then looked away, "I'm all right." Paul's red retractable nose was in his front pocket, and his suspenders were hanging on both sides of his pants,
"Are you that pissed, you won't even eat anything?" Alissa furrowed her eyebrows,
Paul looked at her sternly, "I've eaten already."
"Alright, fine." She drank from her cup, trying not to be pissed with the attitude he's putting up. She could not help but glance at Daniel who is sitting far from the kids, talking to other adults. How Alissa wished it were the real Pennywise and not her uncle who was so lame, she didn't even expect her cousins to be afraid of him,
Paul noticed her staring at her Uncle. He stared so much at her that its obsession over Alissa's flesh grew much more. Resisting murder was already a terrible act, but resisting to take Alissa's was too much for a demon clown. Pennywise was impatient. Patience wasn't really one of its virtues, considering it doesn't even have any.
It bothered the clown; how she could not let go of its image, its existence, although it indeed left such a strong impact. Who could forget the dancing clown?
"No matter how long you stare, that clown will never be there." Paul whispered to Alissa,
She didn't even look at him, and just looked away from her uncle in a clown suit.
"Stop daydreaming." Paul added. He did not want her to waste her time wrapping her head around the dancing clown, or she'll be distracted from his new plan: to seduce her. Paul looked down to see the flesh still exposed just under the seam of her skirt, then he looked away before he starts drooling again,
"I'm not." Alissa whispered aggressively, glared at Paul, then threw the cup in the bin just beside him.
"Thank you for having me." Alissa said with a light smile on her face as her aunt gave her a hug,
She smiled back and thanked Paul as well, "I hope your date had a wonderful time."
Paul smiled at her, "It was rather an interesting night."
She nodded, "I hope I'll see you...again?" and glanced at Alissa,
Alissa grimaced, "See you soon, Auntie." And turned around to wave at her cousins,
Tyler and Kyle saw her and waved back. Paul saw them and happened to look directly into the children's eyes, but once they set their eyes on him, they developed a weird feeling in their guts.
Paul smirked at both kids, his eyes slowly glowing bright. Paul knew he would not return here anymore anyway, and surely, there was enough time to mess around the kids' head. The demon clown's eyes gleamed so bright that it left both kids to stare in fright,
Alissa noticed that it was taking him some time to follow her to the door. She tried to see who he was eyeing and saw his cousins staring back. She squinted at the sight and approached Paul, tapped his shoulder, and asked if they could leave.
Paul turned and smiled at her, "Let's." He said and carried on, leaving Alissa still furrowing her eyebrows. She glanced at her cousins who look weirdly pale. She leaves the house without a word thinking that her uncle must have surely scared them off.
Alissa walked to the parking lot with Paul. She caught up beside him, "Where do I drop you off?"
Paul declined politely, "I'll be fine. I can take the bus tonight."
"Are you crazy? We live in the same town, Paul."
Paul stopped walking, "Not exactly"
"Which is like an hour away from here?" Alissa pointed out, "Why won't you just ride the car with me?"
"It's all right, Alissa. I live farther than you do."
She paused, "Is there something wrong?"
Paul shook his head 'no', "Why would you think that?"
"I know I've never dropped you off at your place, but it would be really nice if I get to just this once. I don't really see a reason for you not to go with me since we live in the same town."
Pennywise was angry and frustrated already by not having a meal tonight. If she insists to take him in the car, the clown would be livid. Where the hell would she drop Paul off? In the warehouse? Nowhere? It would need to conjure an imaginary house which would take a lot of its power. Yet, if she does take Paul with her, it would give him enough time to seduce her.
The clown sneered,
"You're stubborn." Paul said,
"And so are you." She said and walked over to her car, pressed the button to unlock it and before she could enter, he walked to the other side. Alissa looked at him,
"Can I get a ride until the bus stop?" He asked her,
She nodded once, "Get in."
After fifteen minutes of small talk, they arrive at the bus stop. There was silence between the two. Paul looked at her and thanked her for driving him. Before he could get out of the car, she spoke, "You sure about this?"
Paul smirked and turned his head, "I can handle it."
She shook her head, "I just don't get why you have to be like this. It was just a stupid clown mishap. You're really gonna be upset over a stupid clown?"
Paul sneered, pissing Alissa off, "Paul."
He stared at her, "Alissa."
"Just go if you have to go."
"I'm not acting up because of that."
"Then why do you have to take the bus to head home if I can drive you?"
Paul smiled lightly, "Because I'd rather you get home right away than drive me there. It's far from where you live, and it's late. I can handle myself." He explained, leaving her silent.
But what if she liked his company? What if she wanted to talk to him during the drive?
Alissa just nodded, "Okay." She looked down at her feet then in front of her, avoiding his looks,
She felt him smile, "Alissa?"
Alissa slowly glanced at him,
"I just want you safe." He repeated, "Pretty girl like you shouldn't be out at this time of night."
She hated it when Paul flirted lowkey with her. She's lost it. She rolled her eyes at him, but he leaned in closer, "You gonna be okay?"
Alissa stared at his blue eyes and realized he was too close to her. She felt a strange feeling whirl inside her, "Yeah."
"Don't ya worry." He took a deep breath, "I'll see you on Monday."
She paused, trying to read him. He sounded strange and acted strange. Paul finally shifted in his seat and tried to remove his seatbelt, but was unable to. She noticed he was stuck. She tried to help him, her head tilted to one side, trying to press the hard button. Alissa noticed him staring at her lips in the dark. Slowly, he leaned closer and tilted his head, but as a reaction, Alissa turned her head away and the seat belt slid free from Paul.
"See you on Monday." She said, and felt Paul pull away. She could not look him in the eye. She felt frozen. Confused.
She cleared her throat and managed to glance at Paul, but not directly in his eyes. Paul smirked and nodded at her, opened the door and stepped out. He turned around and looked at her for a few seconds. Alissa tore her gaze away. He pushed the door to close and she slowly drove away from him.