I Love You, I'm Sorry // Steve Harrington x Reader

"You didn't leave with her? Why?"

Song - Space Song - Beach House

The next morning when I arrive at school I'm surprised not to see Barb standing where we usually meet. It's not like her to miss a day of school, she is usually really good about that. In elementary I remember she never missed a day in hopes to get a prize at the end of the year. I stand and wait for Nancy anyway, because even though I'm pretty mad at her she doesn't know why or that I'm even mad at all. Plus she's the only friend I have at school today.

Nancy comes up to me but soon notices the absent space next to me where the third part of our triad usually is.

"Where is Barb?" She asks me.

"I don't know I walked home last night. Didn't she drive you home?"

"No, I told her to go home. I didn't leave with her."

"You didn't leave with her? Why?"

"Well, Steve-"

"Forget it I don't want to know."

I can tell by her face that the entire time we are walking down the hallway she thinks people are staring at her. I know why too. I know that she slept with Steve last night even though she promised me and Barb she wouldn't. Now no one knows where Barb is because Nancy couldn't just say no to Steve and go home with Barb. Hopefully she was just at home taking a sick day because she's mad how I acted last night or something but deep in my gut something tells me something is terribly wrong here in Hawkins.

We walk quietly to her locker where I jolt as Steve slams the open door against the other lockers smiling at Nancy.

"Hey." He smiles at her more.

"Hey."

"Is everything okay?"

"Yeah yeah totally. It's just I feel like everyone is staring at me."

"Oh, I didn't tell anyone."

"Oh I know its just what about Tommy and Carol?"

"You're being paranoid."

"Of course."

"No no its cute." He compliments causing her to smile and me to feel sick. "Hey, I had a good time."

"Yeah, yeah me too." and that's when they kiss and I take it as my sign from god.

Him telling me:

"Just walk away y/n just walk away before you projectile vomit on both of them. PDA is nasty we get it but vomit is even nastier.

As I walk away from walking Nancy to her first period I hear her asking people around her if they've seen Barb but everyone says no. I think she must be trying to tell herself everything is alright even though she probably has a feeling in her gut similar to mine.

At lunch Nancy insists that I sit with her, Steve, and Steve's friends. I try to argue with her but she insists that if Barb were here than she would so I finally cave.

As we approach I hear Carol complaining about how she must have gotten frost bite in the pool and Tommy tells her its a heated pool and Steve tells carol to get her infected foot off the table.

"Hey Tommy. When you left did you see Barb?" Nancy asks him.

"What?"

"Barbara. She's not at school today."

"I seriously have no idea who you're talking about." He laughs with Carol.

"Hey douche! Knock it the fuck off you know exactly who we're talking about so stop being a dickhead and just answer the question."