[EDITING] 𝑻𝒐 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌. - ꜱᴛᴇᴠᴇ ʜᴀʀʀɪɴɢᴛᴏɴ

Chapter 1

Chatper 1 (Tatum's POV)

        HOMECOMING

   "Tatum!" My mom yells across the airport. My little brother, Dustin, was holding a sign that said 'Tatum Henderson'. I picked up my suitcase and ran over to them.

"Mom!" I say. My mom grabs me into her embrace. 

"Hey Tate!" Dustin says. I bring him into our hug, squeezing tight. 

"I missed you guys!" I say quietly.

"Alright, let's go, children!" My mother says, pushing us towards the exit. The whole car ride, my mom was chatting me up. 

"Home sweet home." I smile and run to my room. My room hadn't changed a bit. I plopped down on my bed, and I was home. But I quickly jumped up from my bed. 

"Mom, can I have the car keys? I'm going to see Nancy!" I say, popping my head into the living room. 

"Sure, honey, they are on the counter." She says.

"Thanks, mom!" I shout.

 I run to the kitchen and grab the keys, and walk out the front door. Nancy Wheeler is my best friend. I left when I was 14, an 8th grader. Now I'm 17 and a senior in high school. I am starting at Hawkins High tomorrow.

I arrived at Nancy's and knocked on the door. Her mom answers the door, "Oh! Tatum! Hi honey!" She says, surprised.

 "Shhh," I say quietly. She nods quietly, she lets me into the house, and I sneak up the stairs. I open Nancy's bedroom door. 

"Surprise!" I shout. Nancy was lying on her bed studying. Her face was shocked. 

"Tatum!" She jumps up from her bed and gives me a hug. 

"I missed you!" She says.

"Me too!" I say. 

"I need to catch you up on so much!" She says. 

She pulls away from the hug and sits me down on her bed. We talked for hours, and she told me all about how Will Byers went missing, and came back from the dead and how this girl named Eleven saved the world, about Will's episodes, how our friend Barbra died in the Upside Down, and the new family in town the Hargoves and the Mayfeilds. She told me everything. 

"Oh shit! You need to come to Tina's Halloween party tomorrow!" She says abruptly. Did I forget to mention that tomorrow was Halloween? 

 "Oh hell yeah!" I say. There was a knock at Nancy's bedroom door.

 "Come in!" Nancy says loudly. Dustin opens the door, 

"Hey, there is a slice in here if you want it." He says, holding open a pizza box.

 "No thanks." Nancy says.

"Wait! Tatum, can you drive me home?" Dustin asks.

 "No, just ride your bike. Also, tell mom I'll be home after you, ok?" I say.

"Ok." Dustin scoffs. 

"Thanks! Bye," 

 "Bye!" He says. Nancy closes the door and sits back down. 

"Ok, where was I?" Nancy says. 

"Tinas party!" I say.

 "Right! Ok, you need to wear something cute for the party!" She says.

 "Ok! I gotta go home and unpack my stuff and look for something to wear as a costume." I say.

 "Ok, go home, then call me once you find something!" She says.

 "Alright!" She walked me out the door, and it was already dark. I hop in the car and drive back to my house. 

"I'm back!" I shout as I walk through the doors. As soon as I got home, I rushed to my closet to find something to wear. I picked out something for the party and for school. I walked over to the other side of my room and punched in the Wheelers phone number. 

"Hey Mrs. Wheeler! Nancy, please." I say. The phone is silent, and then around 10 seconds later, Nancy picks up.

 "Hey Tatum. Did you find something?" Nancy says. 

"Yeah, I'm gonna wear this small leopard skirt and a black top."

 "Cute! I'm probably just gonna something simple." She says. 

"Ok, well, I'm gonna go to bed now, I gotta wake up early tomorrow." I say while yawning. 

"Ok bye Tate, see you tomorrow!" She says.

 "Bye, Nance." I hang up the phone and walk over to the bathroom. I brush my teeth and use the bathroom.

 "Night, mom!" I say. I walk over to Dustin's room, and he is making something.

"Hey, what are you making?" I ask. 

"I am making a trap for my costume tomorrow." He says. I nod.

 "Me, Lucas, Will, and Mike are going as the ghost busters." He says.

"That's cute matching costumes with your best friends." I teased. 

"Good night, Tatum." He says, annoyed. 

"Night, Dusty Bun." I walk into my room and pull the covers up. I turn off the lamp on my bedside table and slowly drift off.