The Real World | Eddie Munson | pakora078

Chapter Seven: The Catch

"Eddie? It's just me." I said, opening the door, and Eddie uncovered himself from the tarp.

"Hey! Hey." He said and got out of the boat.

"You're name was leashed onto the news, everyone is looking for you."

"Well that's just great, isn't it?"

"Robin and Nance have went to a mental asylum. They're speaking to some guy called Victor Creel who they think is murdering these people. Dustin has given him the name of Vecna." I smiled. "It's not looking good for Max though, the victims have had the same symptoms as her, they died within a week of the visions and sicknesses. She's had them for 6 days."

"Oh shit.." Eddie said, stunned.

"I know that's a lot to take in, but um, you know i'm here for you always."

"I know you are." He smiled, but it was ever so faint. He didn't have much to smile about right now.

I hugged him into me and held the back of his head.

"I never wanted any of this. I just wanted to celebrate." I said.

"Me too, me too. Maybe it would've been better if i went with you instead." He said into my shoulder.

"You didn't know this was going to happen," i said, letting go of the hug. "You can't beat yourself up for it."

"Everyone thinks it's me, i'm not a monster." He said softly.

"I know you're not. And as soon as we catch who is killing these people, you will be free."

"Will i though? Will i ever be free? What i saw is going to stay with me forever."

"Eventually you will overcome it, and forget."

"Yeah, i hope so."

A car was heard, it couldn't be Steve or anyone else, because they all had things to do. I went over to the window.

"Oh shit." I said. It was Jason and his friends.

One of the friends saw me, i immediately ducked down and ran to Eddie and held his walkie talkie.

"This is Sam- Is anyone there?! We're in deep shit!!" I said, gritting my teeth.

"It's Lucas, what's wrong?"

"Your little basketball friends just know where we are?!"

"About that- i was gonna tell you.. i may have accidentally told them where eddie was hiding."

"What the fuck Lucas?! Accidentally?!"

"Yeah sorry-"

"I can't talk right now i gotta go- they have weapons. Thanks a lot!" I said, grabbing Eddies hand quickly and going through the door at the back of the hideout.

"Fancy getting wet?" i said, looking back to see them running after us.

"Do i have a choice?" Eddie smiled.

Still holding his hand, i threw the walkie talkie out of my other one, and we ran into the lake and started to swim over to the other side of the woods.

A bullet skimmed through the middle of us.

"Holy shit they have guns-" I panicked.

"Just keep going-"

"Get back here freak!" Jason shouted.

Once we reached the ground, we ran through the woods. Eddie was leading.

"Skull rock is not far from here- we'll head there? yeah?"

"Yes- wherever!" I said quickly. "What are we gonna do?! You're just out in the open- there's no where to go."

"You can go- you can get help... i can stay here."

"I am not leaving your side, i have to know that you are safe."

"I will be fine Sam, please just go find help."

"Eddie, we can do it together." I held his hand tighter.

"Look, Sam, i can't risk getting found. If i do, then i'm dead. I'd end up in a mental home just like that Creel dude. Do this without me, please?"

"Okay.." I steadied my breathing and let go of his hand. I stepped back a few times and gave him a look, just the same as i did for Max. Anything could happen to him.

I turned my back and ran as fast as i could, i was really far from skull rock by now. I could hear some sort of building site nearby. Surely they'd have a walkie talkie.

I peeped through the bushes and saw a working table with a walkie talkie and a hammer.

Carefully, i crawled to the table and grabbed the walkie talkie.

Once i had hold of it, i made my way back to Skull Rock. Once i got back, i couldn't see Eddie anywhere.

"Eddie?" I called out. "Eddie where are you?!"My breathing increased, where did he go? Was he taken?

I saw him come out from behind the rock.

"Holy shit jesus you scared me!" I said.

"Sorry- didn't mean to scare you." He said, putting his hands up in surrender. "You okay?

"I'm fine, i thought i lost you. You weren't here!"

He pulled me into a tight hug which made my breathing at ease.

"Let's get some help shall we?" I said quietly.