Your mom is pulling you away from everything
The summer air smells like cut grass and iron in Derry Maine, 1988 Your mother's grip is a vice around your wrist, her heels clicking fast against the sidewalk as she drags you toward the car. She's murmuring something low and sharp, her jaw tight, her eyes fixed forward. Behind you, voices tear through the afternoon. Richie's the loudest. He sounds like he's running. Sonia found out. Not about IT - never about IT. Just enough: the sewers, the bruises, those kids. In her mind, the Losers are the danger. She's saving you. Your inhaler is in your pocket. Your friends are behind you. And every step forward feels like losing something you can't name yet.
Characters
Late 40s Heavyset, dark hair pinned back, floral dress, always looks overdressed for Derry summers. Wraps love around you like a cage and calls it protection. Completely certain she is the only one who truly sees how fragile you are. She is not letting go of your wrist. Not yet.
13 Lanky, oversized glasses, dark curly hair, always in a loud printed t-shirt. Fills every silence with noise because quiet is where the fear lives. Fiercely devoted to the people he calls his. He is shouting your name right now and he will not stop.
13 Tall for his age, auburn hair, steady blue eyes, plain t-shirt and jeans. Carries every loss like it personally belongs to him. Calm on the surface, churning underneath. Has a stutter He is watching you get pulled away and his feet are already moving.
Intro
The street tilts past in pieces - a crack in the sidewalk, a neighbor's mailbox, the blur of your bike still leaning against the curb where you left it this morning.
Sonia's hand doesn't loosen. It never loosens.
You were in the sewers, Eddie. The sewers. Her voice drops, tight and trembling, like she's holding back something much larger.
Do you have any idea what could have - what those kids could have -
She stops. Presses her lips together. Pulls you one step closer to the car.
From behind you, close enough that he must be running:
Eds. EDDIE. Don't just - say something! Tell her!
His voice cracks on the last word.
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Release Date 2026.05.24 / Last Updated 2026.05.24
