III. 𝖦𝗋𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋

52 12 19
                                    




[003 . GREY WATER ]

Ben veered to the right, following the path that led to a stream out in the open

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.





Ben veered to the right, following the path that led to a stream out in the open.

He ran as fast as he could through the water, panting and looking back nervously.

Seconds later, Belch and Patrick reached the section where the path split. They looked around, unsure which way Ben had gone.

Patrick pointed to the right, instructing Belch to search that path, while he walked down the path to the left.






Meanwhile, Bill, Eddie, Richie, Caroline and Stan had come to the sewer entrance.

Eddie dropped his bike carelessly and pointed at some of the plants around them. "That's poison ivy. And that's poison ivy. And that's poison ivy."

"Where? Where's the poison ivy?" Eddie asked, sounding panicked.

"Nowhere," Richie said, turning towards Stan. "Not every fucking plant is poison ivy, Stanley."

" sorry Stan and Ed but for once rich is right" Caroline said patting eddies and Stanley's shoulder .

Eddie, growing more anxious as Bill and Richie entered the sewers, said, "Okay, well, I'm starting to get itchy now and I'm pretty sure this is not good for my..."

"Do you use the same bathroom as your mother?" Richie interrupted.

"Sometimes, yeah," Eddie admitted.

"Then you probably have crabs," Richie joked.

Eddie, indignant, protested, "That's so not funny."

Richie looked back at Eddie, Stanley and Caroline who were just standing outside. "Aren't you guys coming in?"

"Uh-uh," Eddie said, pointing at the water. "It's greywater."

"What the hell's greywater?" Richie asked.

"It's basically piss and shit. So I'm just telling you, you guys are splashing around in millions of gallons of Derry pee," Eddie explained as Richie picked up a stick and sniffed it. "Are you serious? What are you...?"

"Doesn't smell like caca to me, señor," Richie said, speaking in a Spanish accent.

" your fucking disgusting " Caroline gaged

"I can smell that from here," Eddie retorted.

"It's probably just your breath wafting back into your face," Richie said with a grin.

"Have you ever heard of a staph infection?" Eddie asked, exasperated.

"I'll show you a staph infection," Richie replied, tossing a grimy trash bag at Eddie.

Eddie screamed as the bag landed at his feet. "You're the reason why we're in this position right now," Eddie grumbled.

"Guys!" Bill called out, turning around after examining an abandoned shoe.

𝓝𝓸 𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 𝓷𝓸 𝓬𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓮 ━━━━ Bill DenbroughWhere stories live. Discover now