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The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
Chapter 5
So I finally arrived in Derry.I took a cab to the library where Mike had told me he works at...when I got there I saw there was a balloon....it said 'Get out now' on it...this freaked me out....I went to the front desk"Im-Im looking for Mike Hanlon"I said shakily"Huh,how strange,some man came in earlier asking for him but he's out.He said he'd be back later.You want me to leave a message?"she askedd"Just tell him I'll see him later"I said and went to leave but heard a chuckle"Look at miss attitude all big and grown up"it was him...the clown..I made a song a while back using my moms words...I began to sing them as I sat in a chair scarred.
"Fear is only in my mind
taking over all the time
fear is only in my mind
and its taking over all the time-"
"Nice try Jessie but you're gonna have to do BETTER then that!Get out!You're a hag now!Ya cant stop me!Non of ya can!"He yelled and then,a balloon came down and popped,spiders went all on me.I screamed trying to get them off.People starred at me strangly.I ran out of the library,the spiders were gone.I looked back seeing the clown laughing"Where's your prince Richie now?"He said laughing.I ran in the direction I booked my hotel in.Later that night I took a shower and wore a nice dress.I was a little late but non the less walked in...Bev wasnt here yet"Wow...before I thought you guys had your own unique childish attributes...now you're all handsome old men"I said giggling"Jess!"All the guys said.Bill was first to hug me,then Ben then Eddie...there stood Richie"Richie"I said lightly.He smiled at me"Hey good lookin.How's life?"He asked.I ran up to him and hugged him tightly"It's been pleasent Out of everyone here,I've missed u the most"I said "We both failed a little with keeping in touch"Richie said at arms length to me"Well u got busy with ur comedy& I had to go on tour.I guess our managers just didnt want us to see one another"I said sadly"Well we're seeing eachother now arent we?"Richie said smiling.I smiled back"Well there is one thing I've been wanting to do for a seriously long time tough guy"I said and pulled him in a kiss.All the guys cheered us on as I wrapped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his around my waste.After what seemed like forever, we broke apart"You've never looked more beautiful"Richie said looking me up and down"Yeah why are you so dressed up Jess?It's just us"Bill said"Sorry...me being a singer and all my clothes designer threw out all my casual clothes... Im stuck in dresses,dressy skirts,and dressy shorts...maybe I should go shopping while I'm here"I said putting my finger on my chin.I looked around and my face went pale"Wheres my sister guys?"I asked with worry"She's not here yet"Mike said"N-No ...she's gotta be here by now I called her before I got on my plane and she's CLOSER I need to call her"I said going throught my purse"Jess look at me ...look...she's fine.I'm positive she'll walk through that door any minute"Richie said putting his hands on my cheeks gently.I blushed"Well how do u-"I stopped hearing foot steps,and saw my sister"Bev!"I said happily as I hugged her"Oh Jess u look good..what a bunch of handsome old men"Bev said looking at them all,then she passed out "Beverly!"I said with worry as I caught her"I told you something was wrong!"I said to Richie"Oh come on I couldnt predict this"Richie said as ben took a cloth and put it on her head as we lied her on the floor.We had a glass of water ready for her for when she wakes up...afew minutes later she finally woke up and saw Richie and I.Richie and I smiled"Hi hot stuff"He said jokingly"Richie"She said hugging him then she saw Eddie"Eddie!"She said smiling"I'd rather see u then any other woman in the world Beverly"Eddie said smiling as she hugged him.She stood up and we all backed up for her.She hugged Mike"I..I just saw all of you standing there and so much came back it was like a title wave""So wat exactly are we getting ourselves into?"I asked"You havent changed a bit Jess...always ready to get right into it"Mike said smiling"I'll take that as a compliment"I said giggling.Bev saw Ben and he smiled"Hi Bev"ben said"Hi Ben"She said smiling as she went to him and hugged him