Not the only one (Pennywise)

|7| The visit

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. You stirred at the sound of the alarm and woke up breathing unevenly. The dream had been another memory. Why were you dreaming of the past? You just wanted to forget it... You sighed and sat up on the bed. You rubbed your eyes and looked at your phone, turning off the alarm. It was 6am. You smiled as you thought about today. Today would be your first day at the grocery store and you were excited. You stretched and walked over to your wardrobe to get some clothes. You settled for a black sweatshirt paired with some dark jeans. You grabbed them and walked to the bathroom to take a quick shower. You closed the door behind you and started undressing. You you stepped into the shower, your f/c curtains blocking the view of the rest of the room. You hummed a few tunes as you turned on the water and let it rinse down your body. You let out a soft sight as the warmth of the water engulfed you. You started washing your hair rubbing shampoo into it and then let the foam flow down your back. As you were done you contemplated for a while on leaving the warm shower, as it was just too comfortable. You groaned as you turned off the water and got out. You stepped onto the tile floor and little water droplets fell from your hair as you made your way towards the mirror. You grabbed a towel and started drying off, combing your hair afterwards. You started to blow-dry your hair as you heard a sound from outside the door. You stopped, turned off the blow drier and listened in. But there was nothing. You couldn't hear anything so you continued getting ready. After you got dressed, you walked out the bathroom into the kitchen. But as soon as you stepped in, you heard the sound again. It was coming from the fridge. You slowly made your way towards it and grabbed the handle. You took a deep breath and ripped it open. You stared at the inside with a confused and surprised look. "Hiya skittles~" The clown shouted and hugged you as soon as he climbed out of the fridge. You just blinked in confusion. "Penny! What are you doing here?" You asked, closing the fridge after he let go of you. He started to grin. "I was thinking~ that if you went to that grocery store I wouldn't see you as much! So I decided to take a visit~" He hummed and you crossed your arms, smiling in amusement. "That still doesn't explain why you're in my fridge." He chuckled. "What can I say? I like dramatic entrances~" He said and you looked at your phone. It was 7:20am. You cursed. "Shit! I need to hurry!" You said and ran to your desk. You grabbed some paperwork, folding everything neatly and then put them into your bag. Pennywise just watched you while you ran through the house packing a few things and then hurrying over to the fridge. You opened it and grabbed a random plate, quickly eating a smaller chunk of meat. He smiled at you all the while. You put what was left back into the fridge and grabbed a gum pack from the counter. You took one and started chewing it. You walked over to the door, putting on your coat and then turning around to the clown, tilting your head slightly. "Soo... you're gonna stay or?" You asked, not knowing if he could even go outside looking like that. He smiled and walked over to you. "Let me walk you there." He said and you stared at him a bit unsurely. "Can you even go out like this?" You asked and he grinned. His body slowly started to shift. As you looked back up at him again, you couldn't believe it. He looked...normal! You smiled as he walked next to you and held his arm out towards you. You crossed arms with him and left the house. The both of you walked down the street happily. The few people that were on the streets or in the front yards watched as you passed them with the handsome red head. You didn't notice how Penny looked at you from the side. He was smiling all the way and you were also in a good mood. His sudden visit made your day. You walked for a while until you saw the shop approach in the distance. You looked at you phone. 7:40am. You grinned at your friend. "Just in time." You said and he nodded. He still didn't understand much about daily human life, but he liked watching you go out into town, doing different kind of things he wasn't used to. As you reached the grocery store, you stopped at the entrance and turned to Penny. He looked down at you and smiled brightly, making you smile too. You chuckled. "Thanks for walking me here!" You said and he crossed his arms. "Anything for you lollipop~" He said, slightly joking. You smiled and hugged him, catching him by surprise. But he hugged you back not long after. You talked for a minute before you had to go. "So I'll go now. I have to work. Really, thank you~" You said with a smile, waving at him as you walked towards the entrance. He waved back, grinning. "See you soon~" He shouted and you walked inside with a warm smile. Before your shift you had to go through a few paperwork with your boss. Rules and behaviour was also talked about before you could finally start your shift. You were honestly a bit excited. You were ordering a few cans on the shelves as one of your coworkers walked over to you. She smiled at you. "Uh hey. I'm Dana." She said and stretched out her hand for you to shake. You did just that and introduced yourself. "Hey, I'm Y/N." She suddenly leaned on the broom she had in hand and smiled dreamily. "You know, you have a really handsome boyfriend~" She said and you furrowed your brows. Boyfriend? Suddenly it hit you. Right, maybe she was thinking of Pennywise? "Uh.. he's not my boyfriend.." You said awkwardly and she looked at you a bit taken aback. "What? That Mr. Prettyface isn't yours?" You shook your head slowly. "He's a really close friend of mine." You said and she smiled. "Oh so you think I have a chance with him?" She asked and you suddenly stopped in your tracks, almost dropping a can. Penny would never want her, she's a mere prey to him. So why did your heart sting? Why were you so anxious? You tried to ignore it. "Well I don't know. He has a peculiar taste in girls" You said, for some reason wanting to make her smile disappear and be replaced by screams of agony. You shook your head, biting your lip until the conversation finally ended. You tried to continue on your work for the remaining hours, but it was quite hard. A certain clown didn't want to leave your mind but you couldn't really place the feelings just yet.