My Year ~ E.Munson

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PENNY-

I can hear the heart monitors beeping as I feel myself wake up. I frown as I open my eyes and look around. I'm lying next to Eddie in his hospital bed. He's still asleep. I look over at the window to see the sun has now risen. 

I yawn as I look back over at Eddie and smile. I grab his hand and hold it as I rest my head on his shoulder. Vecna may have taken Billy, but I'll be damned if he would have taken Eddie. Sounds insane, I know but, I know that I can't go through that again Especially with someone I deeply care about. 

It seems fucked up to think about. I care more about Eddie dying than I did about Billy. But with Billy, I wasn't even awake when he sacrificed himself. With Eddie, I was. And I wasn't going to let him do that himself to buy us more time. 

What a fucking idiot. He went back into the upside-down to buy us more time. More time for what!? We did our part, and all we had to do was sit and wait for the rest of them to come back. But no, he had to play the hero. Now, look at him. Laying in a hospital bed hooked up to monitors. 

Well, he's alive and that's all that matters to me. I helped him and he's going to be okay. Now, all we have to worry about is fixing the murder report. Which shouldn't be hard. I hope.

I hear the door open slightly followed by a knock. I lie completely still, not saying anything. I see Nancy and Robin peek their heads out from behind the curtain. My mouth drops as I get out of Eddie's bed and walk over to them with my arms out. 

The three of us hug each other as I smile. "I thought you guys were goners," I say before we all pull apart. "Yeah, we did too, but we were able to stop him. Kind of," Robin says smiling. "I think he's dead, but with the earthquake, I'm not so sure," Nancy says. I watch as she walks over to the chair by Eddie's bed and sits in it. Robin grabs a chair from behind the curtain and sits in it.

"If anything we thought you two were dead. We only saw Dustin at the trailer when we went back and Steve nearly threw a fit about you guys not being there," I look at Nancy. "Where is Steve? Is he okay?" Nancy nods her head "Your mom is looking at his wounds, I think he'll be fine," I sigh in relief as I sit on the bed.

"Why'd you do it?" Robin asks. I look at her confused. "Eddie. Why'd you go back for him?" I shrug my shoulders. "I couldn't let him turn out like Billy," Nancy sighs. "You do realize you put yourself and Dustin in danger doing that? You could have left him there," I look at Nancy and frown. "I wasn't going to leave him to die Nance. He helped us, and I was going to help him," Nancy twist her lips to the side and nodded.

"Is he going to be okay at least?" I look over at Robin and smile. "He'll be fine. My mom was able to keep him conscious enough to get some more blood into him before she knocked him out so she could patch him up," Robin nods. "Did he say anything funny while he was fighting for his life? I've heard of people saying the craziest things when they're woozy from being on the verge of death," 

I look at her and smile. "Nothing too crazy, just kinda said I was the girl of his dreams and what not," I say. I see Nancy whip her head at me as the pair's mouths drop. "He what!?" Nancy asks smiling. "I fucking knew it! I called it!" Robin says smiling as she points back and forth between Nancy and me. 

"Well, what did you say!? Did you tell him you like him!? You like him right, or were we all just imagining you two flirting?" Nancy asks. I laugh. "You weren't imagining it," I say.

"Wait, have you had that on the whole time?" Robin asks pointing to my hand. I look down. Eddie's ring is still on my finger. "Huh, I guess I forgot I had this on," I say as I look at it. "When did he give that to you?" I look up at the two of them and smile.