Basic Instinct [stranger things]

52. Theories

CHAPTER FIFTY- TWO
THEORIES

Hours later, Aaron, Kimmy, Dustin, Steve and Robin were outside on the roof of the mall, watching for anything suspicious going in or out of storage and deliveries.

It was eight forty-five, the exact time when the yellow and blue hands of the mall clock would meet in the west.

Robin had broken down her theory for the group, as well as the translations she had worked out on her own to make them possible.

'Silver cat', a symbol of the LYNX delivery logo, 'a trip to China sounds nice', a symbol of the Chinese takeout on the lower story of the mall, 'if you tread lightly', a metaphor to the shoe store located in the mall, 'when blue meets yellow in the west', a reference to the big mall clock with yellow and blue hands.

Whatever was going on, it was all linked directly to the Starcourt Mall.

Now, the group were waiting. Simply waiting for something to happen so they could confirm Robin's suspicions. If anything would happen, it would be now - when yellow met blue in the west.

"Look for Imperial Panda and Kaufman Shoes." Robin told the group once more to make sure they knew exactly what to look for.

Luckily, Dustin had his binoculars again, because Aaron was struggling to see through the heavy rain.

None of the five had any sort of jackets with them to protect them from the rain, seeing as it had been quite hot that morning.

There was three extra rain coats the group had found in the Scoops Ahoy staffroom, Steve and Robin insisting that Aaron, Kimmy and Dustin should take them. Kimmy would have had to take one anyway with the cast she had on her arm.

"They're with that whistling guy, ten o'clock." Dustin told the group as he looked with his binoculars.

Aaron squinted his eyes to try see despite the heavy rain, but it was no use. He couldn't see at all.

"What do you think is in there?" Steve asked curiously.

"Guns, bombs?" Dustin offered, Aaron turning to glance at him with a taken aback expression.

"Chemical weapons?" Robin added hesitantly.

"Jesus, I didn't realise we were assuming this extreme." Aaron retorted, trying to see the three sat to his side through the rain.

"It must be, Aaron." Kimmy spoke up from his other side, the boy turning to look at her instead. "They can't attack the country with water guns."

"Yeah," Dustin agreed, his voice slightly muffled through the heavy rain pour. "Whatever it is, they're armed to the teeth."

"That's great." Aaron heard Steve faintly reply sarcastically.

Suddenly, the doors the two men with guns had been guarding opened, allowing the boy with the boxes to enter.

"Hey, what's in there?" Robin asked Dustin from next to Steve.

"It's just more boxes." Dustin replied calmly, sounding like he was trying to focus on trying to pick up on something sketchy.

Steve must have been sick of trying to see through the rain, because he reached out to try grab the binoculars off of Dustin, much to Dustin's dismay.

"Give them to me." Steve said firmly, wiping the rain drops off of his face.

"No," Dustin argued, trying to pull the binoculars back. "I'm still looking."

"Just let me see!" Steve exclaimed frustratedly, pulling the binoculars harder.