𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬- 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧

S1 E3

Chapter 3
Holly, jolly

My dad was driving me to school, just ranting out of pure stress, but I wasn't paying any attention.. all my thought was on Steve. And especially what Ro said. She's crazy! Saying I should forgive him? I can't forgive him after what he put me through, he made one big mistake that ruined us forever. "I've got- i've got reporters breathing down my neck." My dad says shaking his head, "Celia? You're not even listening." He adds, "I'm sorry, I was." I lied, "Everything's okay, even with the reporters and whatever the mayor.." I fumbled for the words. "Mhm." My dad said clearly not in agreement, he's been drinking more and staying up late just in thought. This whole case has really put a toll on him. Especially the fact that it is Joyce's son.. they used to be friends back in high school, or something like that.

We pulled in the parking lot, "Hey kid, be safe." he told me. "I always am." I kinda laughed, "Yeah, yeah now go be smart or whatever you do here." He smiled, and I shut the door and made my way into the school. "Ro." I said, "Celia." she smiled back. "So did you think about it?" Ro asked, "Think about what?" I said acting dumb, I clearly knew what she was talking about. "Don't even. Did you at least consider it?" She asks. "I don't know what you're talking about." I laughed, "Yes you do, you so clearly do. Steve. You thought about Steve, and talking to him about it? Maybe hear his side of the story? He feels terrible and you know it." Ro sighed, "You we're so much happier with him." Ro added. "No I didn't think about it." I lied, I did think about it, I thought about a lot of it. I will never admit to anyone that I miss him, but I do. I miss his smile, and his sarcastic remarks, I miss the way he'd comfort me, I miss the way he was there for me.
But he messed that all up.
"I don't need him back. I have you and that's all I need." I smiled and walked off to my locker.

When I got to history , Nancy looked sick, no colour in her face, almost in distress. I saw her asking Ally a question, and then she turned to ask the boy behind her something too. They both shook there heads in reply. I watched her, while I was trying to eaves drop and hear something she said, but I got distracted by the crumpled piece of paper that landed on my desk and slid off to my lap. I turned around and it was clearly Steve. Great. I opened the note,
'Can we talk. Please.' The note wrote, I quickly wrote 'No' on the paper crumbled it and threw it back. With my luck it hit him right in the head, I let a laugh out in the nearly silent classroom.
The note had made it back to me, '1 minute. That's all.' It said below the other writing, I wrote back no again, and got started on my project.

When the bell finally rang, I got up and walked quickly out of class. Until I felt my arm getting pulled the opposite way. "Get your hands off of me." I seethed at Steve while he was pulling on my arm, he didn't listen and he pulled me a little further to an empty classroom. He still had a tight grip on my arm when he pulled me in, "Ouch." I winced and he quickly let go. "Thank you, my god." I said shaking my arm and trying to exit out the door. "Hopper. Give me a minute. Please." Steve said, "Why would I?" I laughed, "Just.. please." He said, "No, we're not even on first name basis. I don't want to talk to you." I told him. Half of me wanted to stay, but half wanted to run like hell out of that classroom. "Celia. I just want you to listen to me." Steve pleaded. I didn't even reply, I just stared at him, "You won't even look at me." He sighed, "And I wonder who's fault that is? I wonder why I don't talk to you? I wonder who could've messed that all up." I laughed, I was angry now. "Celia. You know I regret it everyday." Steve said, it almost sounded sincere.
"Well you did it. And you've changed and obviously don't care that much. You moved on very fast didn't you Harrington." I said while walking out the door, "Celia. Don't." He replied, but I was already too far gone.

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I was walking out of school at the end of the day,
when I saw Steve, Tommy, Carol, Nancy and Jonathan all standing around Steve's car. All I saw was them and then a camera drop out of Steve's hand and hit the ground and shatter. It must've been Jonathan's as I saw him flinch when the camera hit the ground. I felt horrible, and that's when Steve noticed I saw everything. He just stared at me as I shook my head. He's changed, he's changed so much.

I hopped in my dads truck as he drove me home rather fast, "What's with the speed?" I asked, "We're on to something with Byers case." My dad said, "The lab in Hawkins, there is something going on, something big and I think it has something to do with Will." My dad added. "What do you mean "big"?" I asked. "We went down today, and they played us different security footage, it was already a challenge to even get us inside. Somethings going on in there that they don't want us to know about it." He said speaking rather fast. "I'm going back to the library after I drop you off at home, we're going to look into some more stories on this lab." My dad told me while we pulled into the house. "Good luck." I smiled.

As soon as I got in the house I went and called Ro. I needed to tell her what happened with me and Steve. "Ro? Hey. We need to talk." I told her, "Yeah, what happened? Everyone saw you and Steve in the hallway." Ro laughed. "He's trying to talk to me, he says he just wants me to listen, it's just bullshit." I told her.
"What if you did just.. listen?" Ro suggests, "I don't want too." I lied. "Plus he has a girlfriend." I added. "He's still clearly in love with you, and I know you miss him." Ro laughs in the phone. "I hate that you know me this well." I smiled, "Always. Now go talk to him." Ro encouraged. "No. Well maybe, we'll see." I said and hung up the phone.

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Hours later my dad arrived home, "Celia!" He shouted, "Celia?" He said again. "Dad?" I said walking out of my bedroom, "They found him." My dad trembled. I walked over and hugged him, "He was found in the quarry." He shook his head.
In that moment I felt like my feelings all disappeared from my body. I went cold, almost numb. My head felt so empty Id fall over or pass out right here. It didn't feel real. It felt like a nightmare, or some story from a book. But it was our reality right now. A young boy went missing and drowned, a suicide of a beloved friend, a secret laboratory with a big secret, what more can happen in this small town?

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