Eddie Kaspbrak - Don't let go (sequel to YSM)

Part 9

Part 9 –

All of us followed where the Stanley head ran off to and I noticed it was leading us to the well that we went to all those years ago the first time we fought 'IT'

"A lot of bad memories down there." Ben said

"I-I can't." Eddie whispered to me

"You can I'm right here." I said

He shook his head and froze in place, dropping my hand

"Hey Eds, you can."

He shook his head again

"Y/n I'm not as strong as I was back then, I-I have a bad feeling."

I sighed and put my hands on his face making him look at me

"Listen Eddie, we are all in this together. I'm not letting you stay here, you need to come with us. So, we can all work together, we can't split up, we know how to get him and with what Mike is saying, it sounds like we have a really good chance of getting rid of him for good. Please Eddie, I can't do this without you. You're the reason I came back to this place."

He let out a little sigh and nodded

"Ok." His voice was low, but it was a good enough ok for me

"Great." I smiled and grabbed his hand once again as we went down one by one

We walked down deeper and deeper into the sewers, following the same path as we did as kids

The water was still as dirty, if not dirtier. A gross smell taking over the air, getting thicker the more we walked in

Eddie gagged "Grey water."

I rolled my eyes and carried on following them

Bill and mike stopped in their tracks, flashing their torches

"What is it- "I stopped when I saw what they were all looking at

This is where it was before, where all the kids were floating. An instant chill went down my spine, Eddie wasn't the only one with a bad feeling anymore

"Shit... this is it, this is where it happened." Ben said

Mike and Bill took the first step closer, all of us following closely behind

"No. no... No no ew!" Eddie said and watched an object float past him

I rolled my eyes

"It's a teddy bear." I said

"Still gross, could be riddled with all kinds of germs."

I hit it away and carried on walking

I felt Ben stop next to me and turn his attention on Beverly

"Bev what is it?" he asked

"I thought I hear something- "she was cut off as something jumped out the water

My initial reaction was to scream, and Eddie grabbed onto me

The thing that jumped out the water grabbed Beverly and looked at us, her face was all sunken in, like an old lady that had been stretched and mangled all over the place

"Bev!" Ben ran over but the woman grinned

"Time to sink!" She said and dragged Beverly under

All the guys jumped in after her and I was about to follow before someone grabbed me back

"P-please don't leave me." Eddie said, his voice was soft, scared almost. He sounded like a boy who just lost his mum in a supermarket

"Eddie... we need to help."