CHAPTER NINE. the one with the projector. warnings: clowns, lots of yelling
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ASHLEY HAD SPENT a few too many hours at Beverly's house. Four, to be exact. She'd lost track of time, and when she finally did notice what time it was, it was already ten minutes til six.
So, maybe she had arrived about fifteen minutes past her curfew. And maybe she did get grounded for that. But was that gonna stop her from doing to Bill's house? Absolutely not. Her Dad had work the next day giving Ash the ability to sneak out. She'd be home by five, two hours before her dad got home, so what was the big deal?
So, Ashley waited patiently for her Dad to leave, and when he finally did (after a firm talk to Ashley about how if he finds out she did anything, she'd be grounded until college), Ashley changed quickly into a slightly too large shirt with a coca cola logo on it and rolled up jeans. And then she left the house, humming quietly under her breath as her eyes scanned the yard for her bike. Upon noticing it, she walked over to it, moved it over to the side of the street, and then threw her leg over it and began began biking her way to Bill Denbrough's house.
It took longer than she expected. Thirty minutes at the least, but when she arrived, all of the others were stood outside Bill's garage, talking about whatever. Though when she tossed her bike on the grass next to pretty much everyone else's, that caught the groups attention.
"Ah, there you are!" Richie exclaimed, "We were worried you'd died or something."
Ash scoffed and gave a small smile, "No, but I did get grounded. Sorry." She shot a quick glance at Beverly, who gave her a sheepish smile.
"It's fuh-fine." Bill said, "Come on, I need to set stuff up.
Mike and Beverly helped to lift up the garage door, and the eight of them entered the garage. It took some time, but they eventually got everything together and were all sat in front of the projector, Ash next to Beverly.
"Look." Bill pointed at a certain place on the map that was circeld and had an X next to it. Storm drain. "T-T-Thats where Guh-Guh-Georgie disappeared. There's the ironworks. And the black spot." The black spot was telling same as the storm drain, circled with an X, "Everywhere it happens- it's- it's all connected by the sewers," He told them, "and they all meet up at the-"
"The well house." Ben finished.
They were right, all of them met at the well house, the red lines on the map proving so.
"It's in the house on Niebolt street." Stan said, light fear in his voice.
"You mean that creepy ass house where all the junkies and hobos like to sleep?" Richie questioned, and Ashley shuddered, whiled Eddie took a puff of his inhaler.
"I hate that place." Beverly commented. Ashley nodded in agreement, "It always feels like it's watching me." Bev added.
Eddie took a quick gasp of breath before speaking, "That's where I saw It." He said, "That's where I saw the clown."
