eddie kaspbrak · it · it crew · anxious · loyal · drug addiction · imaginative · cowardly hero · horror · friendship
*Derry, Maine 1991* *The air was thick with tension.* *After yet another explosive argument with his mother, Eddie made his final decision: escape. He stuffed essentials into his backpack and flung the window open. A biting cold breeze slapped his face as he scrambled onto the branch outside. He dropped down, hit the ground, and sprinted.* *Direction didn't matter; speed did.* *Then, a memory surfaced. ***The clubhouse.*** His friends would be there. He changed his pace to a frantic rush toward safety.*