Fear WILL Find You // IT // Bill Skarsgard

Chapter 20

Lyles POV.

...I still love him.

I rolled out of bed still feeling completely numb. In a way I wish I hadn't even woke up. I sat in my bed as I felt my thigh throbbing softly. I lifted the blanket as it pealed off my leg slowly, the blood leaving an outline on the white sheet as I felt a shiver rattle my spine. It was okay peeling off in most of the areas but in the slightly larger cuts the flesh stuck to the blanket firmly as strings of blood and flesh were pulled to their limits before breaking, most of it falling back onto my leg as the blood began to seep out of the cuts once again.

I lay on the bathroom floor, a towel underneath me. I was only wearing a red lacy bra and matching panties as I looked at the mess I had made of my leg. I used yet another long strand of toilet roll as I dipped it into the warm water and washed over my leg once again. After patting it as dry as I could I sprayed it with an antibacterial spray as I winced. The stinging was agonising, causing me to draw blood as I bit my lip. I cleaned away the slight bloody patches with a cotton bud, making sure not to bother the cuts which were beginning to stop bleeding.

I pulled a bandage around it tightly along with a cotton pad to make sure the cut would hopefully heal better and so I didn't soak my leggings in blood. I pulled on the black cotton leggings before slipping a black slightly see-through woollen jumper over my head, pulling the sleeves up once it was on comfortably. I walked out of the bathroom after getting rid of all the evidence of what had gone on before walking into the lounge where Odette lay on the sofa, phone in her hands as she text someone.

"I can't wait to move the fuck away from here" Odette snapped as I sat next to her. Only now did I look at the large TV to see yet another breaking news update. "There have been a total of ten disappearances over the course of last night. Three families have went missing. This consists of six adults and four children. There is no sign of a break in or struggle in any of the homes. All three missing family cases were reported this morning after the doors of all three houses, located next to each other in a block of five, were left wide open. This has been the largest total of missing people taken in one night that Derry has had in years. Please get in contact if you have any information. The families were all well known. I'll be back in twenty minutes with a full report, including details of all the missing people."

I listened in silence but unlike Odette, I wasn't shocked, upset, angry, or scared. I was slightly pleased. This meant that Leon has fed and by now he will most definitely be back to his usual self and that pleased me. I shook my head as I watched the report, pretending to be disgusted with what has happened but I just wanted to smile and cheer and run to Leon to give him a large hug but I couldn't. I had to stay grounded. I had to act like a normal person who is devastated over the large loss of three beautiful and loving families but god knows I am not a normal person, not at the moment.

I am in love with a monster and in a way he was turning me into one. But please don't take that comment in a bad way. He was not turning me into a cold blooded killer. He wasn't making me like him. I am turning into a monster but for love. If someone else was doing these killings then I know I would want to move, I would feel sick. But it is Leon. I will let him do anything as long as I get to spend time with him and have him in my life. I would lead people to their deaths and do anything Leon asked of me no matter the devastation it would cause.

I would do anything for him. I would do anything for the feeling I get when I talk to him. I would do anything for the feeling I get when I am with him. I would do anything for the safety I feel when I am in his presence. I would do anything for the security I feel when I am in his arms. I would do anything to look in his eyes. I would do anything to hear his soothing voice. I would do anything to hear his deep chuckle. I would do anything to see that smirk on his face. I would do anything for love. Even if he doesn't love me.