CHAPTER TEN. the one at niebolt triggers: blood, gore, broken bones, fighting a/n: ash: hey this is my gf bev ash also: and this is her bf ben.
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ASHLEY HAD ENDED up staying outside to watch guard with Ben, Bev, Stanley and Mike, and praise God for that. The last thing she wanted to do was go inside that rickety old house.
The silence itself was deafening- the five kids stood outside the house. Bev stood in the middle of Ben and Ash, while Stan and Mike were behind them.
The boys wouldn't take long- would they? No. They'd go in, check it out, and leave. It'll be fine.
Out of the corner of her eye, she watched Stanley and Mike, a frown staining her pale lips. She was pretty sure Stan had said something to Mike, but it was quiet and Ash couldn't really make it out.
Though she did hear the words "can't" and "house".
Ash let out a sigh, and the feeling of a hand in her own distracted her. She glanced next to her, and sure enough, Beverly Marsh had slipped her own hand into Ashley's. A broken copy of a smile fell on Ashley's lips,
She looked back at the house, and the silence was back again.
After what felt like years, but was most likely fifteen minutes with no one leaving the house, Ash spoke up, "You think they're okay?" She questioned, and she could see Beverly shrug.
"I'd hope so." Mike commented. No one spoke after that, before the sound of someone screaming was heard- holy shit, holy shit-
"What was that?" Stan questioned frantically, and before she knew it, Beverly had slipped her hand out Ashley's, and was running towards the door.
"Bev! Bev, wait up!" She called, before running in after her. She listened for Beverly, or Eddie, Richie, Bill- anyone. The house was like a maze, the screams being her only clue as to where anyone else was, and Ashley hates mazes.
Panic rised in her as she looked for Beverly, and a flash of red hair running down a hallway caught her attention. She ran after that, the boys following after her.
She arrived a room where Eddie was backed up into the wall, It was in front of him, and Bill and Richie were watching with fear.
She also arrived just in time to watch Beverly stab It right in the eye with a pole, Stan, Ben, and Mike stumbling in after.
"Holy fuck!" Ashley whispered to herself. Blood, instead of falling down, seemed to be floating up. Slowly but surely, and Ash was postive she could hear something that sounded similar to wailing. Beverly, Bill, and Richie backed up into a wall. It seemed to have stopped moving.
"Get Eddie, get Eddie!" Richie exclaimed, and the three ran over to the boy who sat against the wall, clutching his arm.
Ashley was frozen. Maybe in fear, maybe in shock. She wasn't sure, but she felt like she couldn't move. As the three clammered around Eddie, she watched with terror filled eyes as It began to stiffen, letting out a low growl.
