will’s been AWFULLY QUIET for the past few minutes, which normally wouldn’t concern her, he’s a quiet kid, but earlier, he’d asked if he could look through the family photo albums. afraid that he might have stumbled across something emotional or hard for him to look at, she peeks into the living room....and INSTANTLY wishes she hadn’t.
she hasn’t even looked at her high school photos in forever. years, really. when lonnie had been around, she hadn’t wanted to make him jealous. after the divorce, when she was LEFT ALONE, it was just too painful. she tentatively makes her way over to him and peeks over his shoulder. on the pages spread out before him she sees one of her junior year cheerleading squad, one of her and karen with their arms around each other, and one she knows karen took because her and HOPPER ( who are holding hands ) are both glaring back at the camera.
❝ i thought you needed family pictures for a school thing, ❞ joyce muses, trying not to sound as nervous as she feels with her past laid bare before her. ❝ what do you need my OLD HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOS for ? ❞