𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚; 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐔𝐫𝐢𝐬

Epilogue - Act i

It is September; Bill, Beverly, Ben, Richie, Charlotte, Eddie, Stanley, and Mike are sitting together in a circle next to the river.]

Beverly: I can only remember parts, but, I thought I was dead. That's what it felt like. [Ben, Charlotte, and Stan gaze at her] I saw us, all of us together back in the cistern, but we were older, like, our parents' ages.

Bill: What were we all doing there?

Beverly: I just remember how we felt. How scared we were. I don't think I can ever forget that.

Bill: [looking at a shard of glass, he stands up and bends down to pick it up] Swear it. Swear if It isn't dead, if It ever comes back, we'll come back, too.

[Mike, Ben, Stanley, Richie, Eddie, Charlotte, and Beverly ponder this, and they stand up one by one as Bill holds out his left hand and makes an incision in it using the piece of glass. He then approaches Richie and cuts into his left hand; he cringes from the pain and shakes his hand as Bill does the same thing with Eddie, who looks away. Bill then goes over to Mike, who groans as Bill cuts into his skin; Stanley closes his eyes and grits his teeth in pain as Bill makes an incision in his hand. Charlotte doesn't move and only smiles at Stan as she feels a sting in her palm.

Richie: How the fuck did you do that? You know, not react to the pain in your fucking hand.

Ben lets out a quick grunt in pain as Bill does a quick incision with his hand, then finally, he goes over to Beverly, as the other boys clutch their bleeding hands, and makes a deep incision in her hand; Beverly winces slightly, but other than that, she acts as if she didn't feel a thing. Bill steps away, in between Richie and Beverly, and holds out his right hand; Beverly places her left hand in it. Ben takes Beverly's right hand, then extends his right hand to Stanley, who takes it with his left hand then takes Mike's left hand with his right, Mike holds hands with Eddie, who cringes, then takes Richie's left hand, and finally, Richie takes Bill's hand. The eight of them hold hands for a few seconds, then let go simultaneously.]

Stanley: I gotta go. I hate you. [Bill feels a little bit stung by these words, then Stan smiles to indicate that he was just joking; Ben grins at him, then Eddie, Richie, and the others laugh] I'll see you later. [he turns to walk away]

Bill: Bye, Stan.

Charlotte: I'll see you at home, Bill.

[They watch as she jogs to catch up to Stan.]

Eddie: [Richie gives him a pat on the back before he departs as well] Bye, guys.

Beverly: [as Mike leaves] Bye, Mike.

Mike: See you later, losers.

Richie: [as he walks past Ben and glances at Bill and Beverly] See you around, Bill.

Bill: See you, Rich.

Ben: See you guys later. [he turns to leave as well]

Beverly: Bye, Ben. [she and Bill are the only ones left, sitting on one of the logs]

Bill: [glancing at Beverly as Ben walks off in the background] You-you all packed for Portland?

Beverly: Yeah, pretty much. I'm going tomorrow morning.

Bill: How long will you be gone?

Beverly: My aunt, she says I can stay for as long as I want, so... [Bill knows that this means he may not see Beverly again] Just so you know... I never felt like a loser when I was with all of you. [Bill looks at her, then looks away] See you around. [She gets up to leave; Bill looks at her, then looks away, thinking for a few seconds, before getting up and running right up to her and kissing her. Beverly, amazed by the kiss, smiles and puts her blood-covered left hand on Bill's cheek while putting her right hand on his shoulder and kisses him back. Bill looks into her eyes as they kiss; she then backs away from him, still smiling] Bye.

[Beverly turns and continues on her own path as Bill passionately watches her departure.]

This part sucks but...end of IT chapter one!

-Love, M.