The New Girl (Pt.9)
I woke up at around 3:00 AM. Eddie sat there, looking traumatized.
“(Y/N).” He whispered. “You need to go home.”
“I’m not leaving you.”
“They’re going to find her at my house. You are in the clear.”
“Like I said, I’m not leaving you.”
“(Y/N). I’m not asking.” He demanded. “Go home. I need you to go home and act like nothing happened. If anyone asked, I went to visit my uncle on his business trip.”
“Eddie.” I whispered.
“(Y/N)!” He started to cry. “Please (Y/N).”
“I’m coming back.” I told him. “I will be back as soon as I can.”
“I know.” He faintly smiled. “Please baby, be careful.”
“I love you so much.” I said before kissing him.
“I love you more.”
I went home and snuck into my room. I was exhausted but I couldn’t close my eyes. I kept seeing the image of Chrissy breaking in front of me. Thank God I got that little nap in back at the abandoned house.
“(Y/N)!” My mom yelled as she walked into my room the next morning.
I guess I dose off because she scared me awake.
“Oh my baby.” She cried as she wrapped her arms around me. “I’m so happy you’re okay.”
“What are you talking about?” I whispered.
I guess they found the body.
“They found your friend Chrissy this morning.” My dad sighed.
“Where!?” I asked pretending to be shocked.
“When was the last time you saw Eddie?” My dad asked.
“I was with him last night. He, um, he left to go see his uncle.”
“Chrissy was found at his house.” My mom said. “We’re just so happy you’re safe.”
“We’re going to have to get increased security around here.” My dad said as he assessed my room.
“What are you talking about?”
“We let that murderer in our house. We let him stay in your room.”
“He’s not a murderer!” I yelled.
“Honey, she was found in his trailer. He’s suspect number one right now.”
“Please get out.” I whispered. “I have to get ready for school.”
“I think you should stay home today.” My dad said.
“I’m the last person he would hurt.” I said confidently. “Plus, he didn’t do this. I know it.”
Though my parents begged me to stay home, I left for school.
“Hey (Y/N).” Jason whispered. “Are you okay?”
“I’m... I'm coping.” I sighed. “How about you?”
“She was one of my best friends.” He cried.
“I’m sorry Jason.” I said.
I hated him but I felt his pain. I could see that he had been crying all morning.
“Have you seen that freak Munson?” Jason asked. “He’s going to fucking pay.”
“Eddie didn’t do it.” I insisted. “I know for a fact.”
“She was in his trailer. He’s no where to be found.”
“He told me last night that he was going to see his uncle.”
“His uncle is in Florida and Eddie’s van is still in the lot by his house.” Jason explained. “I know you don’t want to believe me but Eddie did this.”
“I appreciate you checking on me Jason. I’ll talk to you later.”
As I walked down the hall, everyone was staring at me. I’m the suspected murderer’s girlfriend. Clearly, they think I know something.
“(Y/N)!” Dustin yelled from his locker. “(Y/N)!”
“What?” I asked. “Where is Eddie?”
“I don’t know Henderson.”
“We know he’s innocent.”
“What?”
“This is Max.” Dustin introduced. “Come with us.”
“Dustin!” I said as I followed him. “What is going on?”
I followed him outside to two kids about my age, waiting by a car.
“This is Robin and Steve.” Dustin said. “Get in.”
They piled into the car and I just stood there.
“We don’t have much time!” Dustin yelled.
I got into the car with them and they started talking.
“Where are we going (Y/N)?” Steve asked.
“An abandoned house on the lake.” I said.
“Reefer Rick’s.” Dustin said as Steve started down the road.
“We gotta stop this thing.” Steve said.
“What?” I whispered.
“We don’t have El this time.” Dustin argued. “What are we suppose to do?”
“I’ve seen him.” Max said. “I’m your way in.”
“Stop.” I said a little louder.
“We gotta get through the portals.” Steve explained. “Nancy is doing some research now.”
“Stop!” I yelled. “What is going on!?”
“We’ll explain when we get inside.” Max said as we pulled up to the house.
We searched the house and he was no where to be found.
“Let’s try to boat house.” Robin said.
We went into the boat house and Steve took an oar off the wall. He started poking things around the shed. Eddie yelled as he jumped out behind a boat. He pushed Steve against a wall and held a knife to his throat.
“Eddie!” I screamed.
“(Y/N)?” He whispered. “What... what is going on?”
“It’s us.” Dustin said.
“I swear.” Dustin promised.
“This is my friend Max. You know her.”
“We’re on your side.” He confirmed.
Eddie dropped the knife and fell into my arms.
“I’m losing my mind.” He whispered.
“Eddie, we know what happened to Chrissy.” Dustin explained. “There’s this creature, he’s praying on guilty kids.”
“A creature?” Eddie asked as he wrapped his arms around me.
“Like Vecna.” Dustin said.
“Vecna isn’t real.” Eddie faintly laughed. “He’s from a fucking game.”
“It’s not a game.” Robin said.
“He attacked me too.” Max said.
“Then how are you here? He got Chrissy and destroyed her. Why were you different?”
“We found out how to stop him. Well, we discovered how to save his victims.” Steve explained. “It’s music. Play the victim’s favorite song and they fall out of his trance.”
“So you’re telling me I could have saved Chrissy by playing her fucking favorite song?” Eddie asked disgusted. “It was that fucking easy?”
“We just discovered it this morning after Max got possessed.” Dustin explained. “Please let us explain.”
“This isn’t real.” Eddie laughed. “I’m in a nightmare and I’ll wake up any minute.”
“Eddie.” I whispered as I squeezed his hand. “It’s real. This is all real. We watched Chrissy die. And right now, I think Dustin and his friends are our only way to stop this thing.”
“Fine.” Eddie whispered. “I’m listening.”
“We’ve fought things like this before.” Dustin said.
“I only helped once but they’ve fought like what? 4 times?” Robin added.
“This is the worst we’ve seen but I think we know how to stop him.” Max said.
“Our friend Nancy....” Steve said.
“Nancy Wheeler?” Eddie asked.
“Yes.” Robin stated. “She’s trying to get closer to your trailer to find out more information.”
“Right now, we think our best bet is traveling to the upside down.”
“Are you fucking kidding me?” Eddie asked.
“Say we agreed. How would we get there?”
“In the past, there have been openings. Kind of like portals.” Steve said. “We think we need to travel through the openings at the seen of Chrissy’s murder.”
“I can’t go back to my trailer.” Eddie whispered. “There’s no way they aren’t searching for me right now.”
“Eddie. We need you.” Dustin said. “We swear we won’t let you get caught.”
Eddie grabbed my hand tight and took a deep breath.
“Let’s go!” Dustin cheered.
“We’re gonna save the world!” Dustin yelled.
“I don’t even know.” Max and Robin said.
“Wait.” I said. “Maybe we should wait until nightfall.”
“You’re probably right.” Dustin sighed. “Eddie, we’ll be back tonight at 1:00 AM. Be ready.”
The gang left and I stayed with Eddie.
