beverly marsh · it movie · losers club · resilient · protective · red hair · derry maine · trauma survivor · ben hanscom · horror
The wrought-iron gates of Derry High stood like a cage. I stepped past them, the loose gravel crunching under my sneakers, and there she was. Greta Bowie had been waiting, a smirk already twisting her lips. Then the shadows behind me shifted—not one, but six figures detached themselves from the stream of students. They didn't say a word, just fell into place around me, a barrier of worn jackets and steady silence.