A Mate's Rebirth

*Chapter 2: Georgie*

*2016*

34-year-old Georgie was sitting on his porch, enjoying the silence around the neighborhood. He is married to a kind woman named Valerie, and have a daughter named Georgia. They are both happiness to Georgie. Valerie always listens to him, takes care of him and help him since he only has one arm. She asks about his lost arm one time when they first met, and he told her it was an animal that chomp it off him. Valerie wouldn't believe a story when he spoke to a clown in the sewer drain and his arm was chomped off.
But he wouldn't leave out Belle. He told her that she did safe him from an "animal" and took him to the hospital. Georgie was sad when Belle was gone for many years now. Lots of people in Derry that knew her made a grave, believing her dead. Him, his brother, and the others visit her grave. They were praying for her return. But the kids have moved on to their lives. Bill moved away from Derry to start his life anew and married to an actress and he's a horror writer. He still hears from Bill once in a while.

"George?" Valerie called from the house. She came out and look at her husband. "Lunch is ready."

"Oh. Okay." Georgie replied, getting up. He joined his wife back in the house to have lunch with her.
Inside the kitchen, their 9-year-old daughter eating her grilled cheese sandwich. Georgie sat next to her with a smile. Georgia has brown eyes and brown hair like her father. She is wearing a red top with white long sleeves, gray leggings, and black converse.

"Everything okay, honey?" Valerie asked, giving Georgie a plate as she sat by him. Valerie has dark blonde hair, gray-blue eyes. The eye color is so hypnotizing to Georgie when he first saw them. She is a high school librarian for 4 years. Not only she is a kind librarian, but she is also very strict to those who love to make noise to disturb those who want to study quietly. Valerie knows how to shut the rude teens up by giving them a warning sneer. That is what Georgie loves about her. A strong, strict, yet a loving woman.

"Yeah. Fine. Just...thinking." Georgie said. "I just talked to my brother. Just to see how he's doing."

"Oh." Valerie said with a nod. Georgia looked up at her parents, swallowing her sandwich.

"When are we going to see Uncle Bill and Aunt Audra?" She asked. Georgie gave her a smile. Once in a while, he and his family take a trip to visit Bill and Audra if they are free from their jobs. Especially around Christmas. Georgia loves her uncle and aunt very much, and love hearing Bill's stories and poems he writes.

"Maybe this holiday season. I told your uncle you said hello." Georgie told his daughter. Georgia smiled. She asked about the Derry Canal Days Festival. She wanted to go this year. Georgie looked at his wife who nodded at him, telling him that they should go one of those days. Of course, he didn't want to disappoint his daughter or wife. He's just worried to see a familiar monster around festivals. He isn't sure if IT has awakened this time of year. It's still summer. Going to a festival for one day wouldn't hurt. Georgie will keep an eye out for a friend who also stayed in Derry.

XX

Georgie sat back outside the porch after he ate. Valerie came out to see him sitting alone. She sat next to him and held his hand with a smile. Georgie turned to her with a loving smile.

"Anything on your mind, hon?" Valerie asked. "You've been sitting out here all day. Is there something wrong?"

"No. Just perfectly fine." Georgie said. "Just happy to be here." Valerie giggled as she strokes his thick brown hair. Georgie gave her a kiss on the lips. Valerie rests her head on his shoulder. Georgie then wrapped his arm around her. Georgia came out of the front door to grab her bike from the front lawn. "Where you off to?" Georgie asked.

"I'm going to Laurie Anne's. Can I?" Georgia said.

"Sure. Just don't talk to strangers and I will come by when it's time to come home." Georgie said as his daughter. Georgia nodded and rode off down the street to go to her friend's house which is only a block away from the house. Valerie got up to get the dishes done, leaving her husband on the porch. Georgie nodded and turned back to the front lawn and the houses across from him.
So far, nothing has happened. Mike hasn't heard anything. If anything happens, Mike will let Georgie know first before calling the others. Maybe it's too early for IT to come back with Belle. They have been playing the waiting game.