Chapter 18 - Everyones Afraid Of Something
Nancy's POV
We were at the parade. Of course, Bill had to bum us out by bringing up the "missing" kids and making us feel bad.
After he brought up Corcoran and ben talked about it coming back every 27 years we walked to a bench to talk more.
I sat in between Beverly's legs while she braided my hair. She always liked to do that. She would braid it or just put my hair up then undo it then start it up again.
"I-i saw a leper...It was like a walking infection." Eddie said looking down. "But you didn't," Stan said. We all looked over to him. I really hated talking about this.
I only told Richie that I saw everyone rotting but I think he didn't listen to that because I said I wanted to die.
"B-because it isn't real...Nothing we're seeing is real...not eddies leper, not bill seeing Georgie, not Beverly seeing the blood, Not bens dad, not mikes parents, not Richie seeing that werewolf, and not the woman I keep seeing..." He said looking down terrified.
"Is she hot?" Richie asked. Beverly lets go of my hair. Stan looked at him. "No, she not... she's a naked corpse covered in blood... she looks disgusting." He said.
Richie looked away behind him. "This is like a bad dream." stan said. "I don't think its dream..." I said. All there attention was on me. "What do you mean?" Stan asked.
I bit my lip and cursing myself in my head for saying that. "I know the difference between a bad dream and real life...I mean I wouldn't have this cut on my face if it was a dream." I said bringing my shaky hand to my cheek where the healing cut is.
"W-we thought that w-was from b-bowers...Why d-d-d-didn't you t-t-tell us?" Bill asked. I sighed. "I told Richie..." I said looking down. "You did?" Richie said.
"Sort of...It...it was when I said I wanted to...die..."I said looking up. Beverly hugged me from behind.
"But, I'm past that now and don't want to but, I did make sure to stay away from you guys because I was scared and didn't know how to tell you," I said avoiding everyone's eye contact.
"What'd you see?" Mike asked. I took a deep breath.
"After I saw...georgie...it pretty much traumatized me...when I was running away from bowers after he...you know...i went to the Neibolt house. I ended up seeing Georgie as a rotting corpse. He puked black ooze. and I got away from him by going inside the house. I'm also deeply afraid of black water. It just creeps me out when you don't know whats underneath it. I don't mind the quarry because you can sort of still see. So, I was going inside the house and slammed the door. The room started feeling up with black water. It freaked me out so I ran to the stairs and when I got there I saw blood and then saw you guys rotting horribly and puking blood saying you'll float too over and over again. I then saw the clown and I closed my eyes and then leaned up against the door when it fell and it cut my cheek. I ran away but looked back to see that clown waving at me. It was horrible just horrible and he keeps coming back to get me when I have my guard down the most. I almost drowned twice because of him. I-i just don't know what to do anymore and every time I think this it just makes me think of everything bad which makes me want to kill myself to make it all go away." I said now in tears.
Everyone got up and gave me a group hug. "I'm sorry..." I said. Everyone said good things to make me calm down. they all released the hug.
Eddie then reached into his fanny pack and got me a tissue. I got up and turned away. "I think I need to be alone for a while," I said starting to walk away.
Everyone got up and tried to stop me. But I knew I was just pushing them away. Even though I hate being alone. If I drop them as friends then I have no one.
My family doesn't really care enough about me so I really don't have anyone. I felt a pair of arms slip around me. I never noticed but I now wonder why nobody called me a cry baby.
"Please don't leave." They said. I bit my lip. They came close to my ear. "I love you." They whispered so lowly I barely heard it.
I bet my face was red from crying but if it wasn't it'd be really red for embarrassment. "H-huh?" I said turning to see Richie and everyone else looking at him.
"You heard me." He said releasing me then turning me around so I'd look at him. I looked over and saw Eddie fiddling with his fingers.
"Please stay for the fireworks then you can go home." He said. I felt pretty calm now except my heart racing.
"Fireworks don't start till nine," I said. He smiled. "Please." He said. I sighed and we back to the bleachers and sat down.
[Skip To Around 8:45]
We all went and got to a place where we could see the fireworks. I laid down on Richie's lap and my legs were on top Bev.
I was really sleepy but was fighting to stay up for Richie and Eddie. Saw Bill look at Bev and the turned away. I got up and sat next to Bev.
"You should go hang with Bill. I see him looking back at you." She smiled. "Are you sure you're not trying to get rid of me so you can spend time with your lover boys?" She said.
I blushed at her words. I totally forgot I told her about that. "No..." I said looking away embarrassed. She poked my nose and got up.
"I'll be over there." She said walking up to Bill. I bit my lip and turned to see Richie and Eddie looking at me. "What?" I asked crawling over to them.
I laid back down but looking up at them. "N-nothing," Eddie said looking away. I blushed when I saw how cute they looked.
I turned away and saw Bev and Bill laughing. I smiled. I bit my lip and started looking up. "So when do they shoot the fireworks?" I asked looking back at them.
Eddie looked at his watch. "In ten minutes," Eddie said. "I wish we could kiss when the fireworks happen," Richie said. Eddie and I blushed looking at him.
"O-oh?" Eddie said. "Yeah." He said. I know I wanted to kiss Eddie again. I can't remember the time we kissed. I mean on the actual lips, not just the cheek and forehead.
I know Richie kisses him and does the same as he does with me. Eddie and I are probably too shy to make the first move.
I bit my lip. "But wouldn't be nice?" He said. I turned away and so did Eddie out of embarrassment.
I then saw a firework shoot up into the sky. It explodes. I smile looking at how beautiful it was. I look back over to Eddie and Richie.
They're looking up at the sky. I saw Richie hand resting on eddies thigh. Eddie had a closed smile. I turned back and looked at the fireworks being blown.
"So Beautiful."
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