"as long as I'm with you" ~ Eddie Munson

chapter 8 "i know he didn't do it"

There are just y/n and Dustin left in the game, Vecna standing right infront of thim with only 15 hit points left, their chances are bad, vut still, they have to try. The tension is rising as Dustin throws the D20 it rolls...and rolla and....11 "THAT'S A MISS!" Eddie yells out existed. Now it's all on you. You grab the dice...shake it in your hands...throw it....it rolls and rolls and...."20" the Hellfire club starts screaming and cheering, "you did it" "you killed Vecna" everyone was yelling. Eddie smiled at you proudly then he bowed infront of you, kissing your hand. "Congratulations my lady" he said, smiling up at you.

When everyone walked out of the building you kissed Eddie goodbye, today you would walk home so he could do his deal with Chrissy. "See you tomorrow darling, we start packing the van at 8 and then head of to our little vacation" he said to you, a big smile on his lips. "Sounds great, I'm already so exited, see you tomorrow " you say, giving him another kiss before you start walking away.

It's 11pm when you arrive at home, you notice Eddie's Van isn't there but you don't think much of it, he's probably bringing Chrissy home you think zo yourself. You fall straight Into bed and start drifting away into sleep.

At 6 your alarm goed off, you get up and brush your teet, then you put on a simple black dress with red flowers on it, you are just about to pack your bags as you hear a cop car pull up outside. Confused you walk onto the porch. You are shocked when you see the cops walking over to Eddie's uncle who is sitting outside of the trailer looking Confused and shocked.
You run over to him "Wayne! Wayne what happened where is Eddie? Is he alright? Is he gurt? What's going on?" You ask him confused. "Excuse me, you know Eddie Munson?" The officer asks with a strickt voice. "Y...yeah I'm his girlfriend...why? Did something happen to him?" You are now scared, scared that something might have happened to Eddie. "Do you know where he was last night and where he could possibly be right now?" The officer asks. "L...last night? I don't know...we..we had a D&D game till 10 pm and then we went home...I...I don't know where he is.." you reply, confused and nervous, tears starting to form in your eyes. "Did he mention something about meeting with Chrissy Cunningham last night to...uhm...do a drugdeal?" Your heart stoped gor a second and you looked at the officer in shock. "What? Drugs? No I...I don't know anything about Eddie having to do with drugs ....why are you asking all these questions? This doesn't make any sense would someone please tell me whats going on? Where is Eddie?!" You yell at them, tears rolling down your cheeks now. "Miss please calm down this is exactly what were trying to figure out her so if you could pleas just answer my ques-" the door to Eddie's trailer opens as another officer steps out, and thats when you see her, laying on the floor, her boddy horribly deformed is Chrissy's dead body. Shocked you look at the picture infront of you, the officer quickly closes the door as he realizes your there but it's to late. "Oh my god-" thats all you can get out before you turn around and throw up. Wayne quickly turns to hold back your hair. Once you calmed down, you turn to the officers again "No no no...he...he didn't to that he couldn't thats not him thats not Eddie you have to believe me he would never-" you burst out crying, sinking to the floor. Wayne kneels down next to you and trys to comfort you "it's gonna be alright, they will find the person who did this Eddie is going to be fine" he says calmly.

Adter you calmed down the police proceded to ask you questions you only answered with half of the truth, hiding everything that could harm Eddie. Once they ket you go you went back into your trailer, sitting on your bed and starring at the wall.

You didn't know much about what happened last night, but there were a few things you knew for sure. Eddie didn't do this, he didn't do this but someone did and Eddie was still out there, alone, scared and maybe even hurt. You had to find him. You kept thinking where he could possibly be hiding until an idea came up into your gead. Eddie told you about his Dealer, Reefer Rick, and described where his house was and that he sometimes had slept there. You waited till the police, the press and the noisy neighbours were gone and everything calmed down. This you stuffed your bag with food and drinks and sneacked out of the trailerpark, heading for lovers lake where Reefer Rick's house was, and maybe Eddie.

It was a long walk, but you couldn't risk taking the car and maybe be seen by someone. That woklf put Eddie in fanger, that is, incase you are right and her here. You reach the front door and it was slightly open. You feel a little hope rushing through would as you go inside calling his name. "Eddie?" "Eddie!" Eddie are you here?" You call into the dusty air. Theres no sing of life, that is, until you look out the window and see a light shining outside of the boats house. Quickly you walk over, hoping that he's there, that hes alright. The door creeks as you open is, walking inside carefully and colsing it behind you. "Eddie?" You say again ....nothing you start looking around you, spotting a boad in the middle of the room with a tarp over it. You slowly start lifting up one end of the tarp trying to look if he's hiding under it. Suddenly someone jumps out at the other end, you let out a scream as they push you against the wall holding a brocken bottle at your throat. But ad you look at him, you realise it's Eddie and all fear leaves your body. Now your just glad you found him. "Oh shit Eddie you scared me: you say out loud, but hes still not letting go. You realise that his beautiful brown eyes are filled with fear and terror, like he'd seen the worst. "Eddie? Eddie it's me, y/n, I'm here to help you i was worried sick, are you alright are you hurt?" You say to him with a worried voice. Only now is it, that he realizes it's youhe slowly loosens his grip, letting the bottle fall to the ground. He land against the wall next to you and sinks down, still looking horrified, stirring into the air. Carefully you grab his hand, it's cold, he looks at you. "I know...I know about Chrissy and i know you didn't do it, I know you could never Eddie. So...please...tell me what happened." You say to him with a soft voice. He turns away, shaking his head "you won't believe me...god i don't even believe myself this is crazy" he says, his voice shaking and tears now rolling down his eyes. You put a hand on his cheek softly, now kneeling right infront of him. "Eddie, you are literally the only person I trust, whaterver is i will belive you so please, tell me what happened." He looks into your eyes, then away again. "I..I was looking for the stuff she had asked for and when i came back she just stood there... not reacting to anything i said...her eyes were rolled back...it was like she was in trance ir something...I tryed to wake her up but it didn't work and....and suddenly she started hober up.....it was like something invisible lifted her up and her b..body smashed against the ceiling and the lights were flickering and then..." tears rolled down his face "...then her b..bodnes started to...break...all of them...even her yaw and...Finger and then her eyes they just...it was like something was pulling them from inside her skull and i...I was too scared i just...I ran away i just...left her there.." he burst out crying and y/y pulled him into her arms trying to comfort him, give him at least some form of safety after what hed been through. Suddenly the door bursts open again, Eddie flinched, tumbling back in fear, but they were both relieved to see that it was just Dustin and Max and......Robbin and Steve? What were they doing here?!