tightly"Oh Im so proud of u...where's-" She stopped seeing Bill.She smiled and walked up to him...my draw dropped at the next thing I saw...Bill layed a long deep kiss on my baby sister!"Heyyy Bill I heard you were married"I said with narrowed eyes.They pulled away"You can kiss Richie and I cant-""I was seeing Richie back then"I said giggling.I thought this whole thing was amusing"Relax Bill I'm just bustin your chops"I said smiling at him"You alright Bev?"Bill asked hugging her"Yes...no I..."She pulled back and looked at all of us"I saw something today"Bev said"Me too"I said in shock and soon we were all saying we saw things"What I saw at the library...woah!"Richie said"You were at the library?When because I was too"I said in shock"I was there around 2"He said"Oh I got there around 4"I said shaking"You two saw Pennywise?"Bill asked"Oh barrels of his Pennywise"Richie said.I sighed"He's workin on us already"Bill said"Tryin to chip away"Ben said"Maybe that means he's afraid"Bev said with hope"It...It's afraid"Bill said"Or it wants revenge for giving him a makeover"I said sitting next to Richie on the bench that was in the room"Aww man...It!"Richie said rubbing his tempols"Help us remember Mike..help us fill in the gaps""Yeah please,because I dont know what you guys are talkin about"Eddie said.We all looked at him surprised"I cant remember much of anything and when I try,it kind of clouds over.I mean...didnt you feel it?As soon as I crossed the county line it was like this veil dropped over my eyes"Eddie said.I nodded in agreement"Maybe it's the water"Richie said"Water?Maybe it's the sewer"I said but then Eddie made a freaked out face and held out his inhailer in a very scarred way and began to go in an asma attack"Eddie!"I said as all of us helped him calm down.He took a deep hit on his inhailer"Im ok...I think I remember who Pennywise was now.Big white guy,red nose,about 75 feet tall,mouth full of razor sharp teeth"He said in a cracked voice"Ohh Eddie"I said as Bev and I hugged him"Wat the hell is happening u guys?I mean wat is going on?"We all starred at him with sadness he calmed down"Im sorry it was just a very vivid memory.I forgot that I starred that creep right in the face"Eddie said"And u saved Stan's life.Do u remember that part"Bill said"Yeah.Yeah now I do"Eddie said"Hey speakin of Stan,Stan?Stan?Where is his royal straightness anyway"Richie said"Richie if he were here he'd of been in here by now"I said biting my lip"He wouldnt flake out on us,you talked to him right?"Ben asked"Yeah,I think he'll be along"Mike said"I think we better go along without him.When he gets here we can fill him in,come on Mike talk to us,help us remember"Bill said"No,wait a minute.I dont know about you guys,but this is the first time since I got here that I feel good.I feel half way safe!Come on Jess you toast with me"Richie said pulling me up"Mmmmm-ok.Toast to what?"I asked"A toast,to our new beginnings because now that we finally get to see one another again,I really dont wanna part ever again"Richie said.I smile"That's a very good toast"I said and we clung our glasses"Come on toast with us guys"Richie said giving them all glasses."Lets have a few drinks and leave the wolf out the door huh?"Richie said"Spoken like a true loser Richie"Ben said and we all laughed at him"Hey,to the losers club"Eddie said smiling"To the losers club!"We all said clinking our glasses(hour later)Soo we were all sitting at our table eating and talking to one another happily.From what signals I was picking up,Richie definitely wanted to get back together with me.He was holding my hand under the table so what does that tell you?Anyways Richie was making us laugh throughout the whole dinner.He really was a professional at making people laugh...then Ben brought up marrige with Richie..."How many times?Have you even been to an altar?"Ben asked"Four or five...but in defence,since it was so hard to reach Jess I had to find someone,and all woman want the same thing"Richie said"Yeah,so do men"I said dropping his hand"W-well no offence.Besides you and Bev"Richie said"Non taken creep"Bev and I said in unison then laughed"Yeah welcome to the fourth century"I said smirking"How about you Ben,you married?"Bill asked"No,I've dodged the bullet a number of times"Ben said"How about you Eddie?"Bill