𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐄 - 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝟒 ✔

VECNAS CURSE

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𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒏
𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤'𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞
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"Angie, come on, you have to talk to me." Eddie basically pleaded. Ever since she saw her best friend basically snap in half in front of her eyes, she had been completely silent. She hadn't cried, though, she didn't do anything. She was just there. Maybe not mentally, but physically. 

Angelica had been sitting on a bench which sat in the warehouse, Eddie on his knees in front of her and laying soft kisses onto her hands. He felt bad about what she had to go through, but he really needed her to be present right now. Angie's eyes, though, were constantly focused on her lap. But when Eddie's thumb landed on her chin and the remaining fingers held onto her jaw, he lifted her head slowly. 

"Talk to me, Angel."

So she did after nodding hesitantly. She was scared of what she saw, and she knew that Eddie would be the only one that could help her through it. That's how it always was. Regardless of the situation, Eddie was always there to help Angie. 

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𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒐𝒏
𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨
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Charlie had been sitting around at the family video with Steve and Robin just as she would if they still worked at scoops ahoy- which they obviously didn't after the incidents from that night. Robin was freaking out about another one of her crushes and Charlie just sat behind the counter, headphones and cassette running, listening to 'Every Breath You Take - The Police'. For now, that was her favorite song and basically had it running on repeat due to how much she enjoyed it. 

But when Steve smacking the back of her head caused her eyes to snap open and her hand to move her headphones down, she glared up at him. Stupidly, Steve pointed backward toward Dustin, not saying anything. "You know, I took the headphones off. I can hear you now." Charlie stated, scoffing as she stood up from her seat on the floor and shoved her music into Steve's work-bag. 

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𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒐𝒏
𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨
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When Max finished explaining everything, Charlie grabbed the phone which sat on the counter and dialed one of the listed numbers. Despite how many times it rang, nobody answered, leaving her flustered and annoyed. Last night, she didn't sleep the best due to the waking up in cold sweats, the horrid nightmares, and the occasional blood that was found on her pillow whenever she'd wake up. Throughout her sleep, she'd randomly get bloody noses, so it was understandable as to why she might have been a bit crabby. She slammed the phone back onto it's dial-thing, turning around as Max began speaking to everyone that was behind the counter. "Hey guys, I might have a lead." Dustin spun around in his chair, smiling widely as Max began speaking once again. "Apparently, Eddie gets drugs from some guy named Reefer Rick, and sometimes Eddie crashes there." Max stated, everyone listening intently as an attempt to get the most information that they could.

"Sounds promising. Where does this Reefer Rick guy live?" Charlie questions, crossing her arms in front of her chest and leaning against the counter. For once, she was honestly interested as to what was happening. She was curious where Angie and Eddie had been, and she wanted to figure it out before it was too late. The police would most definitely be after Eddie at this point, and they probably thought that he kidnapped Angie or something along the lines of that. 

"See, that's the thing. No one knows. He's more of a legend than someone that people actually know." Max stated, looking between Charlie, Robin, and Dustin. The thing was, Charlie already knew about the whole Reefer Rick situation. The numerous conversations she had with Eddie led her to be aware of the knowledge, but she didn't want people to think she was involved with drugs.