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Chapter 1- The cycle begins

In a rainy afternoon in Derry, Maine, a young woman is seen approach the public library. Emilia Cameron is her name, she would often spend a lot of time at that place as she liked researching the history of this town- the history of the cycle of child murders-

Many thought that this cycle was over but, in the blink of an eye, it all began again and this time the murders were much more vicious and cruel this time. Emilia was essentially a replacement for Mike Hanlon, the one who previously reported any sort of strange happening in Derry. She would spend hours analyzing all of the documents Mike left as she would also write her own. Like Mike, Emilia knew who or what was causing all of this chaos as she had a personal encounter with the being... with It. Not face-to-face but she saw him, she saw It. This takes place back a few months ago, while Emilia was walking back home after an exhausting at the library, she heard some faint talking from the backyard of an abandoned house. This house was located in Neilbot Street where Emilia lived, purposely to try to encounter It and that day she did it. She went behind house, stealthily, and that's when she finally saw the face behind all of the child murders and chaos in that town. A young child with dark brown slightly curly short hair, slightly tan skin, wearing a light-yellow t-shirt, blue shorts and black snickers was standing next to a clown. Reddish-orange funny looking hair, red face markings that bring contrast to that pure white face, a silver outfit with deep red pom poms and those big, piercing, yellow eyes.

Emilia simply peeked behind a wall, safely, as she listened to what the two were saying

-But I have to go home. -the child mumbled looking at his feet.

- Oh! So, you're going to leave me? You're going to leave Pennywise alone? -the clown replied in an over exaggerated sad tone. Pennywise... that was Its name? at least the name It wants to be referred to in this particular form. Emilia kept quiet as she continued watching, she had a feeling something bad was going to happen, yet, she didn't do anything, she just stared, waiting for a catastrophe to happen.

-I... I don't want to but...

-But? – the clown asked, interrupting the child.

-My mommy would get really angry at me... She will ground me if I don't go back home, and I don't want that to happen. -the child answered still looking at his feet

-Does your mommy punish you often, Josh? -Pennywise asked getting on one of his knees to get to an even height with the child, he was very tall.

-Josh, so that's his name -Emilia thought to herself. She started sweating, for no reason, that dreaded feeling was getting more intense, her breathing became more rapid, her green pupils were constricting, and still, she just sat down and watched.

-Well -Josh said looking back slightly to then return staring at his feet- Kind of...

-What does she do to you? - Pennywise asked whilst gently lifting his chin up so Josh would look at him directly into his eyes.

-W-why does it matter?

-I want to help you Joshua. – Pennywise replied, softly petting the child's cheek-

-I...

-If you don't tell Pennywise what's wrong, he won't be able to help you. – he said looking deeply into the child's eyes with a serious expression. When Joshua gazed back, he saw Pennywise's sparkling eyes, he sworn that his eyes weren't as lively before.

-Fine...- Josh sighed- She yells at me. Sometimes she hits me and then sends me into a corner. I remember she once started talking about something that happened a week before just to make me feel bad... – Josh said as he started crying- I don't understand why she's like this to me. I know she just wants the best for me but...