One true love | Eddie Munson

23 : H A I L E Y

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Joyce left with Will, Jonathan, and Nancy to get the Mind Flayer out of will. Hopper left with Eleven so she could close the gate. I got left behind to stay with the kids and Steve.

"Why can't we go distract the demodogs, so El and Hopper could make it there safely." Maxine began arguing with Steve.

"Because I said so and I'm the one with the car." Steve said, holding up his keys.

Max groaned and walked away frustrated with the other kids, "Hailey says it's a good idea."

"Hailey says anything is a good idea." Steve rolled his eyes, "She won't listen to me." I rolled my eyes and sat on the couch in defeat, a few minutes later we heard the engine of a car rumbling. "Who the hell is that?" I asked.

"Shit, it's Billy. If he sees me here he'll kill me." Max paused and shook her head, "He'll kill all of us."

I stared out the window, I recognized the face, though it didn't really match with his name. Steve walked out to handle him. I walked out with him for emotional support and instructed all the kids to lay low.

"Am I dreaming? Or is that you Harrington?" Billy asked with a cigarette in his hand and a smug smirk on his face.

Steve rolled his eyes, "Yes, it's me. Don't cream your pants."

I let out a small giggle, which caught his attention, "Well if it isn't little Miss Hailey Miller." He looked me up and down, making me feel absolutely disgusting, "What are you two doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing." Steve walked towards him and shrugged.

"Well. I'm looking for my step sister. A little birdie said she would be here."

"Huh, that's weird. I don't know her."

"Small? Redhead? bit of a bitch." He spoke blatantly, insinuating that he wasn't here to play games.

"Doesn't ring a bell. Right Hailey?"

"Yeah, I haven't seen anyone like that around here, or ever in my life." I rambled because Billy was more intimidating up close.

Billy scoffed followed with a manic laugh that filled the silent night. He reached his hand to my cheek, "Huh. I didn't expect little miss cheer captain to be such a lying slut, I must've thought those were only rumors." He slapped me across the face making me stumble back. I held my cheek, it stung and would probably leave an enormous bruise for the rest of the week.

"Hands off her!" Harrington shoved him, but Billy shoved him hard onto the ground and kicked him on his way inside the house.

Billy was much bigger and stronger than Steve. We had no chance; I helped Steve up and we made it inside. Billy had Lucas pinned up to the wall. Lucas kneed him in the dick, to escape his grasp, it's what he deserves anyway.

"You are so dead Sinclair! So dead!!" He yelled in his face

Steve rushed up to him and in his calmest voice ever, "No. You are." Steve swung and hit him causing his nose to bleed and for him to start laughing like a maniac.

"Oh I've been waiting to see this, 'King Steve' everyone's been talking about!" Billy said as his adrenaline kicked it.

Billy went for a hit but Steve dodged it all of us cheering him on, till Billy grabbed a plate and smashed it against his head. I chewed on my bottom lip nervously, watching Steve struggle to keep himself balanced. Billy had shoved Steve and pinned him against the floor and started punching him like if he were a punching bag at the gym. I rushed over, but got a hard elbow to the stomach that made me fall. My stomach was in so much pain as if someone were trying to rip out all my organs from the inside out. I got up to the best of my ability and ran into the other room to get the stick shift from earlier and clocked Billy against the head with it. Max came with a syringe Hopper had prepared for Will and stuck it against his throat putting him to sleep.