|Rule The World| Steve Harrington

Chapter five

Melissa went to the library and took a lot of books on mythical creatures. The girl was sure that the answer that she was looking for was somewhere in these books. She flipped through pages but saw nothing that looked like that monster.

The girl sighed and decided to look through the computers for abnormal activities happening in Hawkins. Melissa has been sitting here for hours, but she found nothing that looked similar to the tall monster with razor-sharp teeth.

She scrolled and read the headings about an UFO spotting in '74, a mysterious howl in the middle of the forest in '66, a demon that killed the whole family except the father in '59, a fallen meteor in '56, and some other crazy stuff. But none of that seemed similar to the monster with no face.

"Melissa, the library is about to close. Did you find what you were looking for?" The librarian walked up to the girl.

"Not yet... Can I have five more minutes, please? I think that I'm really close to finding it." Melissa pleaded.

The librarian just sighed. "Okay, but just five minutes while I close everything up. I will come get you when I leave."

Melissa thanked her and turned back to the computer. She slumped in her chair, not knowing what to look for next. Her thoughts went back to her father. How the hell did the monster from his stories become alive?

Melissa entered her father's name into the computer and scrolled. She found an article on his death and clicked on it.

'1977, Nov. 9

On the late night of November 9th, a tragic car accident occurred on Kerley Street when a vehicle traveling at high speed lost control and collided with a tree. The impact was devastating, and emergency responders arrived swiftly at the scene. Despite their efforts, the driver, identified as a local resident, M. Reyes, did not survive the crash. Authorities are investigating the incident, emphasizing the dangers of speeding, particularly during nighttime hours.'

The article was nothing new to Melissa. She has known what happened that night since she was little. But this time, what caught her attention was that the accident happened on the same street where Will went missing. Coincidence? Or not?

"Melissa, it's time to go." The librarian came back.

"Yes, of course." Melissa took her things, and the two walked through the back doors, since the librarian had already locked the main entrance.

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Melissa sat on the roof of her house, smoking a cigarette. The girl wasn't even a little bit tired. Considering that Melissa hasn't slept for the past two days, you would say that the girl would fall asleep as soon as she hit her pillow. But ever since her encounter with the monster, Melissa couldn't even close her eyes for more than a minute.

Suddenly, the phone in her room rang, and she rushed inside through the window, careful not to slip and fall, to pick it up. "Hello? Hop?"

"Not Hopper." Chrissy's laugh could be heard on the other end. "Have you started smoking?"

"What? No. Why would you think that?"

"Because I literally just saw you from my window sitting on your house's roof and smoking." The girl laughed. "What's going on? We haven't talked in a while."

"It's nothing, Chrissy. Just a hard time..."

Chrissy knew that every year at the beginning of November, the older girl always completely shut down because of her father, so she didn't question the unusual behavior from her friend. "I'm always here if you need me, okay?"