𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬- 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧

S1 E4

Chapter 4
The Body

A car pulled into my driveway before school, a red BMW. I walked out the door, "God will you please leave me alone?" I asked Steve, "Not until you get in the car and listen." He said opening the passenger door. "Give me five." I shook my head in disbelief and went back in the house. He really just cornered me at my own house? This boy is crazy. When I came back out, he was leaning against the hood of his car, "Finally, let's go." Steve said motioning me to get in the car while shaking his head. "Do you want me to come or no?" I asked, "Celia." He stared at me.
I sat down and he began driving to school.
"Aren't you supposed to be driving your girlfriend to school right now?" I laughed, he avoided my comment, "I've been trying to tell you how terrible I feel. Every time I see you I feel guilty." Steve sighed, "Why did you do it then?" I asked, "If you feel so "terribly", why did you do it? Just days before you were telling me how much you "loved me" and then you-" I said angrily. "Celia I know I messed up, okay?" Steve stammered, "I tried everything to fix this, and I know I put you through pain that I will never forgive myself for." Steve uttered.
"There's nothing you can do to 'undo' what you did." I told him, "Celia, I was drunk, and I swear I don't remember any of it, one second I was with Tommy H, and the next Amy was on top of me." Steve stated, "And once I realized I pushed her off of me immediately." Steve added, "I swear Celia, I promise, and that's all that happened. She kissed me that's all." Steve said. "If you really loved me you wouldn't have kissed her back." I replied. "Celia, I wasn't in any sort of headspace to think straight, I was insensible." Steve stated. We were pulling into the school. "Yeah, well your story isn't what everyone else said." I told him while I tried to open the door but Steve quickly locked it. "My god Steve. Let me out." I demanded, "So you're just going to believe Carol and Tina and what.. all the other girls in the school say?" Steve asked, "Well clearly you weren't in any state of mind to be thinking, so yeah, I am." I admitted. "Celia, please." Steve sighed, "Steve please let me go, besides shouldn't you be with Nancy." I fake laughed. "Why are you so upset about her?" Steve asked, "Because you moved on so fast, as soon as we broke up you went running to her, it was like you completely forgot about us." I admitted, "I never forgot about us, Celia." Steve said, "And you know I never will." He added. "I don't believe you for a second." I told him and he finally unlocked the door, and I got out and walked quickly into the school.

When I had gotten out of the car, that's when I finally let the tears fall, I held them back the whole ride to school, every word that left his mouth I felt like i've heard before, and so many times I wanted to give in, I wanted to forgive him, but I just can't look the past the fact he cheated on me. I want to turn around and run his arms and tell him he's been running through my mind for months, but I can't, and I won't just give in. "Celia? Are you okay?" Ro asked, while tears streamed down my face, "I'm not okay Ro." I said honestly, while I cried into her shoulder. She just held me in her arms for a couple minutes before she spoke, "Just so you know.. Steve is watching you right now." Ro whispered, "Of course he is." I sobbed. "The bell is going to ring soon.. are you okay to go to class?" Ro asked, "Yeah, yeah I'll be okay." I half smiled while wiping the tears away. Ro and I had English together, so we walked to Mrs Wilsons class. "Wow, on time you two. That may be a first." Mrs Wilson laughed, "And probably the last." I laughed, "Don't get used to it." Ro smiled.

Ro and I found seats near the back of the class, "So, can you explain now why you were in Steve's car?" Ro asked, "He randomly showed up at my house this morning and told me he had to talk to me." I laughed, "Good, cause you two need to talk, and he knows you're too stubborn." Ro smiled, "Yeah, yeah. But we got nowhere with our conversation, it just made me feel more upset. Plus he has a girlfriend." I added, "I heard they're fighting." Ro shrugged, "I don't want to be his second option." I told her, "You clearly weren't, he'd break up with Nancy in a heartbeat for you." Ro chuckled, "He shouldn't do that to Nancy." I replied, "He shouldn't, but he would." Ro added.

