love me - stranger things²

[003] possibilities.

CHAPTER THREE

possibilities.

"MAYBE IT'S A SAYING IN RUSSIA. MAYBE THAT'S WHY WE DON'T GET IT." Jennifer considered as she and Robin further studied the recording. The sound of knocking cut the two off Robin opening the window and jumping through to answer the back door. As she greeted the delivery man, Jennifer stayed a the front, flipping through the Russian to English translation book whilst taking a sip of Robin's drink. "Robin!" Jennifer called out as the girl ran past her, out into the mall.

"Where's she going?" Steve asked the girl, Jennifer shrugging her shoulders equally as confused as he and Dustin were. The three followed after Robin, watching as she stood in the middle of the open mall, spinning in circles whilst muttering to herself. "Robin!" He called as they walked up to her. "What are you doing?"

"I cracked it." She said, looking extremely proud of herself.

"Cracked what?" Jennifer questioned, her eyebrows furrowed and her lips pursed.

"I cracked the code." The short haired girl said, jumping down from the bench she stood on. Jennifers eyebrows raised, a small smile making its way to her face. As the four started walking back to Scoops Ahoy, Robin and Jennifer walked ahead, the two muttering about the code with large smiles of their face, laughing occasionally.

Behind them, Steve couldn't help but admire Jennifer, the way she laughed and the way her eyes squinted when she smiled - despite him not being able to see them in that moment. Dustin looked over to the boy, staring at him for a moment before scoffing and walking ahead to the two girls. "What?" Steve asked confused. "What did I do!"

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IT WAS ALMOST NINE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, STEVE, JENNIFER, ROBIN, AND DUSTIN WERE CROUCHED DOWN ON THE ROOFTOP, LOOKING DOWN AT STARCOURT MALLS LOADING DOCK. Rain was pouring onto them, the ponchos they wore doing close to nothing. Lightning crackled in the sky, the thunder booming above them causing for them to have to raise their voices whenever they wanted to speak. "Look for Imperial Panda and Kaufman Shoes." Robin instructed.

Dustin looked through his binoculars down at the loading dock. "They're with that whistling guy, ten o'clock." The man wore a yellow rain jacket with black shorts, whistling as he moved seemingly heavy boxes around.

"What do you think's in there?" Steve questioned as it was hard for him to see himself seeing as he had no binoculars.

"Guns, bombs?"

"Chemical weapons?" Jennifer kept quiet as Dustin and Robin named off some ideas, the girls long hair now wet, sticking to her back making her slightly shiver in the harsh rain.

"Whatever it is, they're armed to the teeth." Men stood in front of the storage rooms, appearing to guard them as they held harsh weaponry, looking out for anyone who wasn't supposed to be there.

"Great." Steve spoke sarcastically, continuously wiping his face of the rain water. "That's great."

One of the men guarding the room used a keycard to open the door, revealing a concrete room filled with more cardboard boxes. "Hey, what's in there?" Robin asked.

"It's just more boxes."

"Let me check it out." Steve spoke, trying to take the binoculars from Dustin which only caused the two to break out bickering. As the device hit the roof causing a loud thud, the guards were seen to hold out their guns menacingly, the four quickly ducking for cover.