CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
2x05: Dig Dug
"Where the fuck are you?" came Corey's voice through the Byers' phone.
Sam sighed to herself, feeling guilty for how worried (or trying not to be worried) her cousin sounded. "I'm fine, Core. I'm at the Byers' house. It's a long story, and it's really hard to explain, but I'm... I'm fine."
"That sounded like a lie."
"Because it was," Sam deadpanned. "Did anything important happen while I was gone?"
"Well you're at Will's, so I assumed you're filled in on him."
Sam eyed her drawings of the vines with an unpleasant look. "You have no idea," she muttered. "But I'm talking about homework. Did I miss any important lessons?"
The line was quiet for a moment.
Then:
"Are you serious right now? Will's having episodes of a shadow monster in another realm, and you're worried about your homework still?"
"I don't want to fall behind on my grades!" Sam snapped. Joyce sent her a worried look, so she exhaled to calm herself. "Also, they're not episodes. There's something more going on."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
Sam looked around anxiously, before she opted on saying, "Like I said, it's a long story. I'll explain when I get home."
"And when is that gonna be? Obviously my mom's on that work trip, so she won't notice, but my dad's still here being an ass. You're dead if he finds out you're missing."
"Corey, please," Sam said, growing frustrated with the questions. "I really don't know. Just cover for me, okay? I'm way more worried about Will right now than your stupid dad."
"Then something really must be wrong."
"Yeah," Sam scoffed, more so to herself than anything. "It is."
The line went quiet again, and for some reason, Sam couldn't help herself from asking:
"How's Max?"
She could hear Corey suck in a sharp breath from the other side.
"Um, mad," Corey admitted, sounding disturbed. "Really mad. Not at you though, somehow. You're evidently an innocent little angel."
Sam found herself smiling slightly at the information, even though the surrounding circumstances didn't warrant it and Max was still thoroughly mad with her friends.
"It's about time someone around here recognizes my virtuousness," she teased.
"Yeah, whatever." Then, for no reason, he added, "Zimmerman was asking why the chief took you out of school early."
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The Long Game, Lucas Sinclair
Teen Fiction[COMPLETE UNTIL SEASON 5] You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering. "But I'm in it for the long game." "I'll play the long game." Lucas Sinclair x...
