Lying (Eddie Kaspbrak x Reader)

Bill's Garage & Neibolt

Y/N's POV
We biked over to Bill's place and Mike ended up asking, "why are you wearing pajamas?"

"Went to Beverly's after she said to rush over. I quite literally rushed over."

"Makes sense. That can't be too comfy though, well while biking at least."

"It's not that bad actually but I get why you think it would be."

We finally got to Bill's house and went into garage. Bill pulled the garage door down and then went to grab the projector. He put a slide in then pointed at a map that got projected.

"Th-That's where G-G-G-Georgie disappeared. There's the Ironworks, and that's The Black Spot. Everywhere it happens, it's all connected by the sewers. They all meet up at the-."

"The well house."

"It's the house on Neibolt street."

"You mean that creepy house where all the junkies and hobos like to sleep?"

I went into a ball, rocking, and whispered, "don't let that be the house, don't let that be the house. Please don't let that be the place. Not that room. Not that clown."

"What the hell! Put that map back," I heard Bill scream then looked up. I then heard the projector click as the slides were moved through. The slides went onto a family photo. It practically zoomed in on his mom. Richie and Eddie clung together, freaking out.

"Turn it off! Turn it off," Beverly yelled. Mike kicked the projector and it just landed on the ground. I sat normally and just stared, tears in my eyes.

It clicked until Bill's mom showed the clowns face. It was blurry but there. Bill made his way towards the group when the projector got kicked so he was just as freaked out. The slide then went blank. It then popped out of the screen as if it was a jack in a box. I screamed as I fell back. The rest of the group screamed with me. The clown crawled out towards us, more so towards Beverly. I kept screaming and then started to cry loudly. A bright light made its way into the garage and the clown seemed to pop out of existence. I tried to see who pulled up the garage door but my eyes were filled with tears.

"It saw us! It saw us and it knows where we are!"

"It always did! S-So let's go," Bill exclaimed.

"Go? Go where?"

"Neibolt. That's where G-G-Georgie is."

"After that?!"

I rubbed the tears from my eyes and then tried to get up but slipped and I looked at the ends of my pjs. They were ripped.

"Yeah it's summer," Richie said while helping me get up fully, "we should be outside."

"If you say it's summer one more f-f-f-fucking time," Bill screamed then biked away.

"Bill, wait," Beverly called out. She went after him first. I followed, determined that I might find Betty there.

The rest of the group followed. We all got there and saw how Bill was on the steps.

"Bill," Beverly called out, "you can't go in there, this is crazy!"

"Look, you don't have to come in with me," Bill said looking out towards us, "but what happens when another Georgie goes missing? Or another Betty, or another Ed Corcoran, or one of us? Are you just gonna pretend it's not happening like everyone else in this town? Because I can't. I go home, and all I see is that Georgie isn't there. His clothes, his toys, his stupid stuffed animals, but he isn't. So walking into this house, for me, is easier than walking into my own."

"Wow," Richie said and I looked over to him confused, "he didn't stutter once."

I started walking towards the house and then Stan made me stop in my tracks, "wait, shouldn't we have some people keep watch? Y'know in case something bad happens?"