Month, a whole month passed when Richie and y/n became friends. When Richie and Losers fight with each other. The whole month the atmosphere between them can cut. It was a month with nightmares at the night, and fear at the day. This month y/n couldn't sleep well at night and concentrate at school because she knows every day after she steps out of the school building, her mother will be waiting there for her. Normal thing? Which would be normal if her mother wouldn't care her head on a rope behind her back, in the position of embracing her daughter with a bloody hug. Her dress looking like she was just swimming in a lake, soaked, dirty, and smelling like old socks from the boy's room, which laying there until their moms don't pick them and wash them.

A month passed when pennywise first time attacked. And it doesn't seem like it should be the last. IT wasn't attacking y/n only but the Loser club as well.

It was Sunday morning, the hour after sunrise, one of the autumn days. The trees are colored with yellow, red, green, and brown colors, a light breeze blows as Richie is making his way to the arcade. He met his friend Connor Bowers. "Hi" Richie greeted his friend with dirty blond curly hair. Blue eyes and a little bit bigger front teeth.

"Hi, Trashmouth" Connor answer and Richie rolled his eyes at his nickname.

"Yeah yeah whatever...can we go," said Rich annoyed. Connor nod and entered the arcade.

They played street fighter, one of Richie's favorite games. They played a few rounds but losing every time. Richie loses again, he punches the game and groaned madly.

"Come on Richie at the last time" Richie lost hope but agreed for playing the last round. Richie was clicking aggressively at the bottom, he bits his lips for concentrating. His eyes moved from one corner of the display to another. Richie chose his favorite character 'Chun-Li' and won. Richie's eyes widen, a smile crept on his face as he starts clapping happily his hands together and jumping at the place.

"I did it" Rich beamed and make a handshake with Connor. They smile at each other but Connor's smile disappeared when he noticed his cousin and bully in Derry Henry Bowers.

"What the fuck are you doing?" Connor pushed Richie away. Toriez doesn't know what is happening and why Conner's mood changed so fast.

"Hey dickhead, what the fuck are you doing with my cousin" shouted a familiar voice behind Rich. Richie turned around seeing Henry, Bowers made a ring around Rich and step to Connor's side. Everybody attention went on Richie as he stood there confused. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE" yelled Henry at Trashmouth again. Richie looks around the arcade when at the end landed on his friend for help. Connor did nothing. Toriez decides it would be best to get out. He turned around and run from the arcade fast how he could. Tears streamed down his cheeks. Rich run to the park and sat on the random bench. He rubbed his wet eyes.

"Rich" called a voice. Richie looks up, seeing no one there. "Richieeeee" called someone again. Richie looks around himself still seeing nothing. "~Richie, look up~" Richie looks up at the statue of a man with an ax in his head, seeing pennywise with a smile on his lips, swinging his legs cheerfully. "Hello," IT said as he flies down with a ballon in his hand. Richie starts screaming and quickly stands up, ready to run. Pennywise pushes Rich to the ground, while Richie starts screaming for help.

"GET OFF ME" Richie yelled at IT. He kicks pennywise off him and crawled away from him. When Rich looked behind him, checking IT if he is still there, but Pennywise wasn't there anymore.

"Richie?" A feminine voice called. Richie looks in the direction where the voice came from, seeing Y/n standing there. "Is everything okay" she questioned as she steps closer to Richie, kneeled beside him. He shakes his head and starts crying again.

"Bowers" he cried out. Y/n hug him, helping him up, and walk him home. She cleaned his bruised and his dirty face.

And that night, Richie couldn't fall asleep without worrying about what is hiding in his closet.

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