I'll Be Brave for You IT(2019) ((Eddie X Richie's Sister))

The Call and The Crash

Skylar's POV

I was getting ready for work at 6am. My phone rang. It was an unknown number but the place the phone was calling from was Derry, Maine. I froze and sighed. I picked up the phone and answered. 

"Hello Mike" I said. 

"Skylar?" he said. "You remember me?"

"Of course I remember you Mike" I said. "I'm covered in scars from head to toe, there was no way for me to forget. He's back isn't he? Pennywise."

"Yes" Mike said. "You need to come back to Derry. Everybody else does too."

"Look Mike" I said. "I remember but no one else does. I'm Bill's publisher, Richie's sister, and Stan's wife's best friend. None of them remember even growing up in Derry."

"I'll get them here" he said. "Will you help me?" 

"Of course" I said. "When do you want us there?" 

"Tomorrow" he said. 

"Okay" I said. "Richie is at a show right now. I'll talk to him later. I'll see you soon, Mike."

"See you soon, Skylar" he said. 

I hung up and all my scars started to burn simultaneously. 

"That fucking clown" I said. 

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Later that day, I left work early to go talk to Richie at the theater he was at. 

I was on my way there when some idiot ran a red light and smashed into my car. 

"What the fuck?" I said. 

I couldn't get out because the door was jammed. 

"God dammit!" I said. "What a great fucking day!" 

I got out the passenger side. 

"Hey asshole!" I said. "What the ass are you doing?" 

"I'm so sorry" he said getting out of the car. "I-I-"

"Eddie?" I asked. "Edward Kaspbrak?"

All my feelings for him came back and hit me like a bus. This was my first love. Right here, standing in front of me.

"Skylar?" he said. 

"Holy shit" I said. I shook my head. "I have to go." I got back in my car and drove off. 

"Wait Skylar!" he yelled. "SKYLAR!" 

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I got to the theater where Richie was performing. He was walking out to his car when I pulled up. 

"Richie" I said getting out of the car through the passenger side. 

"Holy shit" he said, seeing my car. "Sky are you okay? What happened?"

"Eddie Kaspbrak ran a red light and crashed into me" I said. 

"Eddie?" he said. 

"Yeah Eddie!" I said. "Did Mike call you?"

"Yeah right before my show" he said. "It fucked me all up. I blew the whole fucking thing. Wait. How do you know Mike?" 

"Because we used to be friends with him" I said. "We need to go home. To Derry."

"Shiiitttt" he said. 

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I decided I would call Stan. 

"Hi Stan the Man" I said. 

"Hey Skylar!" he said. "How the heck are you?"

"Oh I've been better" I said. 

"What's wrong?" he said. 

"Nothing you should worry about" I said. "Hey Stan?"

"Yeah?" he said. 

"I just called to say I miss you" I said. 

"I miss you too, Sky" he said. "We'll have to get together soon."

"Absolutely" I said. "Stan?"

"Yeah?" he asked. 

"I love you" I said. "And no matter what, I always will. There is nothing you could ever do to let me down or make me stop loving you."

"Thank you Sky" he said. "It was really nice to hear that and the same goes for you."

"Thanks Stanny" I said. "I'll let you go now. Say hi to Patty for me."

"Will do" he said. "Bye Skylar, I love you."

"Bye Stan" I said. "I love you too."

Richie had packed and was staying at my place tonight. We were gonna leave for Derry in the morning. I was making dinner when all of the sudden my wrists started burning. I screamed as scars formed across my wrists. 

"Skylar?" Richie said and ran over to me. "What's wrong? What happened?"

"STANLEY!!" I screamed and started crying. "NOOOO!!" 

"WHAT?" Richie yelled. "WHAT"S WRONG? WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOUR WRISTS? WHO'S STANLEY?!" 

"I can't!" I sobbed and ran to my room slamming the door. 

Stan was dead. I was thankful that I got to tell him I loved him before he died but I was hoping he wouldn't die. I remember seeing him die in my vision as a child while I was trapped in the Deadlights. 

I cried myself to sleep that night thinking of Stan and how I would never see his face again.