Wait For Me ~Stranger Things Fanfiction~

Prologue

3rd Person POV:

~November 1983~

Wendy silently worked on her school-assigned art project, 'Unchained Melody' by Elvis Presley playing through her headphones from her walkman. She was hoping to be at Mike Wheeler's house to help them with their campaign, but her parents said no at the last minute. She expressed how upset she was, but her parents responded by saying she was, now, grounded for the next week for giving attitude.

After fighting off a meltdown, Wendy decided to just work on her art project, which was a diorama of Bilbo Baggins' hobbit home, from The Hobbit. It was assigned on Monday, and she knew right from then that she was going to make this perfect. Since it was going to be due this coming Friday, in three days, she wasn't too worried about finishing it on time, she was practically done. All she had to do was wait for the glue and paint to dry.

Her headphones were removed from her ears and placed on the table in front of her, she cringed away from the action. She didn't even have to look up to know it was her brother, Steve.

"What?" Wendy asked in a mumble, focusing on placing the thin broom, she made herself from straw, in the perfect position.

"Dad said it's your turn to take the garbage out," Steve said as he leaned against the table.

"Fine," Wendy sighed in defeat. It was actually Steve's turn, but she doesn't have the energy to fight.

After carefully letting go of the tiny broom, Wendy stood up from her chair and went to the garbage can to collect the bag. As soon as she tied the strings and hoisted the bag out of the can, she turned to look over her shoulder and threw a harsh glare at Steve who looked at her diorama, silently telling him not to touch it. Steve looked up at her, noticing her glare, and threw his hands up in defense.

"I'm not gonna touch it, I just wanna look," Steve said.

"Look with your eyes, not with your hands," Wendy said and walked outside to the garbage bins.

After successfully taking out the trash, Wendy walked back inside and towards the kitchen. She gasped when she saw Steve about to touch the freshly glued fake moss in her diorama.

"No!" Wendy shouted suddenly, making Steve jump away from her artwork. "I said 'don't touch it'! You'll ruin it!"

"Steve, what'd we say about antagonizing your sister?" Their mom asked from upstairs.

"Go away! Don't you have to see Nancy tonight anyways?" Wendy asked.

"Shhhh!!" Steve hissed harshly, looking towards the stairs and then back to her. "God, could you be any louder?"

"Did you..want me to be?" Wendy asked with furrowed brows.

"You know what I meant," Steve rolled his eyes, making Wendy even more confused.

"I don't understand.." Wendy mumbled in confusion, collecting her materials and carefully placing them in her craft box.

"I'm sneaking out, you dweeb," Steve whispered. "So, I would appreciate it if you didn't say anything to mom and dad."

"Whatever," Wendy sighed and carefully took her diorama in her hands to take upstairs to her room.

"I still don't understand why you insist on working on that stupid thing in the kitchen instead of your room," Steve said with a scoff.

"The kitchen has the perfect lighting and space," Wendy said over her shoulder.

After she entered her room and carefully set it down on her work desk, she turned around and saw Steve holding her craft box and her walkman in his hands by the doorway.

"I could have gotten those myself," Wendy mumbled as she took them and set them in their appropriate places.

"Whatever, dork," Steve rolled his eyes and left towards his room.

Wendy closed her door and sighed, going to her bed and laying down in her bed. She went to turn off her bedside lamp but faltered when it started to flash on and off. When the flashing stopped after two seconds, she slowly turned off the lamp and rested her head against her pillow, a sinking feeling in her gut.

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First Chapter! Whoohoo! I'm very proud of the story I've written, just very nervous about publishing it, if you haven't noticed lol. 

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