70: Bikes

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"Okay, that's it." Dustin shouted. "Go, go, go."

"Yeah, okay." Lucas grabbed the long cord, running to the corner of Nancy's room to plug in the stolen lite brite for Holly. I had locked the door, hiding form the cops.


Okay, you guys seeing this?" Dustin asked, shouting at the ceiling. We all waited silently, until the board lit up glowing. "Holy shit!" He laughed. "We're not moving it, but we're gonna unplug it. Stand by." He pointed to Lucas. "Yank it."

The board went black. "Okay, try it now." He continued. 

The dark board lit up, the lines forming the letter H.

"Um uh, H." Dustin read.


Hi.

"Hi!" He giggled.


"Hi!" I grinned. 

STU

"Um, um S T U " Dustin read aloud, glancing at Me, then Lucas. "Stu "


"Stupid?" Erica suggested. 

"Stupid?" I frowned.  

C K.

"Stuck," I said.


"They're stuck in the Upside Down," Lucas said.

"Okay." I nodded.


"Uh, you can't get back through Watergate?" Dustin asked, shouting at the ceiling still.

G

"Is that a six? G?"


"Yeah." Lucas nodded.

U A R.


"Guar?" Dustin muttered. "Guar Guar Guar-"


D

"Guard!" 

ED

"Guarded.

"Guarded?" He asked. "Okay. Uh, Watergate's guarded. We think we have a theory that can help with that. We think Watergate isn't the only gate. That there's a gate at every murder site.murder site."


?

"Seriously?!" Dustin exclaimed. "How many times do I have to be right on the money before you trust me? Jesus Christ." He stood up. "I'm going to get Max. You guys stay here."

"Bye." Lucas waved, then focused back to the lite brite. We must've waited a full minute before we got a reply.

BIKE

"Bike?" I asked. "Bike where?"

TP   7M

"What? Toilet paper?" Lucas questioned.

"Seven M?" Erica muttered. "What's that mean?"

"M?" Lucas frowned. "Miles?"

"Seven miles?" I muttered. What's seven miles from here?" I raked my brain, coming up with nothing. "You guys got anything?"

They both shook their heads.

"Alright, uh, this question is for Steve specifically," I announced. "What the fuck?"

I could basically hear his sigh as T PARK appeared in the colored lights.

"Oh!" I exclaimed. "Trailer park!"

A check mark appeared.

"Okay, so you want us to bike seven miles to the trailer park?" Lucas asked.

"Eddie's trailer, where Chrissy died." I assumed.

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