asked"Me?Im seeing this really wonderful woman.But with the buisness and all I really dont have too much time"Eddie said"Jess?"Bill asked.Richie looked at me"Hmm...to be honest...I really cant remember the last time I had a legit boyfriend...I was married once but ugh he was just like my dad so I divorced...and then I went on tour.So no.Im single with no kids sadly"I said with a sad smile"I can fix that"Richie said.My face went red"Bev,u still dating that creep that I dont like?"I asked uninterested in her answer"He is not a creep...he's...he's-""We'll talk later....do u still live together?"I asked"Oh yeah.We're great.He's great.We live together"Bev said smiling.I didnt buy it"Uh-huh"I said"Take it from me spaghetti man,better dead then wed"Richie said"Oh sounds to me like he doesnt wanna take me back"I said smirking"U dont count.I'm ok with being your husband.Anyone else and I'd rather be dead"Richie said"You will be if u do stray"I said giggling"Oh really?"He said getting closer to my lips"Yeah wanna fight?"I asked but giggled as he kissed my lips.I poked his side and he jolted"Ah!Tough guy is still ticklish"I said laughing"Oh come on!"he said embarrassed"Ok ok i wont do it anymore"i said laughing but then i remembered what i meant to ask Richie when I walked in"Oh hey!I forgot to ask,what happened to ur oh so adorable nerd glasses?"I asked smirking at Richie.He picked up a clear glass ashtray and held it up to his eye"Contact lences"He said and we all laughed at him"For all the times you broke them...you should've had stock in a tape company"Ben said and we laughed"Yeah me and Henry Bowers"Richie said then we all said Henry Bowers"Somebody please tell me he wa hit by a train and put out of his jerkish misery"I said annoyed with the thought of him"No such luck,if you wanna see Bowers you'll find him up at Juniper hills"Mike said"Thats right he had those trials where he confessed to killing all those kids"Bev said"He was in the sewer with us"Ben said"That creep was gonna kill Stan"Richie said bitterly"He was gonna kill us all"Eddie said taking off his glasses"I remember when they pulled him out.His hair had turned white"Bill said"He was babbling about a bright light"Ben said"And a clown"I said"And nooobody believed him"Mike said"Accept when he said he killed all the kids"Bill said"We never said anything"I siad lost in thought"Not a word"Eddie said"But it was the killer...and we stopped him"Bill said"No...we didnt"I said in a sad way"We thought we did"Mike said.(20 minutes later)our table was cleaned off and the waitress put down fortune cookies"Well guys,this has been a real hoot but I got a plane out at 6 AM and I hope you'll be coming with me Jess"Richie said.I starred"Richie...you cant leave...we...cant leave"I said placing my hand ontop of his"What do you want love?An adventure?You got some high toned idea that we're gonna go relive that nightmare?I dont think so!Jess I love you,but count me out.Im goin to a hotel,which surprisingly is the same as yours,Im gonna go get some sleep,feel free to join me because in the morning,Im getting on a plane and Im out of here forever.I really hope u'll come with me"Richie said"Richie-"Ben tried"I will remember you all very fondly-""Richie,hey,man we're all scarred it's nothing to be ashamed of"Ben said"Maybe he's right"Eddie said.We looked at him"I mean if u're talking about going back to the sewer-""We dont know what we're talking about because we havent talked about it"Bill said"Yeah suppose we give Mike a chance to fill us in before we scatter again into the four winds or is that too much trouble Richie?"Ben asked"All Im saying is I'm gonna go get some sleep,is that too much to ask?"Richie yelled"Yeah well why dont we show Mike a little curtesy-""STOP!"I yelled slamming my fists on the table.They starred in shock"Look...I took classes a while back to control my temper...so as to what Richie just said...if I hadnt taken those classes I might have easily punched him in his mouth...but I love Richie...now look love,you gotta stay...otherwise...you might be dead...if any of us leave now...and be alone again,we could end up targeted one by one.Richie if you love me you'll stay...please"I said looking up at him.He sighed rubbing his eyes then nodded"Fine,alright,I'll stay"Richie said"Thankyou"I