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𝗩𝗘𝗖𝗡𝗔'𝗦 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘

CHAPTER TWO: vecna's curse

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(Reader's pov)

Today I had gotten ready for a usual day, since it was spring break, fixing my outfit and putting on the usual. I was pretty exhausted from yesterday, speaking to Andre the way I did— and not understanding him fully enough, I hate the way I treated him. I just really needed to give him his space enough for him to actually come and talk to me whenever he was ready.

That's when I heard a knock at the door which brought me out of my thoughts, I opened the door and that's when I see Andre at the front door— his brown eyes locked with my e/c ones as he held onto the strap of his backpack.

I see him wearing a black, red, and white jersey, he also had on a pair of black high waisted jeans with this time I think— red vans, his hair wasn't as curly anymore, or his mullet I should say, he looked good with one, his bangs were straightened as well.

I furrowed my brows, "what are you doing here? is everything alright?" I asked.

"I'll explain everything, can I come in?" Andre asks while clearing his throat, I nodded and stepped back, letting him inside as I shut the door behind him.

Andre makes his way to my room and I follow him, shutting the door behind me as I sat on the edge of my bed, watching as Andre fiddled with the string of his headphones.

"I know this may sound weird, but I could've sworn I saw Chrissy going with Eddie last night." Andre said as he sat on one of the small couches inside my room, leaning back against the seat with his arms crossed.

I immediately stood up, "woah, woah– wait just a minute– Chrissy Cunningham? You're sure it was Chrissy?" I asked with a tilted head.

"[y/n], you know I'd never lie to you. I'm sure it was her, she was in her cheerleader outfit. Same thing she was in when I saw her with Eddie, they got in that scooby doo van he got." Andre said while crossing his arms over his stomach, biting his lower lip in thought. "She's kinda odd ain't it? I mean– the day she died and then he runs off?"

"You tell all this to the police?" I asked while thinking to myself for a long moment.

Andre sighs and sat up a little bit, "well– no. but he lives in the trailer park where max's located at, so I'm pretty sure she could confirm what I saw cause she seen him too. [y/n], c'mon, I mean– they stood out."

"Eddie the freak with Chrissy the cheerleader?" I say with a raised eyebrow before shaking my head. "you do know how that sounds don't you?"

"Yes, but his name's not in the news yet– nothin' like that." Andre explains. "but I guarantee you Eddie is suspect one now."

I stood up and cross my arms over my chest, "so, what, you're a male version of Nancy drew now? Trying to solve a mystery which probably doesn't even need solving cause it may not be true?"

Andre looks off to the side a bit before clearing his throat awkwardly, "maybe there's the slightest chance he did do this..? cause uh, he's on the run right now."

"No. Absolutely not." I replied while sitting back down on my bed and uncrossing my arms as I let them lay on my thighs, looking down at the carpet.

Andre grows partially irritated before sighing, "we can't rule it out. that's like telling someone if they had uno they're lying, one yellow card and they delay their 'uno!' and someone says they don't have it cause it was delayed, none of that I said made any sense but just use it for pointers."

"Yes we can rule it out! what you just said? doesn't mean the shits real." I replied with frustration, "Andre I love you a lot but this is being blown way out of proportion."

"[y/n], c'mon!" Andre replied with a quiet whine but I heard him loud and clear.

"I said no, Andre. you don't know him like I do, Andre. Alright? When we got to high school, Lucas made his sports friends. Mike, dustin, and I? I mean, no one was nice to us. No one except Eddie." I said while frowning, my eyes narrowed towards Andre before I sat back up straight and looked away.

I just exhale before shaking my head, "Andre..if you know all this— why haven't you told the cops?" I asked with confusion.

Andre crosses his arms over his chest once more before making his way next to me and sitting down, his hands in his lap before he sighs. "After I saw Eddie and Chrissy leave together...something else happened. the lights, they uh, they flickered for a moment– Eddie? Well, he always drives like a maniac, no surprise there, but my power goes off inside my classroom most of the time, it's a piece of shit learning inside there. but– I think this morning when I rode my bike to the trailer park, I started to think back, and– I don't fucking know, I mean— the girl? chrissy? the way she was laying down on that ground, god. that shit looked scary, [y/n]. her bones twisted unnaturally like that? I mean, what kind of thing is capable of doing that? that was really scary to look at, maybe I was scared because I saw how it looked, or maybe because you know, the eyes and shit— maybe, um— maybe because...I hope this isn't possible but it could be, that maybe.."

"Something else killed her." I finish, gazing at Andre and he then looks at me, gazing into my eyes as he slowly nodded.

Andre then shakes his head, "but that's impossible. right? mind flayer's dead, what else can resurface and try to end the world?" he says.

"I..really don't know. It should be." I replied while tapping my chin gently in thought, "only one person knows what actually happened."

Andre nods in agreement before gazing at me once again and speaking. "Eddie."

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END OF CHAPTER TWO