𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎𝐎 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 - IT. (2017)

Chapter 16. Nice to be Back, Losers

(A/N: fair warning, i didnt proof read this so im sorry if the grammar is terrible-)
~Maple Uris~
~Maple's Pov~

Everyone planned for about 2 hours. I tried to keep up but i was beyond confused.

Rockie just sat with their earbuds in, intertwining their fingers with mine.

'They do realise how crazy they sound, right?' I thought to myself as panned around the group.

I mean i guess i kinda signed up for this, im in the group now.

"Okay, but how do we even do all this? It hasn't even come after us." Stan perked up.

"Yeah, what if the bitch is too scared to try and fight us again?" Richie added, remembering the scene.

And that's when the lights flickered.

Rockie took out their earbuds and looked around in confusion.

"The fuck?" They mumbled under their breath.

"Guys, come on, I know what you're thinking. The lights just flickered! Calm down!" Bev sighed, looking at everyones tensed expressions.

The lights flickered again. Twice.

Everyone laughed nervously, trying to make it seem like they werent scared out of their wits.

Then the lights shut off completely.

"G-Guys..?" I whimpered holding on to Rockie's hand a bit tighter, who squeezed my hand.

I hated the dark. Hated it.

"Its okay, Maple. Calm down. Just a power outage, im not sure whats going on, but the power should come back on in a couple of seconds. Just breathe" I heard Stan say from somewhere in the room. He knew how much i hated the dark.

"Y-Yeah guys... st-st-stay calm." Bill said in the darkness.

"Too scared to come back? TOO SCARED?! Ohhhh but thats where youre wrong, RICHIE! I've been plannnnning, WAITING for this moment! Nice to be back, losers." A terrifying voice that didn't belong to any of us said.

I was squeezing Rockie's hand so hard, I wouldn't have been surprised if it broke. Rockies free hand was holding on tightly to my waist. Someone came and grabbed on to my other hand.

Bill.

"I-I-It's okay, Ma-Maple. You're o-o-okay. Th-This isnt real. J-J-Just breathe." Bill stuttered out. He sounded sure of himself, so I just hoped he was right.

"Guys... It's not real, remember? It's just some stupid circus clown trying to scare us." Bev said coolly.

I could hear Eddie taking puffs from his inhaler somewhere in the room.

"WELCOME TO DERRY, LOSERS!" The voice echoed out, and then the lights came back on.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief but Rockie and Maple were beyond uneasy.

"That was a close o- guys..?" Mike chimed in, everyone freezing at his cut off words.

"What, Mike?" Stan mumbled, almost under his breath, like he didnt want to know what Mike was about to say.

".....Where's Ben?" Mike responded quietly.

My eyes went wide and i looked around the room.

Ben was gone.

Bill let go of my hand and frantically started searching the room, as did Stan.

"Ben?" Bill called out, opening Stan's bathroom door and looking under the bed.