said kissing his cheek"Mike,fill us in"Bev said"No,if Richie wants to go he goes.Now we all came here based on the strength of a promise.And everybody made good on that promise.Where ever we go from here,I have no expectations"Mike said"Well said Michael"Richie said putting money on the table"Im not going with you"I said angrily"Its ok I got it payed for"Mike said in a hurt way to Richie."Nooo"We all said offended"Guys,thats just the way it is"Mike saiid.Richie picked up the money in an annoyed way,crumpling it"Alright then,a toast to Mr.Mike Hanlon....without whom none of this would be necessary. I see my fortune now,'You're gonna be eaten by a big greasy monster,have a nice day"Richie said and Eddie smiled but the rest of us were annoyed with Richie.We all grabbed a fortune cookie and started to open it but then blood came out of my cookie,and a BIG spider came out.I screamed shooting out of my chair.Eddie yelled seeing a big bug in his.Richies was just sitting on the table,wen it cracked open,there was an eye ball in it.Ben's had claws sticking out of it and even though Ben pushed it away,it kept crawling back to him.Mike's had a baby bird in it...one that was featherless and slimy"Dummy up every body"Billy said.We all sat down and pretended like nothing was wrong"What is it?What's wrong?"The waitress asked"Uhh,our friend had an asma attack but he's ok now"I said quickly"Much better.Thanku" Eddie said in a panicky way with a fake smile"Everything,was ok?"the woman asked"Yes it was fine""Great""Thankyou"we all said.She nodded and left"Guys...Im not so sleepy anymore"Richie said.Bill threw his napkin on his fortune cookie"Lets get the hell out of here"Bill said and we all grabbed our coats and bags and ran out like a bat outta hell.So we were at the library now.Mike was making a call for Stan"Is this the Uris residence?Is Stan there?This is Mike Hanlon,an old friend"Mike said.I had blood on my hands.I kept trying to wipe the blood off with the already,blood soaked tissue I had my hands were shaking"Wat're we supposed to do now?"eddie asked"I guess we gotta handle the problem A little soap a little elbow greese,it'll clean it right up" Richie said but saw my nervous hands"Hey..good lookin,look at me"Richie made me look at him.He took out a hankerchiff and wiped my hands clean"You're ok"He said kissing my lips"I..I hate blood"I said looking at my hands"I know I know.But like I said all those years before,I'm here for you.I always will be"Richie said.I smile hugging him
"Fear is only in my mind
taking over all the time
fear is only in my mind
and its taking over all the time-"
"Nice try Jessie but you're gonna have to do BETTER then that!Get out!You're a hag now!Ya cant stop me!Non of ya can!"He yelled and then,a balloon came down and popped,spiders went all on me.I screamed trying to get them off.People starred at me strangly.I ran out of the library,the spiders were gone.I looked back seeing the clown laughing"Where's your prince Richie now?"He said laughing.I ran in the direction I booked my hotel in.Later that night I took a shower and wore a nice dress.I was a little late but non the less walked in...Bev wasnt here yet"Wow...before I thought you guys had your own unique childish attributes...now you're all handsome old men"I said giggling"Jess!"All the guys said.Bill was first to hug me,then Ben then Eddie...there stood Richie"Richie"I said lightly.He smiled at me"Hey good lookin.How's life?"He asked.I ran up to him and hugged him tightly"It's been pleasent Out of everyone here,I've missed u the most"I said "We both failed a little with keeping in touch"Richie said at arms length to me"Well u got busy with ur comedy& I had to go on tour.I guess our managers just didnt want us to see one another"I said sadly"Well we're seeing eachother now arent we?"Richie said smiling.I smiled back"Well there is one thing I've been wanting to do for a seriously long time tough guy"I said and pulled him in a kiss.All the guys cheered us on as I wrapped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his around my waste.After what seemed like forever, we broke apart"You've never looked more beautiful"Richie said looking me up and down"Yeah why are you so dressed up Jess?It's just us"Bill said"Sorry...me being a singer and all my clothes designer