Dæmon (Bill Denbrough x Reader) [An IT & IT: Chapter 2 Reader-Insert]

Chapter 9 - A Bit of History

A / N: I have no real excuse for this delay, I'll just say that I had more than enough fun with one of my video games (Horizon Zero Dawn) and well, as you can guess, time flew by and I didn't write anything for a month and two weeks that I was playing it until I completed it. But hey, in the end I managed to write a new chapter and here it's for you to enjoy ~

"Bill was here and you haven't told me until now?!"

"You were in the bathroom when he came in and I wasn't going to interrupt your late breakfast for something so trivial, either, ____. Also, just because you are better now doesn't mean that you are going to leave the house".

"Mom!"

"I'm sorry, honey, it's for the sake of your health".

Your exasperation was quite evident —it was clearly reflected on your face— but your mother stood firm to her word and her gaze challenging yours. Silently, she was prompting you to contradict her if you had the guts to do so, even though you both knew this was a fight you couldn't win. Because you had no chance at all to challenge her, not without sounding rude or like a jerk in the process; the TV was on in the background, subtly echoing through the room until you finally answered your mother. Not in words, but in actions. You snorted in annoyance as you crossed your arms as you sat back in the chair behind you, looking away and reluctantly accepting what your mother imposed on you.

"Come on, ____. Don't make that pouty face", she said, smiling apologetically at you but not really regretting her earlier decision. "Do you want to hear something good about all of this?"

You didn't turn your head to observe your mother, your bad temper was distilled from your eyes and you didn't want to make her angry for a stupid thing like looking at her badly. You simply hummed in interest to her question and she immediately followed up with what she was planning to say. "As you already suppose, when Bill came to look for you, I had to say to him that you couldn't leave the house because you were ill. So the good thing about all of this is that before he left, Bill told me to tell you that he would come back later to visit you".

"Typical of Bill. Always worrying about his friends", you commented, smiling for a few seconds before returning to your original but now less grumpy facial expression. "Yes, I guess that's a good thing. Although in the same way I would have preferred to go to the quarry".

"To the quarry? What were you going to do there with Bill?" Your mother asked, taking a seat on one of the sofa seats.

"Not just with Bill. Richie, Eddie and Stan were going too, and I guess Ben and Beverly were going too because Bill invited them", you clarified that point first and then continue with the rest of the explanation. "Well, we were going to the quarry to do some diving. You know, the quarry is like a huge natural springboard and the lake below is its pool. According to the boys, it is the only place in all of Derry where you can jump from a great height without dying and swim peacefully in the sunlight. Sounds like fun, right?"

"I think so, it reminds me of my childhood. My childhood friends and I used to walk around that same quarry. The boys challenged each other to see who dared to jump into the lake, while the girls just enjoyed the scenery", your mother confessed, smiling conspicuously at the memory of something so memorable, but not realizing your confusion and bewilderment until she looked at you after a while. "What? Why do you make that face?"

"You said: 'my childhood friends and I used to walk around that same quarry'. Does that mean you lived here in Derry when you were a kid?" You asked.

"You are right. I was born in Derry Municipal Hospital and lived on Harris Avenue with your grandparents until my teens. Had I never mentioned it to you?" Your movement of head was a resounding no to your mother and she sighed before continuing. "I thought I did tell you before. Well, never mind, you already know another interesting fact from my past".