You Frustrate Me Incredibly

I gotta stay here

It's getting really late. Everyone started talking about how we're gonna handle the situation. But we have to leave sooner or later. Munson is still sitting in the corner processing everything. He's a real fucking mess.

I go over to the others discussing everything.

"So", I take a deep breath "what's the game plan?"

Dustin rubs his forehead stuggling to think of anything

"I don't know yet", he says with a scoff

"Not a clue", Robin concurs

"You know what? We're all really tired, it's really late, we better just sleep on it", Steve says waving dismissively his hands around

"What about Eddie?", Dustin says with concern

"Look, he'll be fine. There's a whole house up there", he suggests

"Wait- just...", Dustin sighs glancing over at Eddie, who's still staring into space "Just let me talk to him first", he says. Max with Robin head back to the car.

Steve goes to leave too

"Steve", Dustin calls out

"What?", he asks

"He's a real mess", Dustin says and he looks at him with a worried expression "He can't be alone"

"No, no, what are you saying?", he shakes his head

"Well, someone's gotta stay here", Dustin says

"Absolutly n-" Steve goes to say

"Just think about it, please", he says and goes to talk to Eddie

I throw Steve a look and he realises

"No", he says boldly

"I gotta stay here", I say with a sigh

"No, you d-"

"Look-"

"He's really unstable, y-", he says

"Exactly!", I cut him off "Look. All these years we were going through this shit. We had eachother. And as much as I hate to say it. Dustin's right. He has to have someone with him too"

"Well then Henderson can stay" he proposes

"No he can't, his mom would freak out if he didn't come home", I claim "Believe me, I don't like it, but I gotta be the one to stay", I pause "Because Dustin will never agree to staying put, Robin will probably freak him out, Max is not okay right now and YOU don't like putting yourself in uncomfortable situations. Plus we don't know, maybe he runs off again. We gotta keep an eye on him", I make a strong statement

He still seems resistant to the idea

"I'm gonna be fine", I say reassuringly

He let's out a sigh

"Are you sure about this?", he asks me

"Not really, but I still have to do it", I say confidently

"Fine", he budges "Just, don't kill him before anyone else does", he says mockingly

"I'll try", I shoot back

I head towards Munson and Dustin

"Okay, so", I say interrupting their conversation "I'm on Munson duty"

"I don't need a babysitt-", Munson goes to say

"It's not your decision", I cut him off

"Oh", Dustin says surprised "Uhm, right, great" he says questionably