Dear Georgie, I miss you.

Chapter One.

 I was walking alone down that creepy road that led to my house. I tried my best to not think of anything that happened at school that day and just kept walking until I felt myself stepping in some random puddle of water that seemed to appear out of nowhere. It hadn't rained recently, so I was confused. I looked ahead of me and saw that that water didn't just stop at my feet, yet it created a path that led somewhere. Being the curious freak I am, I followed it. 

As I kept walking, I noticed that the trail of water had led to a sewer. A sewer that looked...off for some reason. I walked closer, peering into it and wondering if there was anything in there. Soon enough, a clown popped up, staring at me intently with his bright blue eyes. I saw that he had reddish-orange hair, red clown makeup, and one strange clown suit. I backed away a bit, startled at first by his sudden appearance. 

I knelt down and hesitated to say something, but I did anyway. "Um...hello..." I waited for a moment as he smiled and said, "Hello there...! My name is Pennywise...the DaNcInG Clown! What are you doing out here, kid?" I shifted in place a bit. "Well, um...I was just walking home and I saw a trail of water, so I followed it and it led me here." He seemed to lighten up. I got a bit nervous, ready to run for my life if I had to.

He spoke again. "Well, you look like something bad happened." "Yeah, um, I get bullied every day at school..." He seemed to frown. "Oh...well that's unfortunate. Luckily, I have just the thing to cheer you up!" "Like...what?" I wondered what he was going to give me. In a split second, the clown had a box of popcorn in his hands. He looked up at me, waiting for me to take it. I thought, Do I really want to take a box of that amazing popcorn from some random clown in a sewer?

Yeah, of course I do. Who would give up the chance of having popcorn? Not me! I smiled and said, "Ooh, yay!" I quickly reached into the sewer and tried to take it, but then I felt his mouth clamp down onto my hand, ripping some of the flesh, and so I quickly retracted it and got up, running away as I heard his faint giggle in the background.

I ran away as fast as I could from the sewer, making sure not to bump into too many people. My efforts to run away were crushed as I saw Pennywise slowly walking towards me. "Oh my god...how did he just appear..?" I whispered. I stared at him in shock and backed away. Suddenly, he appeared in front of me and grabbed my wrist. "Why run so soon? The fun hasn't even started! Hahaha!" I panicked and screamed, "Help! Somebody! Please help me!"

I tried to release myself from his grasp, but instead he went ahead and covered my mouth with his free hand. "Shhh..., don't be afraid! I'm your friend...hehehe..." My screams were muffled as I tried my very best to escape him. After a few futile attempts, I managed to squirm away, running as fast as I could to my house. Gosh, Mom would be so worried about me by now... I thought.

***

I ran up to the front door and knocked on it heavily, worried about what Mom would say about me being late. I heard a faint, "I'm coming!" coming from somewhere inside the house, and soon enough, the door opened to reveal my little brother, Georgie. "Hey, Georgie!" I smiled and he smiled back at me. "Hey, Maya! Where were you? I really missed you..." "I miss you too...oh gosh, where's Mom?"

"Mom's in the kitchen making dinner, and she's really worried about you too..." "Oh my gosh.." I slowly walked inside and Georgie closed the door. I put my jacket on the coat hanger and set my backpack down on the right side of the couch as Georgie followed me into the kitchen. "Mom!" I shouted as I stepped into the kitchen, her back turning to face me as she stared at me with a shocked expression. "Maya!" She ran over to hug me tightly.  

"Where have you been?!" I hesitated, knowing that Mom probably wouldn't believe me. "Well, the thing is...a trail of water led me to a clowns' sewer." She looked at me for a second before turning back to her cooking and laughing. "Wow. That is some story, huh?" "Mom, I'm not joking. He attacked me, too!" I said as I felt Georgie hug my waist. Mom laughed. 

"Wow. That is some story, huh?" "Mom, I'm not joking. He attacked me too!" I said as I felt Georgie hug my waist. Mom laughed. "Seriously, Maya, I don't have time for these jokes." I pouted slightly and walked away, feeling Georgie letting go of my waist as I grabbed my backpack from the couch as I went upstairs to my room, Georgie following close behind me. "It's okay, Maya...I believe you."