Matilda 'Dixie' Green, who gets dragged into the unfathomable events at Starcourt Mall by her hopeless crush on Billy Hargrove and new-found middle-schooler friends. She struggles to cope with the trauma, which gradually costs her, her popular cheer...
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𐬽After𐮙
Matilda's POV༒༒3rd August, 1985
"B-eckyy," I tiredly slur.
I wandered the dimly lit streets of Hawkins in search of Rebecca and dad, I wore what looked like Max's raincoat, the yellow one.
With tears streaming down my cheeks and my vision blurry because of my eyes being so sore, I still noticed the small particles in the air that looked like dust... they were hard to miss and appeared in many of my visions ever since the first I ever had after Starcourt, in the hospital.
They floated away from me, these particles and I decided I'd follow them after moments of just examining them with an intrigued expression on my face... it was like they were guiding me and I felt a pull, like a rope tightly tied around my waist was tugging me in the direction they were going - I let them, thinking they'd lead me to Rebecca and dad.
It was so dark - everywhere and everything was a dull blue on the way to the trailer park.
I could hear a hushed voice amongst the whooshing and spirals of wind, my head and eyes frantically moved from side to side until I saw Rebecca stood at a phone box... she was trying to make a call, I assumed to either mom or dad because she was all alone.
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I stopped in my tracks to watch her, my heart sinking at how terrified she looks... until a figure appears, walking towards her and she doesn't notice because she is looking the other way, phone against her ear.
"Be-hindd - you," I mumble, trembling.
It's dad, I realise - but his presence feels different as he strides towards Rebecca, goosebumps begin to form on my neck, causing my eyes to widen and I try to shout for her only for nothing to come out... like I was being controlled.
I'm forced to just watch as she turns and notices him, relief written all over her face as she exhales, lowering the phone but still holding it, "Jeez, dad - you scared me... have you any idea how long I've been waiting here, it's like - three in the morning and I was trying to call mom," she rambles, distressed under his gaze as he silently continues walking towards her, his appearance more rugged than usual, "Anyway - w-was there any sign of - Tillie?"
