In the depths of Hawkins

Chapter five- Where am I Sweetheart?

A/N- hi! I hope you're all well. The last chapter went on a bit long? Idk I was having a hard time ending Steve and Shaundra's date. And trust me there will be more of that in the future that goes well for them! This chapter is gonna be a bit rough as it'll be in Eddie's pov.

TW⚠️- mentions of anxiety/depression, mentions of trauma, mentions of mental health issues and mentions of medical issues. Hospital settings will be mentioned as every other chapter.

*Eddie's POV*

Everything went dark after I felt Henderson's hold on me tighten. I could hear his cries of my name but I couldn't move. It all faded away after that. I couldn't feel anything, and I almost felt at peace. The soft strums of my sweetheart could be heard. My body felt as if it was floating. Then all of it stopped.

I woke in a bright room, the lights blinding me as I scraped my eyelids open. I could see blurs of people around me, and everything was so noisy. The pain I felt all over my body was immense. I couldn't move, I couldn't talk. I was stuck.

"You're gonna be okay kid, we're gonna fix you up I promise!" A male voice said as I felt his hand on my shoulder.

It all went black again.

You know how sometimes when you're sleeping you can still hear everything going on around you? That's what I've been doing this entire time. I could hear her, she came to visit me everyday. And she would play music and sing along to it. Most of them were my favourites, she threw in a few that I personally feel like could be better. But her voice was all I heard. She sounded like an angel when she sang. The softness of her voice calmed my nerves even in my current position. I just needed to know her, know why she was here everyday. I could hear her talking to me sometimes. She would sit and read me the hobbit. Little did she know, that's my favourite book. But today felt different... she was different. Her voice sounded unsure. As if something was bothering her.

"I had a dream about you last night, a weird one." She sighed as I felt her kick her feet up on the bed beside me. A habit she had formed since getting used to being in my presence everyday.

"In my dream, you were my boyfriend. Like fully committed, we did everything together. Boyfriend." She sounded a bit shocked. Maybe she didn't like guys like me? I am a freak after all.

God Eddie, you don't even know the girl and you're already obsessed. Did she say I was her boyfriend? Like me?

I could feel her shuffling around.

"Steve was there, I don't know if you know Steve Harrington. But he was there talking to you like you were the best of friends. Both of you were acting like I was really there with you. Like I was your girlfriend this whole time and that I was being weird. I went on a date with Steve a few days ago. But I can't stop thinking about this dream of you." She sounded embarrassed.

What the hell? This girl went on a date with Harrington? She's gotta be some preppy little thing. Steve and I do not have the same taste in women. And if she's interested in Harrington, she'd never be into me. He's perfect. God like even. I hate him.

The jealousy of hearing that she went on a date with Steve burned in my chest. I still don't even know her name.

"Your trailer, your room. It all was covered in photos of us, and a man. We looked so happy. You were holding me so tightly in all the photos. You looked like you were in love with me. But I've never seen myself so happy. There was also photos of Steve and us together. He was kissing my cheek on one side and you were kissing the other. That's crazy right?" She rambled as if she was trying to convince herself that the thoughts of her and Steve and myself together was insane.