[✓] 𝕴 𝖜𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖆 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖎𝖘 {Eddie Munson x OC}

Thirteen

(ep 5 pt 1)

When it was morning, I was woken up by arguing.

"Dustin! Wake up!" Nancy yelled. "Aren't you supposed to be on Max watch?"

"Yep, yep. Yep, yep, yep. She's right there," He pointed to the empty couch. "She was right there. I swear I dozed off for... an hour."

They both ran up the stairs and I followed.

I only realized my mistake when I came face to face with my mother.

"Good morning, guys!" She greeted Nancy and Dustin. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, yeah. Everything's okay," Nancy replied, almost out of breath.

My mom's eyes landed on me and she took a sharp intake of air before dragging me into the kitchen. "Care to tell me where you've been for the past three days, Charlene Ann Wheeler?"

I cringed as she used my full name. I hated it so much. "You wouldn't believe me if I tried."

"We filed a police report and everything. Keith said you never showed up to work on Saturday and Nancy didn't know where you were either. Next time, Charlie, I swear to god..." My mom looked panicked. I felt bad knowing that she felt like this. "Next time, Char, just call, okay? Just call."

I looked up at my dad who didn't even see me. He was reading the shitty town newspaper.

My mom went and served up more pancakes. "I think it's so sweet that you guys are sticking together like this."

My dad looked and sounded annoyed. "Could have tried sticking together at a different house for a change."

Nancy and Dustin ignored him and I kind of stood awkwardly behind Nancy. Nancy stood behind Max before taking a seat at the empty chair next to her.

"You know, you're welcome here anytime," My mom told Dustin

"Totally. You're like family," Dustin shone his pearly whites at my mom. He pointed at the pancakes. "May I?"

"Absolutely," My mom encouraged him in a sing-song voice.

"Yeah, why not? Take us for all we're worth," My dad replied, sounding like a total douchebag.

"Okay," Dustin smiled at him cheekily.

I looked over at Nancy and Max talking.

"He seemed surprised, almost. Like he didn't want me there," Max told Nancy as I took a seat opposite Nance.

Dustin sat down and ate. Holly looked at me and stuck her tongue out before going back to playing.

"Maybe you infiltrated his mind," Dustin offered. "He invaded your mind, right? Is it that big of a leap to suggest that you somehow wound up in his? Like Freddie Krueger's boiler room!"

"Freddie Krueger?" Holly looked at us.

"He's this super burned-up dude with razors for fingers. And he kills you in your dreams," Dustin explained to my little sister.

"Dustin, she's six," I whispered to him.

"Seriously?" Nancy asked him.

"Sorry. It's just a movie. It's not real," He apologized to Holly and then turned back to the three of us. "But just... think about it. What if you somehow unlocked a backdoor to Vecna's world? Like, maybe the answer we're looking for is somewhere in this incredibly vague drawing. God, we need Will."

"Yeah, well no shit. But I tried them again this morning and it's the same busy signal," Max groaned.

Nancy picked up one of Max's drawings. "Is this a window?"