Ch.8

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Well, hi Jack, my name's Finn."

"Jack isn't here, I'm Eddie, nice to meet you Finn."

I stick out a hand for him to shake, and he does so.

"Tell me about yourself," I say as I sit down on my bed.

Eddie's mouth opens as if he's going to, then takes in short, rapid breaths. He reaches into his varsity jacket pocket and pulls out an inhaler. A moment after using it, he calms down and lets out an airy laugh.

"For starters, I use an inhaler, it’s pretty gross, tastes like battery acid,” he laughs. “Um, I'm from a small town called Derry in Maine...besides that I'm not very interesting."

I chuckle and lean back. Glancing over at him, I notice the glint in his eyes have changed, and he's now inspecting his outfit.

"Ew! Ugh, who dressed me up in this?" His tone is more high pitched too. He then eyes me and shrieks.

"Who are you?!"

I gulp, this must be Penny.

"H..hello Penny, I'm Finn."

"How do you know my name?!"

"E..Eddie told me," I stammer.

He covers his heart with a hand and grumbles.

"Well.....Penny, I'm really tired, I'm gonna get some sleep."

He nods and snuggles into his blankets as I roll over. This is definitely bizarre, but I've seen stranger things. Everything will be okay...right? I mean, it's not like my life can get worse than this.

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