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1984
Hawkins Indiana

'Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer'

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'Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer'

'You're gone'

We walk along the train tracks in the night as we flash our flashlights along the track. Me and Steve walk beside each other as the kids right beside us. My heart keeps on beating not only because of Steve but because of what just occurred and what is going to occur. If only I could see into the future. I'm terrified for Kyle. I haven't seen him in a day and I'm worried. I know he's okay with Mike and Joyce but I feel like somethings wrong.

There's a bad feeling in my stomach which makes me shiver with horror. I'm broke out of my thoughts as Lucas talks. "You're positive that was Dart?" He questions as me and Steve hold hands. Him holding my hand is making me feel more calm. It's like he's psychic. He knows when I'm worried or stressed and tries to calm me down. He pushes away all the bad thoughts and brings me out of the darkness shielding around me.

"Yes. He had the same exact yellow pattern on his butt." Dustin announces walking slightly in front of us. I lift my head slightly as I hear Max speak behind me. "He was tiny two days ago" she states. "Yeah he's molted about three times already" Dustin states as he continues to walk in front of me.

I stay quiet and just listen in on the conversation. "Malted?" Steve questions making me turn my head towards him. "Molted" Dustin corrects and I turn my head to Steve. "In a nut shell he sheds his skin to allow more growth" I state and Dustin turns his head towards me. "Like hornworms."

I continue to flash my light around as Steve carries his bat and my baton. "When's he going to molt again?" She questions. "It has to be soon" I suggest nodding my head. "When he does, he'll be fully grown, or close to it. So will his friends" Dustin states as we carry on walking.

This is so much walking how am I even surviving this? Couldn't this be the way Dart and his friends went? Fuck no I would rather die than run back down to the junkyard. "Yeah and he's gonna eat a lot more than just cats" Steve states and I roll my eyes. "No shit Sherlock" I say and he turns his head to me. "Dart ate a cat?" Lucas raises his voice stopping Dustin.

We all come to a halt. Me and Steve stand next to each other as Max stands in front of us. "What are you talking about? He ate mews." Steve says stating the facts. Max looks up towards us. "Mews? Who's mews?" She questions. She looks towards me then to Steve. "It's Dustin's cat" he says Childly and I hit swat his arm. "Steve!" Dustin yells turning his head towards him. Lucas hits Dustin's arm gently "I knew it! You kept him!" He yells

Well here we go it's going to kick off. Someone get a ref, it's about to go down. If they're going to fight I'm not stopping it Steve can. I wish I kind of brought popcorn now, why didn't I? "No. No, I... no I.....-" he keeps denying it but Lucas wasn't buying any of it. "He missed me. He wanted to come home" Dustin defends. "Bullshit!" Lucas yells and Dustin panics. "I didn't know he was a Demogorgan, okay?" He shouts.

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