METANOIA | Eddie Munson

Vecna's Curse, Part 1

3rd Person's POV

"Then Vickie laughed. And it wasn't like a cheap, fake laugh either. It was like....It was a real, genuine laugh." Robin paced back and forth.

"Of course she laughed. It's my muppet joke, it's hilarious."

Valerie stopped stacking VHSs into Steve's arms, "I'm sorry, your muppet joke?"

"Yeah." Steve snatched the VHS out of her hand.

"Yeah I would believe you, except you were high and very recently rejected when that happened."

"Who cares whose joke it was? Vickie laughed and everything was just like... It was perfect." Robin interrupted them and started pacing again.

"But?" Valerie asked.

"But I'm having this problem where it's like, I should stop talking. I have said everything I need to say." She furrows her eyebrows, "But then I guess I get nervous and the words keep spilling out and it's like my... my brain is moving faster than my mouth or.. or rather my... my mouth is moving faster than my brain. And it's like I'm-"

Valerie grabs Robin by the shoulders, "You're doing it right now."

Robin sighs and backs away until she hits the wall, "I'm hopeless."

"Eh, we both are." Steve joins her side.

"Stop sulking and watch a movie with me. Robin you get to choose." Upon hearing Valerie's words Robin's face lights up again and she happily skips away.

"Why does she always get to choose." He groaned.

"Maybe if you hadn't brought that horrible date to the game last night-"

"I think I found our morning movie," Robin spins around with the VHS in her hand, "Doctor Zhivago."

"Ugh, you know I don't do double VHS."

"But it's about doomed love." Robin explains.

"Oh, well, that's relatable." Steve agrees.

"You're now going to make me watch a sulky depressing movie?" Valerie glared at them.

"But Julie Christie is b-b-bonkers hot in this. Like seriously the most beautiful creature I have ever seen in my life." Robin turns on the TV.

"We're in the Forest Hills trailer part in east Roane County. We don't have a lot of details now but we can confirm that the body of a Hawkins High student was discovered early this morning. Police have not yet released the name-"

"Holy shit." Steve whispered.

"although we are told they're currently in the process of notifying the family."

"Do you think-"

"No, no they closed the gate there's no way." Steve looked at Valerie.

"Yeah, I guess. You're right." Valerie said, but the thought was still there in the back of her mind. It always will be.

"Kinda killed the mood for a movie, huh." Robin lets out an uneasy laugh.

The doors to the store suddenly flung open, as Max and Dustin rushed through.

"Hey, Guys." Dustin said.

"You see this?" Steve points to the TV.

"How many phones do you have?"

"Someone was murdered." Valerie scoffs.

"How many phones do you have?" Dustin gripped the counter.