Chapter 22: Come Float With Us.

Beverly took the greeting card to her bathroom and looked at the letter while giggling, sitting at the bathtub.

Suddenly, she heard many sounds inside the bathroom.

"Come... Beverlyyyy come..."

"We... are... floating... here..."

She became alert and started searching for the source of the sound. After a few seconds, the sounds increased, and she looked towards the sink near the mirror, placing her ear near the sinkhole to confirm her doubts.

Later, she took the measuring tape near the mirror and sent it inside the sink to see if anything was placed inside.

However, she couldn't pull the tape outside the sinkhole.

She applied more force, and when she pulled it, blood started splashing from the sinkhole, painting the entire room red.

She started screaming in fear, fully covered in blood.

Hearing her scream, her father rushed in. But to Beverly's surprise, he reacted normally and didn't believe her when she informed him about the blood.

Bill's house...

Bill was looking sadly at the walkie-talkie he would always play with his brother. He wiped the tears from his eyes, thinking about the moments with his brother.

Pat... pat... pat...

Bill heard footsteps from outside his room. He checked and heard the same footsteps downstairs.

Bill became alert and slowly stepped down the stairs, looking at the empty dining hall.

Suddenly, Georgie ran wearing a yellow raincoat from behind one of the chairs, heading towards the basement.

When Bill saw his brother running to the basement, he didn't think clearly, and tears started falling from his eyes in his shocked state.

He ran after Georgie to the basement. When he was midway on the staircase, he noticed the basement was covered in water.

Bill didn't hesitate and started calling his brother's name.

"Georgie... Georgie... where are you, Georgie?" he shouted, his voice echoing throughout the basement.

Bill noticed Georgie standing in the corner of the basement near the shelf.

"It's flowing fast," Georgie said with an innocent look.

"Georgie," Bill said with teary eyes.

"Come, I was floating here. Join me." Georgie extended his hand towards Bill.

Suddenly, Bill noticed something was wrong.

Georgie started repeating the same sentence, but each time his voice changed from innocence to a creepy chorus-like voice.

His face slowly started decomposing, and Georgie began shouting the sentence.

Bill took a step back when he saw this scene. He suddenly noticed a pair of eyes looking from the water, like a crocodile looking at its prey.

The figure slowly started moving upward from the water. It was Pennywise.

He pulled Georgie into the water and started running towards Bill with his creepy running style, shouting.

Bill ran towards his room and closed the door without looking back.

Beverly's house...

Beverly was sitting outside her house on the staircase, too scared to even go to her room.

Bill and the others came after Beverly called them.

"Guys, come inside," Beverly said hurriedly.

"What happened?" Ben asked with worry.

"Are you going to host a party?" Richie mocked her.

"Shut up, Richie," Bill silenced him.

"What happened, Beverly?" Bill asked with concern.

"If my father finds out I invited you guys home, he will kill me," she said fearfully.

"Then let Richie stand outside. If your father comes home, Richie will inform us before he arrives," Bill suggested, entering Beverly's house without waiting for Richie's response.

The others followed him.

"What can I do if her father comes?" Richie shouted to Bill, raising his hands in dissatisfaction, but his comment was ignored.

"Richie, you always say you're an expert in flirting. Now flirt with him," Eddie mocked Richie with a smirk and entered Beverly's house.

Beverly took them straight to her bathroom. When everyone saw her bathroom, they were shocked to see so much blood.

"I can't control it, I need to throw up," Eddie said, covering his mouth. His face turned dark and pale.

"What happened here?" Ben asked, looking at the bathroom in fear.

Everyone helped Beverly clean the place.

Afterward, as they walked with their bicycles, Beverly began to tell how the blood ended up in her bathroom.

Bill also told them how he saw Georgie and how he turned into a clown and chased him.

Next, Eddie also shared his story about how he met a clown named Pennywise.

Stanley nodded, confirming that he too had seen a clown.

"What? Only you guys saw him? Why can't I? If I ever see him, I'll piss not on the floor like you guys, but on him," Richie mocked his friends without believing them.

Inside the forest near them, they heard Henry bullying someone.

"Is that Mike's bike?" Bill pointed towards a bicycle on the ground near a black car.

"Should we run?" Eddie suggested.

"No, we need to help," Beverly suggested, looking determined.

"Are you sure?" Richie asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes," Beverly said without looking at him and ran towards Mike's direction.

Henry was trying to hit Mike with a large stone in his hand, but suddenly a stone hit Henry's head with a strong force, causing blood to flow from the wound.

"Super..." Stanley said, looking at Beverly admiringly.

"Hey, look, it's the Losers' gang. Oh, and there's a new loser who joined your gang, a woman," Henry mocked Bill and his friends.

Before he could finish, Ben threw a stone at Henry angrily for mocking Beverly.

Henry became enraged, and he and his gang started throwing stones. Mike used this chance to move towards Bill's gang.

"Let the war begin," Richie shouted, raising his hand.

Unfortunately, he was hit in the mouth by a stone thrown by Henry.

Both sides continued to exchange stones. After some time, Henry's gang felt overwhelmed and left Henry, who had fallen down due to a stone strike, and ran away.

Henry felt humiliated for losing to Bill's gang.

"If you ever try to bully us, this will be the result," Richie said, showing his middle finger.

Mike thanked Bill and his friends for helping him. Bill, however, was lost in deep thought.

"Guys, I think we should report what's happening in Derry on the website," Bill said, his expression serious.

The others nodded in agreement, except Richie, who was still mocking them.

When Mike heard about the mysterious clown, he also told them about his experience with the clown named Pennywise.

"Idiots," Richie said with a smug look.

The others didn't care, and everyone went to Ben's house to write about their experiences, the missing children, and the clown named Pennywise.

After some time...

They received a reply from DMC, acknowledging their complaint and stating that they would arrive in Derry soon.

A few minutes later, Ben received a call from DMC. A woman spoke to them and warned them to stay away from the clown, not to follow it no matter what, as it would lure them towards it.

The woman informed them that DMC would arrive in a day or two.

Present day...

Forks...

Jojo's house...

To Jojo's surprise, the Cullens visited his house. At first, Jojo was stunned but later invited them in.

"Can I know why you guys are here?" Jojo asked them with a gentle smile.

"Well, my children told me about your case and that you're going to Derry for a few days," Carlisle stated the reason for their visit.

"My daughters want to follow you to Derry. They're also interested in these supernatural cases you will be solving and the DMC," Esme said calmly, with a smile.

"Yeah, I will be out of town for a few days. The DMC was created just four months ago, and this will be our first case," Jojo answered them while drinking his coffee.

"Can we join the DMC?" Esme asked Jojo with interest.

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