Phantasm 》It Chapter 2

Twelve

It's eyes bore into mine. Human face with eyes glowing like fireflies. It's supposed to captivate you, but I just wanted to get the hell out of here. I kept crawling back on the bed, thinking the chains would somehow magically break, but the only thing I could do is struggle as It placed a cold hand on my inner thigh.

"Remember that night, Jenny?" Pennywise asked with a predatory grin. My breathing hitched in fear as his hand slowly trailed up. "You gave yourself to me." Goosebumps rose on my skin, a gross chill down my spine as his hand went up my hip, toward my waist. It crackled. "You can deny it now, but something inside is saying you enjoyed it." Then It's hand went around my throat. I shut my eyes tight as it tightened. "And do you remember what I told you when you released?"

Its breath tickled my face. The faint smell of blood and something rotten, like skin, filled my nostrils, making me want to gag right there. Pennywise squeezed my windpipe as he lifted me a bit before slamming me back down, making me scream.

"I CLAIMED YOU, JENNY!" It shouted in my face, drool landing on my cheek. It kept slamming me to the ground. "AND YOU WILL NEVER EVER LEAVE MY SIDE AGAIN!"

I opened my eyes; another scream erupted from me as Pennywise's mouth changed to the cannibalistic clown's, rows upon rows of sharp teeth bared at me.

"Get off of Mommy!" We heard behind. Pennywise turned only to be struck upside the head by a shovel. It flew off me. Scarlett ran over and began whacking on my chains until they broke, setting me free. I grabbed Scarlett, and we turned to run, but we screamed when the clown stood behind us. Its mouth was dangling off its face.

"Oh, Scarlett," Pennywise sang. "You're grounded!"

I scooped Scarlett up in my arms as we made a break for it. I kept looking back to see if It was following us, but it just stood there staring at us. Its head tilted to the side as its mouth slowly recovered itself before it sent me a wicked smile. It brought its hand up and gave a small goodbye wave. 

Suddenly, Scarlett began to cough roughly, and I felt something warm hit my back. I stopped, gently setting her down to see blood coming out of her mouth. She coughed again, getting it on the front of my shirt. 

"Scarlett," I rushed out as I grabbed her arms. "Scarlett. Honey, what's wrong?"

"I don't feel so -"

A loud pop is what ended things as I felt my entire body get covered in blood, from head to toe. Something was still in my hands, and I shakily glanced down to find two small arms in them. My mouth flew open as I let out this ear-shrieking scream that could echo the whole barricade. 

Pennywise laughed. That fucker...laughed as it watched our daughter explode.

"You..."I seethed as I stood. I ran toward the clown as red clouded my vision, whether it was the blood or how pissed off I was because of It. "Bastard! I'll fucking kill you!" 

I jumped at him, but It disappeared, and I found my body submerged in water. I looked around, not knowing if this is another one of It's hallucinations. Something grabbed my shoulder. My eyes widened as I spun around, ready to punch whatever Pennywise is showing me, but I saw Bill looking at me in relief. He motioned up, and we swam toward the surface.

We were dripping wet as we rolled out of the water and onto the cave's floor. We heard struggling up ahead to see Mike wrapped around in Pennywise's spider leg with a talon near his neck.

"Well, I know what you are," Pennywise sang to Mike. "A madman."

It tightened its hold on Mike as It's mouth opened wide. Then, out of nowhere, a rock stuck Pennywise against its cheek.