𝐈 𝐃𝗼𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 | Eddie Munson

Chapter Twelve

We've been driving for half an hour now. Looking out the window i see nothing but trees and nature so i know we're a long ways from getting caught. Matter of fact i dont know where we are.

Max, Robin and Dustin are all in the back. Robin on the floor, Dustin and Max on the couch. They've been playing a card game the whole time.

Steve is driving and Nancy is in the passenger seat, i cant make out what theyre talking about but im just glad Steve is talking to her and not me. Im still mad at him and honestly im not regretting this break up at all, i feel like i should've done it a long time ago. Im realizing i never really did love him, it was just that he was the only guy to ever show me attention, and because of that i had a crush. When he asked me out it was kind of a moment where i felt like now that i had him wanting me i didnt want him anymore. Then we started dating and the way he treated me... i knew he didnt love me, he never called, always out with his friends, never remembered my birthday or any day special to me for that matter. But i was so enthralled with the idea that he wanted me, and i liked that. So i kept doing it. Watching him with Nancy now i feel a big weight lifted off my shoulders, Nancy and Steve have something we just never had. I dont know what it is but they just fit together, one of the reasons im glad shes here with us is so she can keep Steve distracted, mostly from me so i dont have to talk to him.

But back to the present, im sitting at the table connected to the side of the wall. I have this bracelet i wear everyday, its the one my dad made me one night when we were playing house. He found these beads and made a bracelet with old yarn. Ive worn it ever since, and after he died ive never taken it off, i never will. But when i get nervous i twist this bracelet all around my wrist, i play with it and it helps calm down weirdly.

Ive been sitting here twisting my bracelet since we got far enough from town not to get caught. I guess im just nervous about what lays ahead.

Eddie who was sitting behind Steves driver seat has stood up and walks over the table and sits on the opposite side of me. I can feel him looking at me but i don't look up at him, i just twist my bracelet.

"Hey" he says after minutes of silence
I look up at him now just with my eyes "Hey" i said then looked back down at my wrist.

"You seem off" He tells me, and i look up at him fully this time "what do you mean?" He shrugs his shoulders then says "ive been watching you this whole drive and all you've done is twist this bracelet of yours" he points at my wrist thats a little red now with the fabric always moving against it.

"Stalker" i grin and he grins back "I always do this actually"
"Yea? why?" he asks
"When im nervous i twist it, i dont know why" i inhale deeply
He leans is chin on hand to hold it up "why are you nervous?"
I sigh still looking down at my wrist "i dont know, i mean this whole thing is crazy and i still don't believe you guys on the whole- you know the thing! But im also like what if you guys are right and this thing might actually kill me?" i inhale deeply again and let it out as i speak "and we're going to this place to buy a weapon? to kill something that might not be real?- i dont know im just nervous okay."

He stays quiet a few extra seconds to make sure im done speaking "well if you want to know if its real you can ask Max" he points to the back and i look "shes been called by this thing many times and shes here with us" I look back at Eddie "hey i know this is a lot to take in but if it means anything to you, just know that we will do anything we can to make sure you and Max are safe"

He turns his head to the side as an ask to make sure i understand. I nod my head up and down.

He reaches for my hand and places his hand atop mine. "You can trust us" he grins again and do the same back.

He pulls his hand back and he blushes a little before he says "can i ask where the bracelets from?" after a little bit of silence he says "its pretty"

"my dad made it for me" i say, nice and simple, i dont want to explain more of that story.

"Oh nice" he replies and then flats his hand down on the table "my dad bought me these rings" he pauses "well some of them" and he pulls one off, its a skull and it's actually really cool.

He gestures for me to hold out my hand and i do "let me tell you something. Use this as a promise that i got your back through all of this" he slides the ring on my middle finger, "and when we win you give it back to me okay?"

He holds my hand on top his for a little while before i reply "sure" i say, and i add "if i live" he shakes his head laughs a little and then says "you will live, like i said, we got you."

He looks around the whole trailer at everyone and says "you just have to trust me" he raises his eyebrows as in do you trust me?

And for some reason i did

I have a lot planned to finish this book and im so excited to write ittt