'and i can still see it all in my mind... all of you, all of me, intertwined. i once believed love would be black and white, but it's golden.'
Samira Mayfield is forced to move to a new town, transfer to a new school, and make new friends two months...
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CHAPTER SIX — the monster and the superhero
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It's about an hour later and I'm back home. We all decided that Eddie should stay hidden at Reefer Rick's and we'll bring supplies to him in the morning. Steve and Robin insisted on staying here tonight, while Max stayed with the Henderson's. The three of us are sitting around the living room, trying to figure out what's still open and what to order. Thankfully, Sarah gets home and has a pizza. "Hey guys?" She says, dropping her keys in the dish by the door and placing the box on the coffee table. "Nice to see that you're alive."
"Yeah, sorry. I couldn't leave Eddie alone after everything that happened."
"Wanna elaborate on what exactly happened in that trailer park?"
"I would, but we don't entirely know anything. And Dustin's theory could be completely wrong." I explain, taking a piece of pizza from the box. "It's not as simple as evil Russians or a monster made of melted people. His theory is that this dark wizard is possessing people and killing them from the inside out. I guess we're calling him Vecna. I don't know. We don't really have any details yet, but hopefully we'll be able to find out more tomorrow." I stand up and head into the kitchen to grab a few soda's, while Sarah follows me.
"Are you okay?" She questions, leaning against the kitchen island.
"Honestly?" I turn and she gives me a small nod. "No. I can't do this again. I lost everything last time. I lost myself. And I am finally getting my life back. Now, it's all gonna go to shit again. I don't know if it's just the fear in Eddie's eyes or the fear of last year repeating itself, but I have a terrible feeling about this. I'm scared, mom. Really fucking scared. But we're the only ones that can stop it. I don't see it working out for us this time. We're all separated. There's no chance we all get out of this alive."
"You don't know that." She breathes, brushing a piece of hair behind my ear and taking one of my hands in her own. "Yes, things didn't go as planned, but now you guys know better. And you'll know to go into a fight with a fully thought out plan. Because everything that happened were possibilities none of us factored in. You have got to forgive yourself for something that wasn't your fault."
"If it weren't for me, Gen wouldn't have been a part of any of this. She wouldn't have been in Hawkins or at the mall. It's on me. She saved my life. It was supposed to be me." I breathe. "You had to watch the love of your life die. And he died saving me. You wouldn't have even been here if it wasn't for me. You've lost a lot. So, that's all on me too. I'm the reason you were all at risk anyways."