threw out all my casual clothes... Im stuck in dresses,dressy skirts,and dressy shorts...maybe I should go shopping while I'm here"I said putting my finger on my chin.I looked around and my face went pale"Wheres my sister guys?"I asked with worry"She's not here yet"Mike said"N-No ...she's gotta be here by now I called her before I got on my plane and she's CLOSER I need to call her"I said going throught my purse"Jess look at me ...look...she's fine.I'm positive she'll walk through that door any minute"Richie said putting his hands on my cheeks gently.I blushed"Well how do u-"I stopped hearing foot steps,and saw my sister"Bev!"I said happily as I hugged her"Oh Jess u look good..what a bunch of handsome old men"Bev said looking at them all,then she passed out "Beverly!"I said with worry as I caught her"I told you something was wrong!"I said to Richie"Oh come on I couldnt predict this"Richie said as ben took a cloth and put it on her head as we lied her on the floor.We had a glass of water ready for her for when she wakes up...afew minutes later she finally woke up and saw Richie and I.Richie and I smiled"Hi hot stuff"He said jokingly"Richie"She said hugging him then she saw Eddie"Eddie!"She said smiling"I'd rather see u then any other woman in the world Beverly"Eddie said smiling as she hugged him.She stood up and we all backed up for her.She hugged Mike"I..I just saw all of you standing there and so much came back it was like a title wave""So wat exactly are we getting ourselves into?"I asked"You havent changed a bit Jess...always ready to get right into it"Mike said smiling"I'll take that as a compliment"I said giggling.Bev saw Ben and he smiled"Hi Bev"ben said"Hi Ben"She said smiling as she went to him and hugged him tightly"Oh Im so proud of u...where's-" She stopped seeing Bill.She smiled and walked up to him...my draw dropped at the next thing I saw...Bill layed a long deep kiss on my baby sister!"Heyyy Bill I heard you were married"I said with narrowed eyes.They pulled away"You can kiss Richie and I cant-""I was seeing Richie back then"I said giggling.I thought this whole thing was amusing"Relax Bill I'm just bustin your chops"I said smiling at him"You alright Bev?"Bill asked hugging her"Yes...no I..."She pulled back and looked at all of us"I saw something today"Bev said"Me too"I said in shock and soon we were all saying we saw things"What I saw at the library...woah!"Richie said"You were at the library?When because I was too"I said in shock"I was there around 2"He said"Oh I got there around 4"I said shaking"You two saw Pennywise?"Bill asked"Oh barrels of his Pennywise"Richie said.I sighed"He's workin on us already"Bill said"Tryin to chip away"Ben said"Maybe that means he's afraid"Bev said with hope"It...It's afraid"Bill said"Or it wants revenge for giving him a makeover"I said sitting next to Richie on the bench that was in the room"Aww man...It!"Richie said rubbing his tempols"Help us remember Mike..help us fill in the gaps""Yeah please,because I dont know what you guys are talkin about"Eddie said.We all looked at him surprised"I cant remember much of anything and when I try,it kind of clouds over.I mean...didnt you feel it?As soon as I crossed the county line it was like this veil dropped over my eyes"Eddie said.I nodded in agreement"Maybe it's the water"Richie said"Water?Maybe it's the sewer"I said but then Eddie made a freaked out face and held out his inhailer in a very scarred way and began to go in an asma attack"Eddie!"I said as all of us helped him calm down.He took a deep hit on his inhailer"Im ok...I think I remember who Pennywise was now.Big white guy,red nose,about 75 feet tall,mouth full of razor sharp teeth"He said in a cracked voice"Ohh Eddie"I said as Bev and I hugged him"Wat the hell is happening u guys?I mean wat is going on?"We all starred at him with sadness he calmed down"Im sorry it was just a very vivid memory.I forgot that I starred that creep right in the face"Eddie said"And u saved Stan's life.Do u remember that part"Bill said"Yeah.Yeah now I do"Eddie said"Hey speakin of Stan,Stan?Stan?Where is his royal straightness anyway"Richie said"Richie if he were here he'd of been in here by now"I said biting my lip"He wouldnt flake out on us,you talked to him right?"Ben asked"Yeah,I think he'll be along"Mike said"I