Why Not Me?

The Missing Boy (Part 1)

I sit behind the desk at the Arcade which is sadly where I work. It sometimes has it's percets but not often, I mean I can play some games after closing or when no ones there but other than that it kind of just sucks. It was almost closing time and no one was there so I decided to go and turn off the lights and grab my self something to drink out of the vending meachine before going to the door to close out when the lights start to flicher. I go back over to the light switch and mess with it until the lights finally stop and I head out.

I then hop into my 1969 Impala that use to be my mom's before she got herself a nice new car. I look at the time, 9:00 pm. I was suppose to pick Dustin up at the Wheeler's an hour ago. I'm guessing he most likely just rode his bike home or someone else gave him a ride. I drive to my house getting out of my car seeing his bike there. I walk in and my mom is in her chair watching some movie while holding our cat Mews. I say hello before walking into my little brothers room seeing him messing around with his little tertul.

"Did you bike home?" I asked going over sitting on his bed.

"Yeah me and Will had a race." He replied putting down the little pet sitting down next to me.

"Who won?" I said looking around his room, it was supprisingly clean for once

"Will, but that's only because he got a head start now I have to give him one of my comics." He said looking a little upset.

"Well I can get you a new one for Christmas if you want." I patted him on the head, "But I need to get some sleep and so do I." I stand up going to the door as he climbs in under his covers.

"Yeah I'm not two I can go to bed when I want" He said pouting a little.

"Keep telling yourself that when you can't get up in the morning. I'm going to bed at least, Goodnight Dustin." I said walking out closing the door as he yells good night back to me. I then say goodnight to my mother going into my room changing into some red plad pj pants and a t-shirt then hopping into my bed. As I lay there I think about school. I think about my old friend Steve. I missed him even though he probably haven't thought about me for one minute since the fight. He probably doesn't even care. I try to clear my head from it but can't, that's all I could think about, how he betrayed me, how they just left me all alone while he's got everything.

I soon fall asleep finally. But then wake up the next morning to Dustin talking on his little walke talke to someone. I look at my clock, 6:00 am. I groan rolling out of bed going over to the bath room looking in the mirror slashing my face with cold water before then brushing my teeth and hopping in the shower letting the cold water beeds roll off my face and back soon hopping out drying my self off and grabbing some jeans and a t-shirt changing into them, and going into Dustins room knocking on the door.

"What?" He groans getting up opening the door.

"You need a ride to school?" I ask as he shacks his head no

"I'm going to bike to school." He said and I nod to him leaving the room closing the door behind me before he comes out. "Did you see Will at all when you were driving home last night?"

"No, why? Is he ok?" I ask a little worried.

"I don't know, his mom called the Wheeler's asking if he stayed the night because he wasn't home this morning. Probley just went to school early." He said looking at me.

"He's probally okay bud, don't worry about it, like you said just went to school early. Still want to bike?" I ask looking at him with simpithy

"No, its okay, do you have work tonight?" He replied

"No, I'm off for the next week, Keith said he wanted over time." I said looking at him a little conserned.

"Oh okay." He said giving me a smile getting out of his room going to the bathroom. So I leave going to the door grabbing my keys giving my mom a kiss on the forehead leaving the house and hopping into my car starting the engine going to school. Once I get to the school parking lot I see Steve walking into school with his stupid friends walking in with him. I roll my eyes as I walk into the school. I then see Nancy talking to Barbra Hollen, a girl with short red hair and wears glasses, I've talked to her a few times, shes a nice girl, just hanging out with the wrong people. I keep walking down the halls to my locker when I have a feeling of needing to use the rest room. I grab my stuff and walk into the bathroom. Once I walk in I see Steve and Nancy making out.

"Oh. Uh sorry."I say leaving a little startled up. As I am I run into a girl who seemed to be going in there.

"Be wear Harrington and his little girlfriend and having a make out secion." I say to her as she laughs in responce. I haven't really seen this girl before, I think her name was Robin.

"Thanks I'll use the other bathrooms. I'm Robin." She said offering me a hand to shake.

"Julian." I smile in response shacking her hand,  walking to my next class sitting down next to Carle, one of Steve's friend, I would talk to her when I would hang out with him. I always hated her, she had acted as if she was better than everyone. As I sit there waiting for class to start I grab out my book, The Shining by Stephen King. I then see the teacher walk in and set down the book listening to him talking.

I was about to leave for the day when I see Jonathan in the hall. I walk over to him to talk to him and ask about Will.

"Hey, did you guys find Will? Dustin was asking me about him this morning." I asked looking at him with simpithey.

"Uh, no, no, we haven't found him." He said looking down.

"Oh, I'm sorry. He'll show up. If you need anything just let me know, I'd be happy to help." I said with a smile.

"Thanks." He said looking down. I could tell this conversation was getting no where so I give him a smile walking out of the school getting right back into my car.

A/N: AHHHH I don't know how I feel about this but I kind of love it! At first I wasn't going to mention Robin tell later but I thought this was a great opertunity. Soooo yeah here it is, I fucking hate Steve in season one, so the charecter will too, suck it up.