She's mine

48

Billy wasn't home because once he left Eddie's he went straight to Hawkins lab.

"You have to help me. I hurt her. I could have killed her. I didn't want to. I didn't know what I was doing. I need your help. Please."

Owens looked at Billy on the ground crying. "Who did you hurt? How badly is she hurt Billy?"

Billy screamed at Owens question "NATALIE! I ALMOST KILLED HER! I WOULD HAVE IF MAX DIDNT STOP ME! Please help me. Something is wrong with me I can feel it."

Owens looked at Billy helping him off of the floor "let's run some tests. Come on."

Back at Eddie's trailer I still couldn't move a few days later. I was in so much fucking pain I wanted to die. Honestly it felt like I was dying.

"I know you don't wanna hear this right now Nat, but someone who loves you wouldn't do this to you."
"He didn't mean to. I shouldn't have pushed him."

Eddie looked at me shaking his head. "Nat this isn't your fault."

I looked at Eddie whimpering in pain but not saying anything else. After a few more long moments he shook his head.

"Fuck this. You can hate me if you want."

I looked at Eddie but I didn't say anything. All I could do was cry out as Eddie slowly picked me up into his arms. He carried me out putting me into my car and driving me to the hospital.

"Can someone help me please?"

A nurse ran over to us with a gurney and Eddie laid me down.

"What happened?" The nurse asked.
"I fell." I mumbled lowly.

Eddie looked at the nurse and sighed "she's been in excruciating pain for days. She didn't wanna come but she's in too much pain for her to be okay."

The nurse nodded her head. "What's her name?"
"Natalie Harrington."

The nurse wheeled me away leaving Eddie in the waiting room alone. I don't really remember much because they put me to sleep. When I woke up though Eddie was sitting by my hospital bed.

"Hey how do you feel?"

I looked at Eddie smiling faintly "a little better."

Eddie looked at me not smiling. "They have you on morphine. They also called hopper so he will be here soon to talk to you. You had bleeding in your stomach. That's why you was in so much pain. Your wrist, hand and two fingers are broken. You have four cracked ribs. Internal bleeding they managed to stop. Some nasty bruises but aside from that they say with some rest you'll be okay."

I looked at Eddie and smiled small at him "thanks Eddie. I can always count on you."

Eddie looked at me smiling as he grabbed my hand lightly.

"Hey kid. What happened?"

I looked over at hopper and had him shut the door. I filled him in.

"I don't want him arrested though. I don't want him in any trouble."

Hopper sighed and sat down looking at me "natalie honey he could have killed you."

I nodded my head. "But he didn't. Me and him are done he made sure of that. So I just wanna put this all behind me."

Hopper sighed again but beings I wouldn't press charges there wasn't shit he could do. After that I was only in the hospital for three more days and I was released. I had to go back for extra testing twice a week to make sure I didn't get any new bleeds or anything but I was okay with that as long as I didn't have to stay at the hospital.

When I went to pick max up later that day I froze in the doorway while Billy looked at me. He was sitting on the couch with Heather and when she seen me her eyes widened in pure shock and disbelief.

"Max! I'm here!"
"COMING!!" She yelled.

Billy looked at me and stood up. The second he took a step foward I took one back and he stopped instantly.

"Did I take it too far?"

I looked at Billy then to Heather and back to Billy and snorted.

"Yeah. You did."

Billy looked at me and I could see the tears forming in his eyes. He didn't say anything though.

"You hit me so hard I saw stars." I said lightly with tears of my own in my eyes. Billy looked at me and I walked out with max leaving Billy in his livingroom crying beside his new girlfriend apparently.

I tried to not let it bother me but honestly it did. A lot. I dropped max off at the arcade and I headed home. I hung out at my house alone all day. Steve was working and I couldn't get the fact that Billy was with Heather. Right in front of me. It's like he wasn't even Billy anymore.

After a few hours I pushed the Billy thoughts away trying to busy myself or think of something else. it worked I definitely thought of something else.

you can't. You'll hurt him Nat. Just go to bed.

I laid in bed for a while. Tossing and turning. I didn't have any luck. So I got up and slipped my shoes on heading for my car. I drove over to the Cemetery and I went for Billy's grave. After a while of silence is when I finally talked.

"I don't know why I'm here or talking. Your not in there so I'm just talking to an empty grave at this point. God I spent so much time here and you were never actually here."

I sighed wiping my tears away. Taking a heavy shaky breath.

"I let my life fall apart because of you. I thought I didn't have anything left when you died, but that was never true. I just never wanted to believe it."

I cried out but continued talking.

"I'm so fucking mad at you billy. You let me believe you was dead. I stopped going to school. I got on drugs. I let everyone around me down. For what? For an empty coffin in a grave yard. I always thought I meant more to you then I actually apparently do. You almost killed me and you didn't even bat an eye. I wanna hate you for that. I do. More then anything I want to fucking hate you, because it would be easier. I can't though. No matter how hard I try."

I wiped my tears away steadying my breathing slowly.

"I'm not letting letting you control me or my life anymore. Tonight is when I get my life back. You don't get to fuck up my life like kai did. I won't give you that satisfaction."

I took a deep breath and I walked away getting into my car. A few long minutes later I pulled up to Billy's house and I walked over to his car. I took his necklace off of me and I hung it on his rear view mirror and leaving.

I sat in my car for over an hour. Going over everything in my head. Telling myself this was a bad idea, but I had to move on.

"Fuck Nat. Get the balls or go home."

I looked at myself in my car visor mirror and taking one hell of a slow, steady breath. I got out of my car and I walked inside.

"Hey you okay?" Eddie asked me with a soft voice.