The Town of Derry

Sunsets & Blood

~ later that day ~
I stood in front of my mirror, fixing my shirt, then putting my hair into two braids.

"Don't you knock" I asked as Ben stormed through my door, "she thinks it's billy" he said, I looked at him and sat down at my vanity as he sat on my bed "the poem" he added, I then got what he was talking about. "Oh" I looked over at him, "maybe you should just tell her it was you?" I questioned as I moved my body onto the bed beside him. "No.." he sighed, he stood up and stood in front of me.
"Talk to her and try to get information?" He asked, I nodded and stood up and grabbed my fanny pack. "Oh yeah you have a daaatee" Ben said mocking me playing with my braids, I stood up and chuckled "it's not a date, I just miss hanging out with Richie" I grabbed my shoes and tied them up.

*knock knock*

"Have fun, but not too much" Ben said yelling down the hall as I opened the door, I rolled my eyes and walked outside. "Hey rich" I said closing the door behind me, "hey there sweet cheeks" he picked up his bike off the ground and I grabbed mine from the garage.

"So Ben thinks that Bev thinks that billy wrote that poem" I said catching up to his bike,
"Damn really?" Richie said looking back at me, I shook my head yes.

"So where we going?" I asked as we turned another corner "to our spot" he said as he slowed down at the train tracks, him and I climb up the apartment building on Main Street, the one beside Beverlys, and sit and stare at the small town of Derry.

We threw are bikes underneath bevs staircase and walked over to the other apartment building railings, "boost" I said as I stepped onto the first step of the ladder, Richie grabbed the back of my thighs and boosted me to step to the next, then I proceeded to climb up.

"Perfect timing for the sunset" I said as he crawled beside me and sat with his feet hanging off the side "you know that makes me nervous" I said as he swung his legs. "Don't be such a woosie" he said grabbing my foot for it to go over the edge, "if I fall you better turn into a super hero and catch me" I said nudging him and chuckling. "Of course" he said and leaned back, "hows your mom?" He asked me, I shrugged "she's alright, mad at me because I left church" I joined him leaning back.
"Like left left? No longer attending?" He asked stretching his arms in the air, "yep, it's not really my thing anymore, I just don't feel the light I used to" I explained, I looked over at him as he wiped his glasses.

"So how about you and that blonde chick that was in our class?" I grinned as he stuck his glasses back on his face, I didn't wanna ask him about relationship stuff because our last fight was about how I spent too much time with Stanley and Eddie. "she's cool, doesn't wanna be seen in public with me thought so it's kind of a bummer" he sat up and put his legs cross cross, I did the same, so we were now facing each other. "Really? That's weird.. I would totally love walking around town with you having everyone look at us" I said trying to reassure him he's not a bad guy. "Yeah, I might break it off with her" he sighed.

I looked at the sky as the sun reached the edge, it turned a beautiful coral red colour.
"How about you and your boys?" Richie said as he rubbed his head, I knew he didn't wanna ask that, but I'm happy he's making an effort too.
"Not as cool at you" i smiled at him and watched his cheeks turn a pink colour.

We both looked down as we heard a crash, followed by screaming, "BEV?" I yelled down hanging off the edge, "god sakes, Get in here laura!" She said shaking, she was covered in either red paint, ketchup or blood?
I climbed down and leaped as Richie helped me off the high last step, "holy shit" Richie said as we walked up to her. "Bevey is everything okay? What the fuck is this shit?" I asked wiping her face making my hands red of what ever covered her, "holy shit" Richie repeated, just then the other guys were biking by and saw us, "Richie stand guard" Stan said as we walked up Beverlys steps. "What the fuck am I suppose to do if he comes back?" Richie said yelling as us. "Do what you always do, start talking" Eddie said, making us laugh a bit.

As soon as we walked into Bevs bathroom I grasped someone's arm, Billy's.
"Let's h-help clean this u-up" Billy said grabbing a rag. Bev sat on the toilet, I kneeled down in-front of her and wiped her hands with a warm cloth. "Bev, lets go get you some clean clothes" I said rubbing her arm clean.

Bill, Eddie, Ben, Stanley, Mike, Bev and I, finished cleaning up the bathroom.
"Wanna explain?" Eddie said as we all wiped our hands, "it, it was a clown?" She said shaking, "let's go outside to rich. We can go somewhere and talk" I said looking at her bathroom sink.

"What took so long?" Richie said, I shook my head for him not to joke right now, I let Eddie use my bike since we was walking, and stepped onto the pegs of Richies bike, while Bev went with Billy. "Uh- rich stop here.. you guys keep going we will meet you there in a second" I said making Richie stop on the bridge that faced our dam.

"What's up?" He said as I leaned over the railing. "She was covered in blood" I said, with a shaken voice, "her bathroom was covered in blood" I continued, I turned around and sat with my back against the railing.
"Richie, this same thing happened to me, but it was my fridge, filled with blood and organs" I put my head into my lap, I really was speechless.

"Holy shit" he said sitting beside me, "you're my best friend rich, please don't tell them just yet, I wanna see if it happens to anyone else first... Bev and I could just be seeing stuff?" I took his hand and smiled. "COME ON GUYS" we heard Ben y'all from below us, they were all waiting at the damn "so much for our night alone" I added as he helped me up, "it was great while it lasted" he shrugged as we walked his bike down to the dam.