Chapter 8 (cont)

A few days after the movies Bill was walking Richie home when he said that he wanted to kill the thing that killed his brother. Bill wanted to go to the house where Eddie saw the leper and see if "it" was still there. When Richie asked how Bill planed to kill the monster, Bill replied that he was going to steal his fathers hand gun and try to shoot it. The next day the plan went down. Bill stole his fathers gun but also brought his slingshot as backup. Bill and Richie rode double on Bill's Bike which he nick-named "Silver." When they reached the house Richie and Bill climbed under the porch where Eddie had seen the leper. There was nothing there. Bill spotted a basement window and climbed in determined on getting revenge for his brother's death. Richie climbed in after Bill, and they began to search the basement for any signs of the monster. They were just about to leave when the door leading to the basement flew open streaming light into the dark room. A pair of loafers appeared on the steps,followed by faded jeans and a pair of hands. . . except the hands weren't hands, they were paws! "It" was a werewolf! It started chasing Bill and Richie around the basement until Bill shot it with his pistol. The thing howled in pain as part of it's skull was ripped off and blood poured down the side of it's head. The boys scampered up a pile of coal used to heat the house and escaped through a window- but It didn't give up, It chased Bill and Richie all the way to Bill's bike and ran after them as they peddled away. It was fast enough to catch up to Richie and slam his head with it's paw which knocked Richie out. Bill kept peddling shouting " Hi-yo Sliver AWAY!" (Bill always said that to make the bike go faster). When Bill reached the end of the street they were on Bill chanced a look back, and what he saw made him slam on the brakes. The street was empty behind him...except for a flash of orange that was the clown suit behind the last house on the street. Bill realized that Richie was passed out and tried to wake him. Bill woke up the delirious Richie who asked what happened- but realized and started to freak out. Bill calmed him down and told him everything was alright.But Richie started to cry and soon both of the boys were sitting in the middle of the street bawling.