Halloween was around the corner. Mom and I sat in our living room, she was watching the news as Mews laid in her lap. I was doing homework because, shocker, I forgot last night.
Suddenly, Dustin runs into the living room, practically destroying it.
"Son of a bitch! Son of a bitch!" He cursed. He pulled up the cushion beside me. "Another stupid penny!" Then he looked at me. "Move!"
"What?" I looked up at him.
He grabbed my arm and pulled me off the couch.
"Dude!" I shouted, dropping my books.
Dustin threw the penny and it flew by Mom and Mews.
"Dusty, watch it! You almost hit Mews." Mom warned.
"Can I please check under your cushions?" Dustin asked her.
"Oh, she gets asked nicely but I get thrown off the couch?" I picked up my books and sat back down.
"Dusty." Mom groaned.
"Mom, please? It's an emergency!" Dustin whined.
Mom groaned again and Dustin mocked her.
"Are you going to the arcade again?" I rolled my eyes.
"Yes, because I have a life, unlike you." Dustin replied.
"Oh, really?" I tilted my head.
Dustin held up two quarters. "Love you, Mom." He ran back to his room.
"I feel loved." I muttered.
"Love you too, Athena!" Dustin shouted from his room.
"Damn right you do." I muttered again, finishing my homework.
Dustin left shortly after and rode his bike to the arcade.
The next day I got ready for school and Steve picked me up. I'm convinced Nancy and Jonathan are secretly together or they have yet to admit their feelings for each other. Jonathan picks her up for school everyday and takes her home.
I sat in Steve's car as he showed me his college essay.
"It's crap, I know." Steve said.
"It's not crap. It just needs some reorganization." I told him. Steve sighed. "Do you want me to mark it?"
"Yeah. Yeah, I guess." He shrugged.
"In the first paragraph, you used the basketball game versus Northern as a metaphor for your life, which is amazing. But then, around here, you start talking about your granddad's experiences in the war. How are they connected?" I asked.
"It connects because...because, you know, we both won." Steve answered. I stared at him. "Do you think I should start from scratch?"
"When's the deadline?" I questioned.
"It's tomorrow for early application. Can you come and help me tonight?" Steve asked.
"No, we have that dinner tonight, remember?" I told him.
Steve and I were having dinner with Barb's parents. Nancy's gonna join us.
"Oh, my God!" Steve groaned.
"I already canceled last week." I said, he continued staring out the window. "You don't have to go, Nancy and I will be fine. Just finish this."
"No, no, no. What's the point?" Steve snatched the paper from me and crumbled it into a ball.
"Steve, calm down." I put my hand on his arm.
"I'm calm. I'm calm. I'm just being honest, you know. I mean...I'll end up working for my dad anyway." Steve sighed.
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The Babysitters ♡ Steve Harrington
FanfictionAthena Henderson thought she lived in a normal world. She was wrong. When her brother's best friend goes missing, she starts to realize life may not be what she expected. Her best friend also goes missing and she's determined to find out the truth...
