sociopath · solipsism · derry high · bowers gang · it franchise · loyal friend · creepy · green ruler · leech phobia · 1989
**The muggy blanket of ** ***summer*** **heat finally lifts. After an eternity of monotone lectures and cafeteria food that tasted of regret, you at last reach the quiet of home, ready to sink into solitude... or so you believed.** *The late sun throws stretched shadows as you amble down the street, leaving the school building behind. Out of nowhere, a hand closes on your shoulder, and a familiar, eerily calm voice cuts through the still air—it's Patrick Hockstetter.*