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"Y/N!" I sat up in bed and saw that I was in one of my sleep shirts and shorts. I looked around the room and the warm sunlight was peeking through my curtains and I could hear birds chirping in the distance. "Get a move on young lady! The school bus will be here soon." I heard my mom shout from downstairs. I quickly got dressed and ran downstairs and opened the kitchen door.
"Finally, thought I was going to have to send a search party to get your butt out of bed." I ran up to my mom and hugged her tight. "Mom, you're here!" She looked confused but hugged me back. "Of course, I'm here. Who else is going to take care of you?" This was strange. My mom passed nearly three years ago, and yet here she is living and breathing. It felt like a dream. "The bus will be here in about ten minutes. Did you get your backpack and stuff?" I was taking a bite of toast and stopped mid chew. "School? Mom, I'm twenty-three. I don't take a school bus anymore." She started laughing. "Honey, you must be dreaming or bumped your head. You are only sixteen young lady."
I looked at her and ran to living room and looked at my reflection in the mirror. Sure enough, there was my sixteen-year-old self staring right back at me. "Mom, what's the date?" "October thirty first. Remember, you wanted to go to that party and I was going to pick you up after school to get your costume?" My eyes widened. I looked at the mirror again and saw Pennywise standing behind me.
"You..." He smirked and pulled my body against his. "Enjoying yourself? Is it nice seeing mommy again?" He said while laughing manically. I pulled away from him and slapped him hard across the face. "How dare you! How dare you torture me like this!" The smirk had faded, and he looked hurt by what I said to him. "My sweet...I didn't do this to torture you." He said while grabbing my waist and pulling me towards him. "Shut up! Just leave me alone!" I pulled away and ran out of the house. "Y/N!" I heard him yelling after me, but I ignored him and ran down the sidewalk.
Tears were flowing down my face and I just wanted to get far away as possible. "OOF!" I bumped into a strong chest. "Y/N..." I looked up and saw Pennywise. "Why can't you-" I started but he cut me off. "You can't get away. I always know where you are my dear. It's time for you to wake up." He said in a deep soothing voice. My vision became blurry and I felt faint. "Shhh, just wake up and it will have only been a dream." I slumped into his arms and darkness enveloped me.
