Why me? (Stranger Things// Henry Creel)

Chapter Eleven

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*At the school*

"Says here that Chrissy had headaches, nausea,  nosebleeds trouble sleeping, and when she did sleep, nightmares." Dustin said as he read the file.
"Wait, let me see that." Max said as she took the file from Dustin.
Steve was kind of in the corner not saying anything. Maybe he's still shocked from Y/n's little speech in the car.
"Everything that is listed here, I've been experiencing." Max said.
"Are you sure?" Y/n asked.
"Max? Max? Max, are you okay?" Y/n asked while shaking her.
*Tick, Tock*
The chimes but very faintly.
"What's going on?" Dustin asked.
"Max?" Steve asked.
After about two minutes, she woke up from her trance-like state.
"Max! Are you okay? What the fuck was that?" Y/n asked.
"Clock."
"What?"
"I saw and heard a clock." Max said.
"I heard it but very faintly. I didn't see anything." Y/n replied.
"Where was it? I heard it come this side." Y/n asked, pointing to the wall that was shared with the hallway.
"It was that side. But further down the hallway." Max said.
"Did Vecna talk to you or anything?"
"He just called my name... Wait." Max says as she looks through the files.
"What is it?" Dustin asked.
"It says Chrissy and Fred have been having these issues for about a week. Exactly one week of having these symptoms then... they died. I've been having them since last Monday."
"It's Sunday, though... shit." Steve said.

*Footsteps in the hallway*

"What was that?" Y/n asked.
"Get behind me. All three of you." Steve said as he grabbed a lamp before all of them going to check out what made the noise.
They quietly walk towards the sound.
They all scream as they run into Lucas.
"What the fuck, Sinclair? I could've taken you out with this lamp!" Steve yelled.
"Sorry! But we have a problem. Chrissy is the student that died and now Jason is trying to find Eddie!" Lucas said.
"Yeah we know. Keep up!"
"Ok but I kind of told them that Dustin knows where he is. Now he's looking for him."
"What the shit, Lucas?" Dustin rightfully swore at him.
"Ok then... let's go to Nancy's."

*At the Wheeler's House*

After catching up with Nancy and Robin with their newfound information and them with Nancy and Robin's information on Victor Creel, Nancy tells Steve their plan to go see Victor Creel, but Y/n thought that it was best that she goes as well since it would be easier to just manipulate the man to let them in. Of course they agreed.

After leaving Steve with the other children, Nancy, Robin, and Y/n left to go visit Victor Creel at Pennhurst.

After Nancy and Robin try getting Dr. Hatch to let them in (the man in charge of the hospital), he still wouldn't budge so Y/n mind controlled him to say yes and agreed to give them a tour of the hospital.

Finally, they arrived to Victor Creel's cell.

"Victor! You have visitors!" The guard said.
"I can feel it." Victor Creel says.
"I can feel the energy in the room. The reporters... have let in an evil spirit." He continued.
"We aren't reporters, sir." Nancy reassured him.
"Who are you and why did you allow this evil into my cell?" He kind of yelled.
"N-Nancy Wheeler." She stumbled.
"Robin Buckley."
"Y/n Byers."
As Y/n said her name, Victor got up and moved to his bed.
The girls looked at him.
His eyes, shut.
Over the skin of his eyelids, deep scars.

Victor Creel told them everything about the night of his family's murders.
"Music? It's what got him out of the trance?
Out of the memory?" Y/n said to the girls.
"I tried joining them. My children, my wife. I waited for the demon to take me too but it never did. So I took my own eyes. But the demon didn't lead me to them. Dr. Hatch stopped the bleeding." He said sobbing.
Shortly after, he started humming to the song, "Dream a Little Dream of Me" by Ella Fitzgerald.
"Mr. Creel-" Y/n started.
"You!" Victor yelled.
"You were there, weren't you? You took my life from me! My family!" He said as he got closer to Y/n.
"What?" Y/n said confused.
"I can feel the energy you give! The evil!"

With that, Dr. Hatch came in saying time was up and that they couldn't stay any longer.
"Let's go tell them." Nancy said as she grabbed you and Robin out of there.
"Why the fuck would Victor say that you killed his family? You weren't even born yet." Robin started.
"He said my energy." Y/n replied.
"Let's just get to the car." Nancy said.

They speed-walked to the car and as they opened the door,
"Y/n! Nancy! Robin! Do you copy? We have a code red! Please tell me you got this shit figured out!" Dustin yelled.
"Shit! Get the talkie!" Robin yelled.
"Dustin, we're here! What's going on?" Y/n responded.
"Max! She's in a trance and it's her seventh day!"
"Fuck! Get her favorite song! Get her walker and put on her favorite song!" Y/n said freaking out.
"Why?"
"JUST FUCKING DO IT!"
"OKAY!" Dustin yelled back.

*Back at the Wheeler's House*

After catching up with everyone and Max to what she saw and what everyone found out with their newfound research, everyone stays downstairs in the basement and decide to rest a bit until the next day.

Nancy wakes up to Eddie talking on the receiver.
She quickly ends the conversation and wakes up Y/n and Dustin saying that Dustin was supposed to be on "Max watch".

They all find her to be upstairs drawing with Holly at the table.
Mrs. Wheeler is making breakfast and Mr. Wheeler is reading the newspaper.
"Morning kids." Mrs. Wheeler says as they all come up.
"Morning Mrs. Wheeler. Smells amazing." Y/n says.
"Thank you sweetie. Go ahead and grab a plate and grab as much as you want." She replies with a smile as she gives Y/n, Dustin, and Nancy a plate.
Nancy went straight to the table with Max to ask her how she's feeling.

Y/n grabbed one pancake and one piece of bacon. She didn't even bother to add syrup.
Dustin, on the other hand, grabbed multiple pancakes as Mr. Wheeler scolded him and asked why he's grabbing so many.
"For the road. Plus, they're delicious." Dustin replied as he smiled at Mrs. Wheeler, which she smiled back at the compliment.
"Get as many as you want, honey." Mrs. Wheeler said with a wider smile.

"What're you drawing?" Y/n asks Max as she sits down at the table.
"Something that I saw when I was in the trance." Max replied softly.
Y/n glanced over and saw different parts of a
House?
Building?
She didn't really know what it was.
"God we need Will." Dustin said as he too saw the drawings.
"Sorry, I'm not the best."
"Wait." Nancy said.
"I think I know what this is."
She grabbed a couple of Max's drawings and that the remains of what Max saw in her trance were pieces of the Creel house.
She grabbed a marker and traced the outline.
"Guess I'm not that bad." Max said.
"Yeah but it helps that I've seen it before." Nancy replied.