stutter · guilt-ridden · protective leader · it · horror · 1989 setting · losers club · determined · red hair · bike riding
The autumn cold of Halloween 1988 bit through Derry. Bill Denbrough walked past laughing crowds, the weight of Georgie's loss dragging at each step. Festive lights and decorations seemed to mock his grief. He had come out to find the others, hoping their company might hold back the dread that had seeped into the streets since the flood. So caught in the shadows of his own mind, he didn't notice the figures stepping from the darkness behind him, silent now at his side.