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"Can you come back?"
Rocky grabbed the walkie from the back of the RV. "What?"
"Come back." Max spoke from the other side. "I was wrong, I want you to be here with me."
"What changed your mind?" Rocky grabbed his backpack.
"Just shut up and come back." Max said, shutting the walkie off.
"Stop the RV." Rocky jogged down the isle.
"What?" Steve glanced over his shoulder.
"I said stop the RV!" he repeated, opening the door.
"Woah! Woah!" Steve yelled, grabbing his shirt to avoid him going until after hitting his breaks. "Are you insane?"
"Where are you going?" Dustin leaned over the seat with wide eyes.
"Max needs me." Rocky stared at him, reaching into his bag and handing Dustin the knife. "You've got this."
"Wh-no. I need you too." Dustin argued.
"Come on, man. You're the strongest dude i've ever met." Rocky shook his head at him. "You can handle this."
Dustin sighed. "Just, stay in touch."
Rocky glanced at Eddie, pretending to pull him into a hug just to get a whisper in. "Protect him."
"Always." Eddie said back as they pulled back. "You be safe out here."
"You too." he nodded.
"Don't do anything insane!" Robin called as he got off the RV.
"No promises!" Rocky hoped off, shutting the door.
"I do not like this." Steve announced as he watched Rocky start to head back to the Crill house.
"He'll be okay." Nancy watched him from the back window. "He has to be."
Max turned her head when she heard the door open, holding a finger to her lips. Rocky sent her a smile in the bright blue lighting, walking over to join her while Erica and Lucas followed soon after. Lucas gave Rocky a spare notebook and found a pen in his bag.
erica and me will go to to the playground. stay with max?
Rocky nodded, flashing him a thumbs up and giving Erica a little pat of reassurance. They ran out of the Crill house, into the night and across the street. Rocky stood up to watch them go from the window. He looked back to see Max staring at him, he wiggled his eyebrows at her. Max rolled her eyes in return and hid a smile.
Running up that hill echoed slightly as Max moved over to let Rocky set with her again. She rammed her shoulder into his, making him do it back. Max hid her notebook as she wrote.
