ISSUES BILLY HARGROVE

CHAPTER ONE

HAWKINS Indiana, was the only place where you could by chance either end up in jail one Friday night or you could end up dead on a street corner. Over all this town is a total piece of shit.

It's Friday, October 24, 1984. Making my way out of
Hawkins High School. I only have one thing on my mind. Heather Halloways Halloween party later tonight. I was walking with my best friend Nancy and my twin, Steve.

Of course, it's a costume party, that's why I'm excited about it. October and Halloween are my favorites. It's the only night a year you can look hot and sexy without being called a slut or a whore at my school, or parties.

I was pulled out of my train of thought when a navy blue Comoro pulled into the school parking lot revving its engine. A redhead girl quickly made her escape from the car and off on her skateboard and the male driver made his way out of his car. He must be a new kid and the smile on my face turned to a frown when my name was called on the intercom.

"Milye Harrington report to the office if still on campus"

Groaning I turned towards Nancy. "I'll have to show him around, I'll see you both later at the party alright," I said turning on my heel and back into the school. The man was already in the office sweet-talking our principal.

"Listen beautiful I don't need a tour, I'm completely capable of finding where I go tomorrow myself," the boy said.

"Ms. Harrington is here to show you around, I'm sorry I can't do anything about it," she said in a sad yet happy tone.

"Just great," he said sarcastically. He turned around and looked at me and just smirked. I walked up to the principal and she handed me his papers, including his schedule and locker number and combination.

"Thank you, Mrs. Tina, it would have been nice to know I was doing this today, got a tight schedule today," I said rolling my eyes and walking towards the door. "Follow me please," I said walking out the door.

"So," I said looking down at his schedule and making a sim pathetic face when I looked down at it. "Eshh you have Mrs. Wells first period, that's gonna be a pain in the ass," I said chuckling a little. "I most likely won't be there for it anyways, school isn't my thing most of the time," he said grabbing a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

"You can't smoke in here uh-

"Billy and I'm not one for rules either"

He lit the cigarette and started smoking it I shook my head and grabbed it from his mouth. He glared at me and took a drag from it and then took it and crumbled it up.

Before he could say anything we were in Mrs Wells's classroom. "This is your first-period classroom," I said smiling.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We officially got done with the tour we were now at his locker. "So this is your locker your combination is with all these papers, I think you can figure that out on your own," I said handing him his papers and he just sort of looked through them.

"Any questions"

"Yeah actually what does everyone do in this town"

"Well it's the sort of town where a party is thrown every Friday night and Saturday night, uh today There's one at Heather's, if u want I can give u her address if u wanna go," I said leaning on the locker beside his.