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A few hours later,
Ro and I were eating lunch, "I just can't believe you actually drove here with him." Ro said with food in her mouth, "Don't get me wrong, I was very happy. But you? Within a 2 meter radius of Steve Harrington for more than a minute is crazy, you won't even go near him anymore." Ro laughs, "Shut up." I laughed, "Im not shutting up about you and Steve." Ro said a little too loud, "My god not so loud, we are not getting back together." I smiled, "Sureee." Ro mocked.
I stared back at her "There is no way." I said.
"Behind." She whispered. I turned my head to see Steve walking with Nancy, Tommy H and Carol. Steve stared at me with no emotion behind his eyes, I turned to look back at Ro. "What's his deal." She mumbled, he definitely heard when he turned his head to look at us and he looked miserable. "He looks miserable." I told Ro, "Yeah if my friends were Tommy H and Carol, i'd be miserable too." Ro laughed
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School ended and my dad was obviously busy cause he didn't come pick me up, I asked Ro for a ride, but she had a doctors appointment. So I swallowed my pride, and approached Steve. "Steve?" I asked and his back was facing me, "What? Oh Celia. Um hey." Steve said startled as he turned around, I think he was shocked I was even talking to him. "Can you give me a ride home? Please." I asked him, "Uh yeah, yeah of course." He said in an almost shocked tone, he grabbed his keys and unlocked the car. I opened the passenger door and hopped in, "Is this you beginning to forgive me?" He laughed nervously. "No, my dad is too busy with work, Ro had stuff, and it's way too far to walk home." I sighed, "Excuses, you just miss me." He smiled, "Yeah, I miss how you used be." I said, "Celia. I'm still how I used to be." He replied, "No. I watched you drop Jonathan's camera and shatter it. He's going through a lot right now, even stuff  you're unaware of. Yes his brother went missing, but he also has a grieving mother, and he's grieving himself. Give him a break? Okay?" I asked, "It's a small thing to ask, just to be nice." I added. "You don't know why I broke his little camera. He was being a little stalker. Taking photos of my bedroom window and photos of Nance and I in the pool." Steve told me. But when the nickname 'Nance' came out of his mouth I froze, I hated that he was with another girl. "Okay. You had your reason. Now let him have some space." I told him. "Fine." Steve said. "Where is 'Nance' anyways." I mocked, "Fuck knows where, she's acting strange." he replied, "Her best friend went missing. She's obviously upset." I retorted.
"Yeah yeah, but she's been getting real close with Jonathan." He says, "Wouldn't that be the equivalent of you being with me right now?" I asked. He didn't reply. He was lucky with good timing as we were pulling into my driveway, and I began to open my door, "Hey if you ever need a ride, I will always drive you home." Steve offered, "Mm only if it's my last resort." I smiled and shut the door, Steve waited until I got inside and then left.
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When I walked in the house the phone was ringing, I quickly walked over and picked it up "Hello?" I said into the phone, "Celia, hey I wanted to make sure you got home, Ro drove you?" My dad asked, "No, uh Steve did." I replied, "You let that asshole drive you home?" He asked shocked, "It was my only choice." I replied, "Be careful, I don't want you getting hurt again by that douche bag." He said seriously, "Yeah, yeah whatever." I laughed. "Speaking of Steve, Any talk of this Barbara? Anything floating around the school?" My dad asked, "All i've heard is she's missing, Nancy looked awfully distressed yesterday in History too." I replied. "I sent Callahan and Morgan into you're school today to have some integrations with Nancy Wheeler and that douche bag, Steve." He said, "They reported her missing yesterday, no trace at all. No motive, it's all so strange. We've had two kids go missing, one shows up in the quarry but Joyce claims it's not him. A suicide, and this suspicious lab? All this has happened within the past couple days." He said "What do you mean she thinks it's not him? You saw him. It had to have been Will." I replied, "I don't know, she claims he's talking to her, through her phone, through the lights. Something in the wall?" He added, "It's a sign of grief. She can't accept it." My dad said, "I feel bad, she probably feels horrible." I sympathized, especially as my dad and I know how it feels to mourn, a younger sibling and a daughter.
"I'll be home pretty late, I think we're on to something with Wills case." He told me, "Can't say it over the phone, but i'll tell ya when I get home alright?" He said avoiding the topic of Joyce, "Alright, sounds good." I replied, "Ill see you later kid." He said while he hung up the phone.

To be continued...

a/n- longer chapter this time, just wanted to get some more Steve content ;)