love me - stranger things²

[028] right here.

CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

right here.

JENNIFERS BODY FELL BACK, STEVE'S HANDS GRASPING AT HER TORSO TO SOFTEN HER FALL, STOPPING HER FROM HITTING THE HARSH FLOOR, THOUGH, HE COULDN'T STOP THE TEARS THAT QUICKLY BEGAN RIMMING HER EYES. Whimpers escaped her lips, Steve calling out softly to her, trying to gain her attention as he'd quickly noticed her thousand-yard stare. "Hey, I'm right here. It's okay. You're okay." He repeated.

Steve knelt on the ground, supporting Jennifer with her legs as she continued to gasp for air, her eyes finally locking onto Steve's. "I'm right here." He repeated once more, Jennifer's breathing still heavy and uneven, but slightly better than it had been only moments prior.

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JENNIFER LENT HER ELBOWS ON HER THIGHS, A SHAKY BREATH ESCAPING HER THROAT AS SHE TRIED TO KEEP HER COMPOSURE, SNIFFLING SOFTLY. Sunlight shone through the window, the group watching her, listening eagerly to what she had to say, Steve sitting beside her grasping her hand softly as to provide her comfort, keeping her grounded. "He held me down and... showed me things that... things that haven't happened yet." She spoke slowly, making sure to word it accurately, her voice hoarse. "I saw this dark cloud, it was like it was... eating Hawkins. There were fires everywhere, dead soldiers. This giant creature was there... with a gaping mouth. There were so many monsters, an army, coming into Hawkins." She let out a shaky breath, her hands shaking, eyes filling with tears yet again. "I saw Hawkins... breaking. Like it was being ripped apart. And I saw... I saw Nicole's body. She was... old, and rotting." She said, her voice breaking. "And I saw my Dad being, broken- in half." 

"He was just trying to scare you, Jen. I mean, that stuff, it isn't real." Steve attempted to reassure her, though Jennifer just shook her head and picked at her nails.