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"V-vvalarie... are you o-okay? W-what happened?" , Bill asks as he embraces you, His heart was racing his chest feeling tight. Trembling you cling to him, "Bowers", your voice cracked,your face in the crook of his neck. Eddie leaned closer and saw the cut on your cheek, " We need to clean it... What an asshole Bowers is... doing that to a girl." Ritchie taps Eddie and waves his arms, " UHHH Hello?! He is a freaking Lunatic! Why would he not do that to a girl?"
Bill helped you get up he rubs your back, " Come lets g-go to my house we can c-c-clean you up.." Being the same height he holds you as he walks towards his house. Everyone follows Bill and you, " Did your Brother at least stand up for you?", Eddie asks with a concerned tone. You shake your head, "He isn't my brother... To him I am just dead weight... a stone around his neck... I want to go home." Bill and Stanley assist helping you walk towards Bills house. Your cheek stings even more from your sweat from running. "Ya know, someday someday I am going to kicks his ass for all he has done." , says Ritchie in a mad tone. You guys go up the steps and you walk in the Denborough house taking a seat on the white cream colored sofa. "Thank you guys..." you say meekly, tears building up in your eyes covering your face. Bill rubs your back as he sighs he says, "Lets g-go to the g-garage so mom doesnt f-freak out. I'm still kinda grounded...", You get up and walk along following them as they all go into his Garage. Eddie is the one who is assigned medic duties for as long as you've known them. Perhaps it was due to his over protective mother he was so neat, tidy and having knowledge of medical issues and procedures and what not. As Eddie is finishing cleaning the cut, Bill goes to sit by you he smiles, "W-when did you get h-hhere? Earlier today we didn't g-g-get t-to talk m-m-muh-uch after school... W-w-wwe missed you." He asks as Eddie gets up and starts putting the first aid kit away.
"A few hours ago.", you smile looking at him.
Ritchie and Stanley talking about the new street fighter game in the back ground. "Oh come on! No doood you are obviously cheating if you do those sets each and every singe time plus you can't beat Ryu you just can't." Ritchie defends his self. You look at the 2 friends talk excitedly about it you can't help but giggle looking back at Bill. "Guessing Ritchie is already started practicing for when I kick his butt?" You comment teasingly trying to lighten the mood. Ritchie turns, fixing his glasses, "Oh?? Ha! Fat chance! You have no idea but, I've gotten good. Beat most of the boys that Challenge me at the arcade", he shrugs pulls on his Hawaiian shirt, "Fair." He clears his throat tilts his head smirking smugly, "and square."
"Because you spend all of your fucking free time there!", Eddie butts in, making Bill and everyone laugh. " Beats spending my time deep in your mother." Replies Ritchie. Eddie frowns and shoves him playfully. "Shut up that's gross.", Eddie spits back with a disgust look on his face. Stanley shakes his head holding in laughter.
"See this is what I miss just all us friends hanging out.", you say smiling poking the bandage on your face as Eddie finished. You look at Stanley and Bill, "Ummm question... Are Victor and his friends mean all the time?" Ritchie tilts his head and nods, " Uhh yeah durr. You haven't seen anything yet, seems they get worse as they get older if you ask me, last year they broke Eddie's arm and spit on his face. Then now with Betty Ripsons case they are suspects because they were the last people to see her alive." , Ritchie says.
Eddie nods and looks at Valarie, "Then Henry's dad Butch being the town sheriff he made a statement saying they didn't interact with her but a lot of kids say they saw her near the barrens running away from the Bowers gang... I think they are the ones doing it...."The look of worry was apparent in Eddie's face.
You furrowed your brows, thinking back at the times Henry and Patrick would give you wedgies and push you in lockers while being younger in 5th grade. Your leg touching Bills, you look up at him then at Eddie and Ritchie, "Dang sounds like they might need a taste of their own medicine.. have you guys tried to prank them or like try to get back at them?" Stanley starts laughing nervously, "uhh Valarie, we would like to live and graduate maybe get a mediocre job and move out of Derry. Not die to this age nor this town."
You giggle nervously, "Oh jeez that bad huh? Back at home older males are more mature.." You look at Bill, catching him looking at you. "Do you really think they are behind the disappearance of Betty?" , you ask softly. Bill looks up at you from looking at your thighs he was faintly blushing, "I am P-pretty sure t-They know something.... B-bowers was absent ff-for 1 week when s-ssshe was m-m-missing...." His tone a little bit sad, his eyes darken and his demeanor changed to a more serious tone, "L-lots o-of things in DDDerry have b-b-Been off... T-there has been d-ddisapearancc-ces a lot t-this year....Including Gg-georgie....."
Your heart sank, tears overflowed from your eyes, you could feel your chest get tighter and a knot in your throat built up as if someone grabbed you heart and tried to take it out by your throat. Bill could only embrace you, his body was warm, but your hands are going numb and then your body, his voice echoed in your head....
Did you hear right? Georgie was missing?
Bill has got to be pulling a sick joke....
You could only sob and hug Bill, not saying anything just crying in the crook of his neck. Ritchie, Eddie, and Stan could barely watch. They have known Georgie was missing since Bill told them early March and they have accepted he was missing and coped as best as they could but the wound in their hearts was still fresh. To give her space they open up the Garage door. They get startled looking at Victor tossing his cigarette butt on the concrete at the front of the garage door.
"The fuck are you faggots doing? A jerk circle? Valarie stop being a whore and let's go. Mother and Father asked me to come get you.", His voice was uninterested, he slicked his hair back as he felt the rain start to drizzle a bit harder. He sees Valarie crying, sighing feeling fed up already. He shoves past Ritchie, Eddie and Stanley, "Valarie..... Let's go."
Bill looks up at him, "C-ccould walk her down to her house could you g-give her some time?" Victor narrows his eyes, "Look fucking faggot you can fuck her later on for all I care. She is coming home now, she can hang out with you idiots tomorrow. I was told to come get her. And I sure as hell am not leaving empty handed..." You look up at Bill then at Victor, "Victor I can walk home, please could you give me a moment? I just found out Ge-...georgie...he has been missing..." Victor looks at you emotionless, "So?Valarie... it doesn't matter, it doesn't concern you, you just keep to yourself its not like it matters to you in anyway. You don't even live here you are only getting dropped off by your parents anytime they want to have sick orgies with your family.." He grabs you by the wrist yanks you up to him dragging you away. "I'm always stuck baby sitting your ass. You can hang out all day with your loser friends tomorrow and all fucking summer for all I care... It's 630pm curfew is at 7pm."
You struggle trying to get away from them, "Let go! Why are you so heartless?" You look at Bill and your friends as they watch you wanting to help but at the same time knowing they are no match for Victor...
Rain continues to start pour down soaking your clothes, the droplets blending with your tears, the grip on your wrist he had was now forming bruises.
"Let me give you a word of advice... Don't continue interacting with those losers and stay out of my life and the guys I hang out with..." Victor said as he continued walking towards the house. "You don't want to get involved with the messed up shit that happens here.."
You responded him with silence...Your heart was still trying to process the shocking news, you knew Bill must be devastated.... You knew what you had to do try to help Bill and your friends find Georgie... Your body shivered, your clothes being now soaked in rain water.
Victor and you go up the steps into the house, look up at Victor he avoids eye contact with you, "Go get changed... you are soaking wet..."
( slow updates but I have 2 chapters I am editing. Please again do not report the story, it will get more mature as it proceeds!!)