think we better go along without him.When he gets here we can fill him in,come on Mike talk to us,help us remember"Bill said"No,wait a minute.I dont know about you guys,but this is the first time since I got here that I feel good.I feel half way safe!Come on Jess you toast with me"Richie said pulling me up"Mmmmm-ok.Toast to what?"I asked"A toast,to our new beginnings because now that we finally get to see one another again,I really dont wanna part ever again"Richie said.I smile"That's a very good toast"I said and we clung our glasses"Come on toast with us guys"Richie said giving them all glasses."Lets have a few drinks and leave the wolf out the door huh?"Richie said"Spoken like a true loser Richie"Ben said and we all laughed at him"Hey,to the losers club"Eddie said smiling"To the losers club!"We all said clinking our glasses(hour later)Soo we were all sitting at our table eating and talking to one another happily.From what signals I was picking up,Richie definitely wanted to get back together with me.He was holding my hand under the table so what does that tell you?Anyways Richie was making us laugh throughout the whole dinner.He really was a professional at making people laugh...then Ben brought up marrige with Richie..."How many times?Have you even been to an altar?"Ben asked"Four or five...but in defence,since it was so hard to reach Jess I had to find someone,and all woman want the same thing"Richie said"Yeah,so do men"I said dropping his hand"W-well no offence.Besides you and Bev"Richie said"Non taken creep"Bev and I said in unison then laughed"Yeah welcome to the fourth century"I said smirking"How about you Ben,you married?"Bill asked"No,I've dodged the bullet a number of times"Ben said"How about you Eddie?"Bill asked"Me?Im seeing this really wonderful woman.But with the buisness and all I really dont have too much time"Eddie said"Jess?"Bill asked.Richie looked at me"Hmm...to be honest...I really cant remember the last time I had a legit boyfriend...I was married once but ugh he was just like my dad so I divorced...and then I went on tour.So no.Im single with no kids sadly"I said with a sad smile"I can fix that"Richie said.My face went red"Bev,u still dating that creep that I dont like?"I asked uninterested in her answer"He is not a creep...he's...he's-""We'll talk later....do u still live together?"I asked"Oh yeah.We're great.He's great.We live together"Bev said smiling.I didnt buy it"Uh-huh"I said"Take it from me spaghetti man,better dead then wed"Richie said"Oh sounds to me like he doesnt wanna take me back"I said smirking"U dont count.I'm ok with being your husband.Anyone else and I'd rather be dead"Richie said"You will be if u do stray"I said giggling"Oh really?"He said getting closer to my lips"Yeah wanna fight?"I asked but giggled as he kissed my lips.I poked his side and he jolted"Ah!Tough guy is still ticklish"I said laughing"Oh come on!"he said embarrassed"Ok ok i wont do it anymore"i said laughing but then i remembered what i meant to ask Richie when I walked in"Oh hey!I forgot to ask,what happened to ur oh so adorable nerd glasses?"I asked smirking at Richie.He picked up a clear glass ashtray and held it up to his eye"Contact lences"He said and we all laughed at him"For all the times you broke them...you should've had stock in a tape company"Ben said and we laughed"Yeah me and Henry Bowers"Richie said then we all said Henry Bowers"Somebody please tell me he wa hit by a train and put out of his jerkish misery"I said annoyed with the thought of him"No such luck,if you wanna see Bowers you'll find him up at Juniper hills"Mike said"Thats right he had those trials where he confessed to killing all those kids"Bev said"He was in the sewer with us"Ben said"That creep was gonna kill Stan"Richie said bitterly"He was gonna kill us all"Eddie said taking off his glasses"I remember when they pulled him out.His hair had turned white"Bill said"He was babbling about a bright light"Ben said"And a clown"I said"And nooobody believed him"Mike said"Accept when he said he killed all the kids"Bill said"We never said anything"I siad lost in thought"Not a word"Eddie said"But it was the killer...and we stopped him"Bill said"No...we didnt"I said in a sad way"We thought we did"Mike said.