As it was | Richie Tozier

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   "And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming"

Outside the house Henry and his friends cleaned out dad's gun and I read under the tree not paying attention to them. Well that was until I heard my dad's voice.

   "What the hell is going on over here?"
He asked, Henry lowering the gun and belch letting a cat go. "Just cleaning your gun like you asked." Said Henry turning around looking at my father. "Your cleaning my gun huh?" Says my dad stepping closer to Henry as Henry looked at the ground.

    My dad yells making Henry jump and me quickly stand up. Dad snatches his gun from Henry backing up as I start to walk over. Dad turns around and starts shooting at Henry's feet. Henry covers his face as I step back a little. "Dad!" I yell at him then he turns the gun toward me shooting.

   He hits the tree right next to my head as tears threatening to fall. "Look at them now boys. And nothing like a little fear to make a paper man crumble. They are both weaklings, obviously their mothers' kids." Says dad walking away and Into the house.

   "Holy shit." I say looking at the hole in the tree as Henry walks over. A tear spilled down his face as he looked at the tree and brought me in for a huge.

    "You ok?" I ask not really knowing what to do. "Yeah... you?" He asked, cuffing his hands around my face. "Yep." I say still shaken up but smiling at my brother. My worst fear is losing him and Richie. I don't know what's I'd do without them two.

    Henry slowly walks away going to sit down in front of Belchs car as I walk over to Belch and Victor. Victor brings me into a hug as Belch joins. We hug for a bit before I pull away. "I'm gonna go to my room. Get me if you guys need me." I say looking over at Henry before starting to walk over to him.

   "Hey Hen. I'm going inside yell for me if you need." I say before leaning down and giving him a forehead kiss.

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   After chilling in my room for a while I take off my headphones and set down my book. It was quiet to quiet and all you could hear inside the house was a TV going. I walk out of my room and into the living room seeing the top of my dads head as I walk around the couch I notice a puddle of blood. My hands shoot to my mouth as I see my father is dead. I ran outside the house to look for Henry as tears spilled down my face.
   I jump on my bike and head for the arcade knowing I could find richie there.

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  As I'm going down a random road that's not busy a car comes out of nowhere flying down the road heading straight for me. I tried to get out of the way but I was too slow. The car hits my bike throwing me through the air as I land on the hard black top.
   As I'm looking around I notice the car to be Belchs and Henry gets out of the driver seat. "What the fuck." I start before Henry gets closer blood is covering him.

   I stand up staring at Henry. "You killed dad." I say before getting shoved back down to the ground.
   "Why the fuck would you kill dad." I say still laying on the ground. "Your not my fucking sister so stop acting like it! I would never have someone as pathetic as you for a sister!" Henry yells at me as I notice victor in the front seat dead and belch in the back dead.

    "Oh my go-" I say before gagging I get up running away from Henry as he yells at me. My bike was ruined so I had to run when I look back IT is standing where Henry was yelling what Henry was yelling.
   IT rushes after me slamming me in the ground. "Fuck you!" I yell at the clown as it pins me to the ground. "Finally I get to face the princess of Derry. Good thing I Got rid of your annoying friend." IT says pulling out richies glasses. I reach around feeling for something to get out of this predicament. Richie isn't dead I talked to him this morning. I tell myself over and over again as I grab onto a big rock. "I'm not scared of you asshole!" I yelled slamming the rock into his head and shoving him off of me. I run again but This time it doesn't follow me. He creepily stares at me as run around the corner and I got the Main Street.