Loser Like Me

Chapter 1: The Call

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"Veronica, hello," The voice was something like a murmur, or, maybe even a whisper, but it definitely wasn't the rush of joy that she felt as a child, "Are you there?" He was angered by the silence that was clearing the phone line. Hoping that it wasn't another wrong number. Veronica tried her best to get to the phone, but the tight squeeze on her arm said another thing that she couldn't."Answer the phone sweetheart, I dare you too," Eric her husband, said knowing that she would obey him, or so he had thought watching her hands make their way to reaching her phone."Hello, who's this?" her voice hush matching the pitch of the other on the line her palms sweaty"If this is another prank then.""This is Mike... Mike Hanlon", he sighed flipping through the pages of his phone book, at the mention of his name Veronica had become numb, "Derry.... needs us doesn't it..." her lips trembled as the summer of 1989 flew back in her eyes quickly, "It's back Ronnie, and I think it's stronger than ever, I need you to get to Derry as soon as you can, the Losers need you, Ri-" the connection was cut."Babydoll what did I-" He froze seeing Veronica pull a gun from her dresser, "Veronica put that down, and kiss me " "Listen here I'm going to Derry, don't look for me don't call me, " There was nothing like driving to meet the devil just to stare him in the eyes, and she knew it when she left she'd never look back from this day forth,

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"Hey, check out the new girl," the boys all purred Veronica Simone Rodgers was a city girl in a world full of small-town people weeding her way through Jr. High. "What do I look like an attraction to ya!" she groaned,trying to walk to her class bumping into something or more like several someones, Veronica sighed, looking up at several boys much taller and a lot older than she was"Hey, we've got a new... toy to play with.", one of them said, slamming her books hard out of her hands pushing her down onto the floor, She huffed sitting down on the floor watching them take her glasses and break them "I guess we'll call you blindy," Henry smirked walking off stomping off on the lenses,"Welcome to stupid dumb Derry...." she sobbed, crying as she continued to drive off,