(20 minutes later)our table was cleaned off and the waitress put down fortune cookies"Well guys,this has been a real hoot but I got a plane out at 6 AM and I hope you'll be coming with me Jess"Richie said.I starred"Richie...you cant leave...we...cant leave"I said placing my hand ontop of his"What do you want love?An adventure?You got some high toned idea that we're gonna go relive that nightmare?I dont think so!Jess I love you,but count me out.Im goin to a hotel,which surprisingly is the same as yours,Im gonna go get some sleep,feel free to join me because in the morning,Im getting on a plane and Im out of here forever.I really hope u'll come with me"Richie said"Richie-"Ben tried"I will remember you all very fondly-""Richie,hey,man we're all scarred it's nothing to be ashamed of"Ben said"Maybe he's right"Eddie said.We looked at him"I mean if u're talking about going back to the sewer-""We dont know what we're talking about because we havent talked about it"Bill said"Yeah suppose we give Mike a chance to fill us in before we scatter again into the four winds or is that too much trouble Richie?"Ben asked"All Im saying is I'm gonna go get some sleep,is that too much to ask?"Richie yelled"Yeah well why dont we show Mike a little curtesy-""STOP!"I yelled slamming my fists on the table.They starred in shock"Look...I took classes a while back to control my temper...so as to what Richie just said...if I hadnt taken those classes I might have easily punched him in his mouth...but I love Richie...now look love,you gotta stay...otherwise...you might be dead...if any of us leave now...and be alone again,we could end up targeted one by one.Richie if you love me you'll stay...please"I said looking up at him.He sighed rubbing his eyes then nodded"Fine,alright,I'll stay"Richie said"Thankyou"I said kissing his cheek"Mike,fill us in"Bev said"No,if Richie wants to go he goes.Now we all came here based on the strength of a promise.And everybody made good on that promise.Where ever we go from here,I have no expectations"Mike said"Well said Michael"Richie said putting money on the table"Im not going with you"I said angrily"Its ok I got it payed for"Mike said in a hurt way to Richie."Nooo"We all said offended"Guys,thats just the way it is"Mike saiid.Richie picked up the money in an annoyed way,crumpling it"Alright then,a toast to Mr.Mike Hanlon....without whom none of this would be necessary. I see my fortune now,'You're gonna be eaten by a big greasy monster,have a nice day"Richie said and Eddie smiled but the rest of us were annoyed with Richie.We all grabbed a fortune cookie and started to open it but then blood came out of my cookie,and a BIG spider came out.I screamed shooting out of my chair.Eddie yelled seeing a big bug in his.Richies was just sitting on the table,wen it cracked open,there was an eye ball in it.Ben's had claws sticking out of it and even though Ben pushed it away,it kept crawling back to him.Mike's had a baby bird in it...one that was featherless and slimy"Dummy up every body"Billy said.We all sat down and pretended like nothing was wrong"What is it?What's wrong?"The waitress asked"Uhh,our friend had an asma attack but he's ok now"I said quickly"Much better.Thanku" Eddie said in a panicky way with a fake smile"Everything,was ok?"the woman asked"Yes it was fine""Great""Thankyou"we all said.She nodded and left"Guys...Im not so sleepy anymore"Richie said.Bill threw his napkin on his fortune cookie"Lets get the hell out of here"Bill said and we all grabbed our coats and bags and ran out like a bat outta hell.So we were at the library now.Mike was making a call for Stan"Is this the Uris residence?Is Stan there?This is Mike Hanlon,an old friend"Mike said.I had blood on my hands.I kept trying to wipe the blood off with the already,blood soaked tissue I had my hands were shaking"Wat're we supposed to do now?"eddie asked"I guess we gotta handle the problem A little soap a little elbow greese,it'll clean it right up" Richie said but saw my nervous hands"Hey..good lookin,look at me"Richie made me look at him.He took out a hankerchiff and wiped my hands clean"You're ok"He said kissing my lips"I..I hate blood"I said looking at my hands"I know I know.But like I said all those years before,I'm here for you.I always will be"Richie said.I smile hugging him
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