Summer of '89

Bowers and his gang drug both the kids over to the kissing bridge, they smacked both of them around, Ben more than Sam, before flinging them against the rail. The kids decide to rough Ben up a little before turning their attention to Sam.

"let us go"

"just leave us alone" both call out

"look at all this blubber" Belch comments slapping Bens stomach leaving red marks.

"let me light her hair like Michael Jackson" Hockstetter responds jettisoning a fireball with his make-shift flame thrower, just past Sam's head.

"just hold 'em" Belch takes care of Ben, whose face is bloodied up already. Patrick moves over to Sam's other side already knowing she was Henry's main target. As Victor and Patrick hold Sam she screams out, her voice cracking.

"get off me! Get off me!" at this point they all hear a car drive up, turning to look at it both Sam and Ben call out for help, but the old couple just ignores them and drives past. In the backseat a red balloon pops up. Ben screams out for help and tries to get out of Belch's hold.

At this point Henry gets angry and punches Ben in the face a few times before doing the same to Sam. Grabbing her head shaking it slightly.

"Okay, new kid." He begins looking at Ben "This is what us locals call the kissing bridge. It's famous for two things. Sucking face and carving names" Henry finishes as he pulls out his pocketknife and carves an 'H' in Ben's stomach before turning to Sam.

"please" Sam cries out trying to catch her breath, Henry pulls up Sam's shirt showing her flat stomach.

"all right, kike. Its exam time, First question: when I say 'Let me copy' during finals what do you say?" Henry asks before pushing the knife against Sam's stomach.

"Yes! I say yes!" Sam cried out as the blood began to pool on top of her skin.

"That's good." Henry began cutting an 'H' into Sam's stomach just as he did for Ben only it was deeper. Sam lets out a silent scream as she tries to pull away.

"Now say it with me, what comes after 'H'" Victor and Patrick are both laughing looking at the bloody letter, Belch however is unsettled

"woah, Henry"

"shut up! I'm gonna carve my whole name on this little bitch! Now, tell me what comes after H" Henry screams in Sam's face, just as he begins the 'E' Ben takes advantage of the distraction and gets out of Belch's grip, elbowing him roughly in the stomach. The noise caused Henry to look over, pushing the knife in slightly.

Sam catches on, using the leverage of the rail to dig her heel in Henry's chest and launches herself backwards. Ben jumps over the rail too but catches his foot on the edge tumbling down the hill after Sam. The two hit rocks and branches along the way, landing roughly against a tree. Ben pulls himself up then grabs Sam's hand helping her stand. The kids are covered in mud, dirt, and blood as they take off in the opposite direction of the bullies.

"I'm gonna cut your fucking tits off! I swear to god" Henry yells over the railing, before jumping over it and following after the two. His anger for the younger boy increasing.

"get 'em" "you can't run"

Sam leads Ben away from the bullies and into the thicket of woods, trying her best to find the sewers that the others were at. Henry trips on the way down tangling up the entire group, dropping his knife along the way. He gropes around the ground looking for it in the dense foliage.

"My knife. My old man will kill me!" he began frantically searching for the item. He then looks at Patrick and Belch.

"you two get them" the two take off leaving Victor with Henry. "move your fuckin ass" he yells causing Victor to scramble on the ground looking for the knife.