"W-wait, what?" I replied, my voice hoarse. Suddenly, the world started spinning around me. I felt like I was stumbling but my feet were glued to the ground. How stupid I was to think that I had a chance, with the Eddie Kaspbrak!
"Richie? Richie! Earth to Richie! Stop playing with me, you idiot! Speak to me!" Eddie's voice floated (see what I did there?) around my head.
Suddenly, I was in the sewers. Confused, I started running. Though, every turn I took, just took me farther into the darkness. And then suddenly, I heard voices. Faint voices, but voices nevertheless. I started walking to the direction of the voice. But those voices. They sounded awfully familiar. But who did they belong to? Only one way to find out, I guess.
"Hello? Is anyone there?" I shouted. Silenced filled the air.
Then, laughter. Lots, and lots of laughter. It sounded as if it came from Georgie. And the Corcoran kid that also went missing. And Bettie... But they're dead.
Aren't they?
"Come play with us, Richie. If you come, you'll float too. You'll float too. You'll float too."
Slowly, they came into view. The most disgusting things I've ever seen in my life. Their skin were peeling off from they're bodies and bits of their bones were sticking out from places I didn't know even had bones.
I started running. No, sprinting. I ran for my life but somehow, it only made me slower, "You can't run from us, Richie. No matter how hard, we'll always be there to take you, Richie. Don't run from us, Richie. Don't run from me." That last sentence. That's when I stopped. Eddie. My Eddie. It was his voice. The voice that made my heart race.
"You don't want to run away from me, do you Richie? You don't want to let me go, do you? That's why you're so heartbroken that I'm with Bill. The Bill that you've always been envy of. His looks, eventhough you would never care to admit it, his intelligence, his happiness. You've always wanted that. Don't you, Richie? You're life isn't good enough. So why bother living it? Why bother coping with all this pain? What is worth living for really, Richie?"
"Life! Life is worth living for. Yes! It's true that I haven't got the best life! Yes, it's true that I'm not as good looking as Bill Denbrough, I'm not as smart as him, I'm not as happy as him! But why should that mean I should stop living this wonderful, crappy life. I'll tell you why my life is worth living, I'll tell you! It's because, even though, I've no parents, I've still got people that care for me! I've got you, Stan, Beverly. All the people I've never thought would actually think about me. And guess what? Even if I didn't have them, I still wouldn't take my life. I would live it. I would not care a single fuck about what others think about me because I am who I am and I am who I will always will be." I screamed. I would never take my life. No matter how fucked up it was. Never.
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Sorry, guys, that I haven't updated in so long. I've got a major exam coming up in September and I've got to study. But, this chapter is dedicated to all those people who've thought about taking their own life. If you're looking for a sign to not kill yourself today, or tomorrow, or whenever, this is it. Believe me, your life is worth living for. So live it to the fullest. Remember, there is no tomorrow if there is no today.
And, a little bonus, a high-functioning sociopath once told me.
Taking your own life.
Interesting expression, taking it from
who?
Once it's over, it's not you who'll miss it.
You're own death is something that
happens to everyone else.
Your life is not your own, keep your
hands off it.
Please take care of yourself. I believe in you and care about you.
With love,
Farhan 🐳
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