You Frustrate Me Incredibly

We're pretty goddamn far from okay

It's completely dark outside now. We've been walking for a few minutes and I'm still soaking wet. My legs are killing me and my ankle is starting to hurt again, but I didn't want to say anything. We didn't talk much. I was barely able to get a word out with what had happened. I know I've seen way worse. I know. But...just seeing someone die right in front of me. I can't help but think...what if Vecna targets one of us next. Robin, Steve, Dustin, Max, Me...Eddie. I mean, I don't like him, but, hell, I don't want him to, you know, be gone. We may have our differences but I would never wish him ill, he doesn't deserve it. We're all in danger and I just can't bare the thought of losing anyone else. I can't, it's too hard. After almost losing Will, after Barbara, after Bob, after Billy, after Hopper. I can't.

"Here it is", I say trembling from the cold. Scull rock. It was near the area and a good spot to hide.

He tries the walkie again, but it still doesn't work.

"Damnit, it's busted", he says hitting it frustrated

"Fucking great, just fucking amazing", I say sarcastically angry laughing as I sit down on the ground crawled up

"Hey, could you stop whini-"

"Oh fuck off, I'm fucking freezing", I say rubbing my arms to try and heat myself up

He looks at me and he takes off his jacket laying it on the dry grass. He comes and sits down behind me leaning back against the rock.

"Aren't you gonna need that?", I ask looking at him confused

"It's drenched. It's no good"

I hug my legs shoving my face in my knees and breathing in my palms. I can feel him staring at me.

I turn around to look at him

"What are you looking at, dumbass?", I say annoyed

"Agh! You make everything so fucking difficult", he says and he pulls me by my shoulders bringing me closer to him and into his arms

"What the hell are you doing?", I ask trying to shrug his hands off, but he pulled me in tightly

"Just shut up and let me help out", he says as he wraps his hands around me

"Wha-"

"You wanna freeze?", he cuts me off

I roll my eyes in defeat "Whatever"

"I know you're rolling you're eyes at me"

"So what if I fucking am?", I exclaim in an annoyed voice

"Please, let's not do this right now", he says rubbing my arm to warm me up. I want to snap back at him, but I start to feel warmer with that. Kinda comfortable, actually. His hands are warm. How the hell are his hands warm after this? His hair is swinging above my shoulder still dripping a little water. I can't help but feel more relaxed in his
hold. It feels unusual, but better. But, it's only because I'm freezing like hell.

"Fine", I say in a soft voice letting it go

I don't say anything for a moment and neither does he. There's just silence. A weird tension in the air. I just think that maybe I'm being a bit too cold. Physically, of course, but also figuratively. We did kinda call it quits. Maybe I shouldn't be so harsh.

"I'm sorry", I break the quietness

"Sorry for what?", he asks confused

"About Chrissy", I say with a sigh and he goes silent "I think that I didn't quite realise the gravity of your situation", I go on "Well, untill now"

"Yeah, I figured from the expression on your face. You know", he pauses "scared"

"Yeah", I mumble awkwardly