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  Eddie woke up to the sound of footsteps in the hallway. He assumed it was his wife, but one thought played through his mind from that day. The day that broke his arm and made him realize that life isn't always nice and warm. There are dark corners on this path. He examined the scar on his hand from 27 years ago.

"Maryann? Is that you Maryann?" he spoke in almost a whisper fear edging his voice. "Yes it's me you have a phone call."

"Who from?" It took her a few seconds to answer before she finally said a name I was dreading to hear. "Beverly Marsh. She said it is urgent and to get back to Derry, Maine as soon as possible because he is back." The leprosy man came back into my mind. The disembodied person that he feared. The person that he couldn't fear anymore. " maryann get my suitcase please."

"...But dear..." I cut her off. "Maryann i need to go so please get me my suitcase." my voice was stern but full of emotions. I hear the phone click back into place after I hear an okay from my wife. She walked calmly back into the room and looked straight at me. "I can't let you leave I made a promise to your mother after we married..."

"FORGET ABOUT HER MARYANN! She is dead just get my suitcase, I have places to be." She walked out of the room and brought back my travel bag for long flights. After I got all of my stuff packed and I was waiting for the next plain I started looking through my phone for "Richie" I look at the list.

"DR.TOZIER, BEVERLY, BEN, DR.SMITH, MIKE, STAN, BILL, RICHIE... I clicked the call button and it rang once before i hear a groggy hello on the other end of the line. "Hey Richie... He is back."

"No no no no no no no, He can't be i'm getting a promotion tomorrow and i can't miss it will mess up my record." I put him on speakerphone and went to google to look at the amount of children that have already gone missing this year. "13." I didn't realize that I had said it aloud until richie said what. "13 kids have gone missing already..." the other end goes silent for a second before he replies with ",Let me call my boss to get excused for three weeks." The line goes dead and I am called up to the happy flight attendant and told my seat.Seat 13 just like the number of missing children. I get on the plain and no one occupies the seat next to me so I fall asleep.

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