Raining Hellfire

RAINING HELLFIRE chapter 4

Chapter 4: The Body

Miss, do you know why we have brought you here?

...Yes.

So you remember what happened?

Yes.

So you know who died?

Y/N? Do you remember who died?

You woke up with a silent scream. You didn't even realise you had fallen asleep. You sat up from your mess of blankets on the floor, looking to your bed. El was still asleep. Peaceful.

After regaining your focus, you made your way to the living room to find a much different sight. Dustin and Lucas had, at some point, created forts for themselves out of the blankets and various chairs in the space. And they were now throwing pillows at eachother.

"Hey!" You raised your voice slightly and they jumped, throwing both their pillows at you instead. You caught them easily.

"Woah. Killer reflexes." Dustin gawked.

"This isn't what it looks like?" Lucas shrugged awkwardly. There was no hiding this mess.

"What is going on? Why are you doing this?" Their friend had just been found dead in a quarry and they were acting like it was just another normal thing.

Both of them brought their gaze to the floor, clearly hearing the disappointment in your words.

"We just needed a distraction." Dustin finally spoke, his words barely a whisper and you knew you messed up.

"Hey, hey, come here." You said as they both walked into your embrace. You held them tightly. "I get it, I was just worried you might wake up El. That's all."

"Right. El." Lucas mumbled, but the grip of his hug didn't loosen.

"Okay, we need to get you ready for when your parents come to get you." You pulled away from them with a small smile. "How about you clean this up, I'll make waffles and just deal with the day one step at a time?"

"Okay." They both said, cheering up slightly at the mention of food.

To experience the death of someone close to you, especially at their age, had to be confusing and infuriating. They were old enough to understand and grieve. However, losing someone when you're still so young it was something you knew all too well.

You left them to clear up their pillow monstrosity and made the waffles. Once they were done, you saw Lucas and Dustin still clearing and conversing. You took the opportunity to fill a plate and walk to your bedroom, greeting the young girl with much needed food.

"Thank you." She said, a small smile on her face when she realised the plate held waffles.

"Hey, El?"

"Hm." She was eating as if it had been days. In all fairness, you had no idea if Mike had actually managed to give her proper meals.

"Last night did something happen? When we were here?" Your mind led you back to the faceless monster scratching at your door. Was that all just a dream?

She just stared at you blankly.

"Right, no, of course not. It's just been a scary few days." Imagining monsters. That wasn't concerning at all.

After sitting with the girl for a while, you made sure the boys ate and then took them all to the house next door. Before you even knocked on the door, Dustin and Lucas were headed to their bikes. Clearly, they had other plans.