BAD DREAM, bill denbrough

xvi. THAT'S NOT GEORGIE

Sabrina's head immediately shot up, eagerly looking around for her boyfriend. "Bill!" She screamed, rising to her feet and rushing towards the tunnel. "Bill, what the fuck?" She screamed out as she ran.

She knew her friends were following her by the fact that she could hear their screams. All of them on a search to find Bill.

"Bill!" Sabrina was beginning to get angry. Her mind flashing back to the time in the Neibolt house where Bill had promised he wouldn't go off by himself again. So much for sticking together.

She froze when she heard a splash behind her, turning to see Eddie laying in the water. "Ed, you okay?" She spoke as she walked closer to him.

"Wait, wait, wait. Oh, my God, where's my fucking flashlight?" Eddie panicked, but stopped once a head like thing popped out of the water and they all let out screams.

"God damn it, Eddie! Get up!" Sabrina shrieked and watched the boy quickly stumble to his feet, running forwards with his friends.

The group of friends continued running, with Sabrina leading, until they finally came to another opening. "Bev?" Sabrina spoke out when she saw a girl's body in the air, "Holy shit, Bev!" She screamed and ran forwards to the girl.

When the group all stood under Beverly's feet, Richie spoke up, "How is she in the air?"

"Guys. Are those..." Sabrina turned her head to Eddie as he spoke, then turned to see what he was looking at. A bunch of kids floating in the air.

"The missing kids. Floating." Mike finished for Eddie.

"Guys, you get her down okay? I'm gonna go look for Bill." Sabrina told the boys. "No, Sab! You can't go off by yourself." Eddie squeaked.

"I have to Eddie. It's Bill." She grabbed her brother's hand, "I'll be okay. I'll scream if I need a knight and shining armor and you'll come save me, okay?" She smiled. "Okay, but be careful." He told her, "Always."

And with that, Sabrina walked off by herself in search of her boyfriend.

It was safe to say that Sabrina had no fucking clue where she was going. I mean, how would she? It's not like she plays in the sewers. She had been walking around hopelessly for a few moments, but all faith was restored when she heard Bill's voice. He said, "Was she fast?"

Sabrina's eyebrows furrowed as she wondered who he could be talking to. She peeked around the corner and her jaw immediately dropped when she saw Georgie. "I couldn't keep up with it."

Sabrina couldn't help herself and she walked towards them. She was happy to see Georgie's face.

"She, Georgie. You call boats 'she'." Billy told the boy. "Bill?" Sabrina whispered once she was close to him. "Sabrina!" Georgie smiled, but Sabrina's face faltered. She had now lost all hope that this was Georgie and that was because he didn't call her by the nickname he gave her. Rina.

"Take me home, please." Georgie cried slightly, "I wanna go home. I miss you. I wanna be with Mom and Dad."

Sabrina's eyes began to well up with tears. She knew this wasn't real, but that was the sad part. She wished it was.

"I want more than anything for you to be home. With Mom and Dad. I miss you so much." Bill's voice cracked slightly as he spoke. Sabrina hoped that he wasn't falling for this.

"I love you, Billy." Georgie said to his brother, "I love you, too." And that's when Bill took a step towards 'Georgie', pointing Mike's weapon at the, now crying, boy's head. "But you're not Georgie." And he shot, causing the little boy to fall to the ground.

Sabrina took a step backwards as Georgie's body began to shake, the boy letting out strange noises along with small screams. She reached out and gripped Bill's hand with fear when Georgie's limbs began to stretch out. He was growing into the clown.

Sabrina took another step back when the clown rose to its feet. It was looking straight at them.

"Kill It, Bill! Kill It!" "Kill It, Bill!" "Kill It! Bill, Kill It!" - it was these screams that made Sabrina realize the gun wasn't loaded. Mike had dropped the ammo and he had one bullet inside. And Bill used that on 'Georgie'.

"Bill, back up, the gun isn't loaded!" She screamed, but was drowned out by all the boys who were screaming for Bill to kill it, "Kill It!" "Kill It! Kill!"

"It's not loaded!" Mike and Sabrina were screaming at this point. "Do it now, Bill! Kill It! Kill It!"

Bill didn't seem to hear Mike and Sabrina as he lifted the gun and shot the clown in the head.

"Bill....it wasn't loaded."

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN - THAT'S NOT GEORGIE