004 > into the upside down

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robin buckley point of view

it had been many weeks since the hospital trip and i was feeling much better. my cast was taken off just last week and my scar was healing up slowly.

i hated that cast, i had begged and begged nancy to take it off, but i have to give it to her, she was strong willed and never gave in. probably for the best to be honest. but i was left with an ugly great scar across my left palm.

nancy drove me home the day i got my cast off and saw my look of utter dismay at my severed hand.

she pulled out her palm and put it next to mine. the scar on her hand was faded as if it had taken place years ago.

"did i ever tel you how i got the scar on my hand rob?" she chuckled trying to make me feel better

i shook my head.

"i was trying to attract a demogorgon when will first disappeared in 1983" she laughed

i stared at her

"wait i never knew you were attacked by a demogorgon!" i said amazed

"no no silly, jonathon, steve and i attracted it with blood. jonathon and i cut out palms and it smelt us out before we lit it up and destroyed the thing" she laughed

"oh i see i see"

nancy always makes me feel so much better about everything. she must have superpowers or something idk.

i woke up that morning alone. nancy had gone to work and i had a day off of work.

i rolled reluctantly out of bed and pulled on some clothes. today outfit choice was casual, nothing special as all k was going to do was meet a friend for coffee at the mall (and probably catch nancy on her bathroom break if you know what i mean ;) )

the outfit of the day

i pulled my dr martens on and shoved essentials into my bag; keys, wallet, headphones and portable cassette player (you never know when v man may strike) fully loaded with the latest blondie album, walkie talkie, flashlight, water bottle and grano...

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i pulled my dr martens on and shoved essentials into my bag; keys, wallet, headphones and portable cassette player (you never know when v man may strike) fully loaded with the latest blondie album, walkie talkie, flashlight, water bottle and granola bar, you know, normal ex monster hunter girl stuff.

i ran down the stairs passing mrs jacks on the stairs and after saying a brief good morning i ran to the pavement outside and awaited my ride.

i checked my watch. 9:00am.

"she's never late" i thought, although as soon as i looked up there she was pulling in beside me.

i got in the passenger seat and we drove off.

"hey vickie" i said doing my seatbelt up "how are you?"

"not too bad, yourself? i must say you're looking very sleepy this morning robin" she laughed as she pulled onto a side road by the woods

"full of compliments you are, honestly" i retorted, playfully rolling my eyes at her

suddenly everything went black. just for a second it felt as though i was falling into the empty darkness being swallowed up by it. the feeling of being choked and strangled overcame my body. but only for a sloppy second.

i could see again.
i took a rescued breath of air.

vickie was shaking at my stiff legs.

"robin what the hell was that" she asked

"i erm, i don't, i don't know" i replied still dazed.
"i guess i just-"

but before i a could finish my sentence the unthinkable happened.

vickie turned the sharp corner by the wooded area and was cut off by a truck speeding down the road.

the car ran summersaults into the boggy embankment and ended up in a ditch.

vickies panicked screams pierced my ears as the car stopped rolling.

i however, didn't feel anything.

everything has gone black again. the choking sensation was more prevalent this time, more aggressive. i was falling down into the abyss, but with more force as if i was being pulled. i struggled to breathe and i started to gasp for air in slow motion. i tried to scream but the sound was muffled by the nothingness.

"am i dying?" i thought quickly "is this what it feels like to die?"

i looked around for the car, for vickie, for anything. but i was just surrounded by grey and black nothingness.

i suddenly dropped from the sky with a great thud. a painful fall that would end up being the last thing i remember before waking up to a total nightmare.

i opened my eyes, pain seeping through my body like water.

i winced as i tried to look around at where i was.

i wasn't in the car like i had been a moment ago. it didn't seem to be 9:00 in the morning, it looked dark and gloomy with particles floating around int he air.

then i realised where i was. i realised nobody was coming to find me in the place that i was.

i was in the upside down.

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