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I breathed in the fresh air as I made my way across the stream to the weirdly silent schoolyard.
Hey man, at least Henry wasn't around.
Soon, I got to my neighborhood.
My feet slammed harder and harder on the concrete as I got more tired and tired.
And the terribly hot sun was not helping either. I wiped sweat off of my forehead as I turned the corner of a street, leading to my home. I felt something bump my back. I turned around to see a red balloon floating behind me. I looked around, confused. I turned back around and kept walking, this time faster.
"Sarah?" I turned around and found I was in complete darkness. Richie was standing in front of me with tears streaming down his face. I was shocked.
"R-Richie?"
"How could you Sarah?! I hate you! I hate you! I HATE YOU!"
He screamed louder and louder. His voice got so deep and loud that I had to put my hands over my ears. I winced as tears flowed down my cheeks.
"Richie..."
Suddenly, the yelling stopped.
It was replaced by laughter. Laughter so high pitched and scraggly, that it could only belong to one thing.
A clown.
I began to hyperventilate as I looked up at his drooling, toothy mouth. His eyes were beaming yellow, and his claws were out. I let out a loud scream as I began to run, but to no avail. I was in a never ending blackness.
"COME ON SARAH. ITS TIME TO PLAY!"
He screamed at me. I yelled in agony as I began to run faster. All of a sudden, everything went back to normal as I toppled to the ground. I was still yelling out of trauma, as my snot, blood and tears collided on the concrete, breaking my nose. I screeched louder in agony as my nose bled more.
I looked up and saw my father standing above me. My tears went away as my mouth curled into a smile.
"DAD?!" I yelled as I ran to the man I haven't seen for 12 years.
He smiled at me as he opened his arms. I grabbed him tightly as I realized, he didn't feel real. It didn't feel like my Dad. He stopped breathing. I was confused. I looked up at his face to see a wild animal looking nightmare. I tried to pull away, but his claws were wrapped around my spine. He began to pierce thru my skin as I closed my eyes. I knew it. This was it. I was going to die.
I let out a final screech as I let out my last breath.
At least, I thought it was.
I opened my eyes to see darkness. Not the infinite kind of darkness, the kind I needed to adjust my eyes to. Once they did, I found myself in a sewer. I looked around me to see a few tunnels leading outwards. I ran towards them.
It was like a maze.
So many twists and turns leading no where.
Until finally I saw the light. I ran wildly out of the sewer to find I was near the place the Losers had met previously. I noticed a figure in the woods.
By now, I didn't care who it was, just as long as they helped me.
"HELLO?! YOU!! Yes YOU! PLEASE HELP ME!!! TELL RI-" I began to yell, until I felt claws around my stomach again. I looked down and screamed once more. As the light slowly faded away as I was dragged back into the sewers, I finally noticed who the figure was.
