Four Letter Word..

Chapter Fifty Five

"God, it's like I never left" I mumbled to myself as I pulled myself out of the taxi outside of Mom's house. I fished my key from the front zip of my bag and headed up the driveway to the front door "Hello? Mom?" I called into the house, dumping my bag down on the kitchen counter. I opened the fridge to see that it was actually well stocked. I grabbed a coke and opened it up taking a sip and heading to the phone to call Steve who I knew would be around because he's the only one of us who didn't go to college "Hello Harrington residence"
"Hi, it's Katrina. Steve around?" I asked his Mom "Oh hi Katrina, he's working tonight at Scoops Ahoy" I frowned
"Scoops Ahoy?" I questioned
"Over at the new Starcourt Mall" she explained "Oh sure, sure, thanks" I put the phone down and headed back into the kitchen to pick up my bag and head back out.

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I managed to navigate my way to the new Starcourt Mall and it was pretty amazing. Hawkins needed something like this. I found scoops ahoy on the bottom floor and headed inside. A girl was stood at the counter in a full sailor suit. I laughed "Hi what can I get you?" She asked
"Steve Harrington here by any chance?" I asked her
"Steve, yeah he's here?" I spotted him in the back "Hey Harrington!" I called. He turned to look "Kat, what the hell. I didn't know you were coming back for break?" He came around the counter and I laughed at him "Oh, I love these outfits" I stepped back and took him in "Stop laughing" he came closer and enveloped me in a hug. I hugged him back "Take a seat... I'll bring you some ice cream, what's your favourite flavour?" He asked
"Chocolate" I headed over to a booth and sat down "Sooo..." Steve stated as he sat down and placed a tub of chocolate ice cream in front of me "Billy not joining you?" I blinked away from Steve "We broke up" he widened his eyes "For real?" I could feel the tears falling from my eyes again "Shit Kat..." He came around to my side of the booth and wrapped his arm around my shoulder pulling me close "Sorry.. I just. It's hard"
"Don't apologise. I get it... What happened?" I looked up at him
"Jennifer happened" he raised an eyebrow "He cheated on me with her.. I caught them in her dorm at UCLA on her Birthday" Steve parted his lips "Jesus Kat... He's a jerk" I shrugged "I thought you were in it for the long haul... And Jennifer.. what the fuck is wrong with her?" He looked down at me "Sorry.. I guess I'm just trying to work it all out" I nodded
"Everything ok here?" The girl who was behind the counter asked as she came over "Yeah fine..." Steve replied "You remember Robin from school right Kat?" I looked up at her. I hadn't recognised her "Sorry. Yeah hey Robin, how are you? I didn't recognise you with the whole sailor get up" she smirked
"No worries. Anyway Steve we need to lock up, it's eight"
"Ok, I'll be there in a second" Robin disappeared again and Steve turned to me "Listen stay here and eat your ice cream.. it's good. Then we can go talk some place yeah?" I nodded at him, picking up the spoon.

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After Steve and Robin locked up the store and she'd gone home Steve turned to me "How about a film?"
"Sure"
"There's a new movie theatre here" he told me. Steve had changed out of the sailor costume which I was pleased about.. I didn't really fancy hanging out with him dressed like that.

We bought tickets for a showing of Back to the Future which looked fun. Steve said it would probably get me out of my head for a couple of hours. I bought us popcorn from the snack counter and two huge cokes "Eddie right?" I recognised the server behind the counter "Yeah... Katrina?" I nodded. Eddie Munson had been in senior year the same time as us, he didn't run in the same circles as us for obvious reasons "See not everyone went to college" Steve stated
"Actually I got held back another year" I grimaced
"That doesn't sound fun.. another year at Hawkins High? No thanks" Eddie laughed "Don't worry, 86 is gonna be my year, I can feel it"
"Well good luck man" I told him taking our drinks from the counter. Steve grabbed the popcorn bucket and we headed into the screen.

The film was pretty good, but I couldn't stop thinking about Munson... He'd been a notorious drug dealer for most of our school years... Competing against Tommy of course. As much as distracting myself with a film was good. I needed something more and maybe drugs were the answer "That cokes gone straight through me. I won't be a sec" I whispered to Steve. Eddie was still in the foyer sweeping popcorn off of the counter "Eddie?"
"alright Kat? What can I get for you?" He asked me
"Can you hook me up?" He raised an eyebrow "More drugs to plant in Jason's locker?" I rolled my eyes "How'd you hear about that?" He smirked "Oh you know, through the grape vine. Personally I wish I'd thought of doing that myself. The guys a jerk" I laughed "I can hook you up. Meet me later? I finish in an hour, I'll be in the parking lot"
"Great, thanks Munson. See you later"