It: New Kid on the Block

Chapter 18: Change

I woke up the next morning at 8 AM on the dot. I peaked out the window to see Richie's parents never came home. Oh, how this reminds me of my few years in Brooklyn. Not seeing my mom for days, weeks at a time. 

"Rise and shine, motherfucker we got a clown to catch." I said. nudging Richie harshly on the arm. He twitched, then said "This fucker can wait five more minutes." I rolled him over, to the point I was sitting on top of him, unintentionally straddled. "Do t forget we have to walk." I said. "I won't be able to walk if you don't get out of this position." he said, and then I let something poke me. 

"What the fuck, Richard!"

"I don't control it! I sure wish I did right about now!"

"Whatever. I'll be back up in twenty minutes and you better be ready! And, take care of that." I said, narrowing my eyes.

"Then Ima need more than twenty minutes." he said smirking. I forgot I was still sitting on top of him, and ran towards the doorway. 

"Fine. I'm running home to get Bill and the others. Meet us at Neibolt." I said before finally exiting 

I ran home, and didn't stop or look back. These dreams were killing me. Last night was the only night I've slept since making the promise at Neibolt. I wanted it broken. That demonic piece of shit was finally going to meet it's demise.

As soon as I got home, I realized neither my mom nor Mr. Denbrough noticed I was gone. And that's when I felt a change of heart. I ran to the pay phone at the end of the street and called Richie. "What's up now?" he asked. Clearly I was interrupting something." 

"Sara? Sara are you okay?" he asked, kindness in his tone.

"Yeah. No Neibiolt. Not today." I said. Before he could respond I hung up.

I knocked hard on the door, and Bill answered. "W-where the fuck d-did you go?" he asked, worried. "I stayed at Bev's last night. Get dressed we're going to school." Reluctantly, even after making up all that work, we got there. It was already lunch when we got there. 

"Where the fuck were you?" asked Richie. The question also went with expression on everyone else's face. "Home. Guys, I figured it out." I said.

"You're kidding." said Stan, looking at me like I was crazy. And he had the right to. This plan was fucking out of my mind.

"It wants to see us fall apart. Easy prey. We give up he gets us. We don't let that happen."

Eddie stood on the base of the tree, he was k my a little bit shorter than me but everyone was fucking huge. "Nothing's happened to us though! So your saying we should continue to lead our lives the way we have since you showed up!"

"You haven't been affected  because I sacrificed my sanity for you all!" I said. Everyone's jaw dropped and the bell rang. My heart was beating a mile a minute when we all said what class we were going to. Simultaneously, we all said subject until, "History" cane out of Stan and I's mouths. "Walk together?" he asked. "Sure."

"What was that about?" Stan asked.

"When It got me, I decided to make a deal. He could torment me throughout eternity as long as he didn't touch you. Let's just say I haven't slept other than last night until then." 

Although I was just his friend, he still cared for me and pulled me closer to him, in almost a hug.

Who am I kidding he pulled me into a hug and I started bawling my eyes out. "We're gonna do it." he said. "Do what?" I asked, still crying.

 "After school.  We're gonna kill it. "