A Mate's Rebirth

*Chapter 8: Beauty and the Clown*

Jacob woke up the next morning. He remembered how Rowen shows him the past of Belle being the mate of IT. And she is pregnant. Jacob didn't like the idea of becoming an uncle to the child who will be a monster. Jacob grabbed his phone and see missed calls from his wife. She must be worried about him.
Before he left his hometown, he told her that he must go to Derry as a business trip. His wife, Monica, was concerned. She wondered when Jacob will be back home.
Jacob started to call back his wife.

"Jacob?" His wife's voice answered on the line.

"Hey, babe. Sorry I didn't call you back. I...I was so exhausted for getting here yesterday." Jacob said. "How is the boy?"

"He's fine, but I wish you would call me last night. I was worried. I thought you were dead or-"

"I'm fine. Monica, I'm fine. God, you always think I could be dead." Jacob said with a chuckle. He hears his son in the background on the line. "Put me on speaker, Monica." He then hears his son on the line. The boy is 10 years old.

"Hi dad. What's it like out there?" He asked on the line.

"Different. Derry is...different." Jacob replied.

"I wish I could go. Derry has a carnival."

"I know. I haven't been there yet, Zack, but...I'll bring you something back." Jacob told his son. He then hears his wife's voice. She is telling him to be careful and come back home soon. After telling her good-bye on the phone, Jacob brushed his hair back. "Least we don't live here. Or else the clown might eat my kid." He murmured. He got up to take a shower before he could go out to the Derry Public Library.

Georgia is riding her bike with Laurie Anne in the empty street. Laurie Anne has long blonde hair with a pink headband, freckles on her face, and bright blue eyes. They race down to Laurie Anne's front lawn. The little girls laughed. Before they could do another activity, Valerie walks by the lawn to get her daughter to come back home for lunch.

"I'll see you later, Laurie Anne. Bye." Georgia says as she got her bike to follow her mother. Laurie Anne waved at her. As she puts her bike to the side of the house, she started to hear giggling. She turned to see who it was, but no one was around. Laurie Anne shrugged. She was about to get to the front door, but she hears a giggle again.

"Who's there?" Laurie Anne called out. Coming out from the bushes is a clown. Laurie Anne gasped at the sight of him.

"Hello, Laurie Anne." Pennywise greeted, kneeling down. The girl backed up a bit. "Aww, don't be scared. I didn't mean to frighten you. I couldn't help but notice your playdate was over." Laurie Anne stared at him in silent. Pennywise smiled a bit more. "Who was that friend you were playing with?"

"...Georgia." Laurie Anne replied quietly.

"Hmm. Now that name sounds similar to Georgie." Pennywise wondered. He let out a gasp. "She couldn't be the daughter of George Denbrough, could she? The one with one arm?"

"...How do you know that?" Laurie Anne asked. Pennywise could've figured that Georgie stayed in Derry along with Mike. He has a family of his own now. This will be interesting indeed. But Belle can't know that. "What're you doing in my yard anyway? Are you from the festival?" Laurie Anne asked, breaking the clown's thoughts. Pennywise nodded.

"You should visit! It was quite fun!"

"I want to, but I can't." Laurie Anne said sadly.

"Aww. Well, would you like me to take you? There are rides, cotton candy, popcorn, and a fun house!" Pennywise let out a chuckle. Laurie Anne smiled at him. "And there are balloons, Laurie Anne. They all float." Laurie Anne started to approach him. "Children love balloons. They love to float." Pennywise continued as the girl is getting close. "You'll float too!" The clown drooled. Laurie Anne notices the tone of his voice changed. Her eyes went to his face. She didn't react when Pennywise opened his mouth and bit her jawline and neck, sinking his teeth into her flesh. Laurie Anne let out a choking scream as the clown began to devour her.
No one could hear her screams. Not even her parents.