The smell of bacon, awoke mel up from her sleep. Her eyes opened slowly, adjusting to the light flooding through the windows of the small cabin. Shifting her arms, she remembered that Eleven fell asleep beside her on the couch. "Eleven?" she stood up quickly, hearing a giggle in the kitchen. She jogged into the room, looking towards the table to meet els eyes. Closing her eyes, letting out a sigh of relief. Walking closer to the delicious pans of bacon, reaching to grab a piece. A hand swatted hers, causing her to flinch back. Jim was standing there in a police uniform. "What are you crazy? That pan is hot" he looked at her as if she grew two heads.
My face reddened at the sudden realization of my actions. Looking over at el, she was smiling at me. Jim grabbed the plate of bacon walking towards the table. Rushing towards the toaster grabbing our egos. Waiting, looking at my plate. Jim looked up from his plate seeing you haven't moved a bit. "What are you doing?" her mind seemed to have went elsewhere, "Did you hear me, kid?" he stood up reaching across the table shaking her, she jolted up. He let go of her sitting back down at the table, "What are you waiting on?" he asked shoving a piece of bacon in his mouth. I felt nervous, his stare was a bit intimidating. Making me feel like a kid again being scolded by their parents. I kept my eyes on the plate, "Did I say you could eat?" my cheeks reddened from embarrassment. "No" I mumbled, "Your not allowed to eat unless given permission too" Returning back from my thoughts, "Am I allowed to eat?" eleven looked at me with a sad expression. Jim held the same kind, "You don't need permission, mel"
Jim noticed how skinny she was. But he never put two and two together, until those words. She was in the lab alongside eleven. He noticed how often she seemed to be stuck in her mind, and the noticeable tiredness her features held, but still she was beautiful. He felt a tug of the need to know more about her.
Mel had fear of abandonment, she felt the minute she got close to someone they would disappear. Her father left her at the age of 10 years old, she was stuck with her mother. Her childhood was taken away from her at that moment. Dr. Brenner took me at the age of 16, after her mother succeeded in her suicide attempt. Her sister stop communicating to her, because she blamed mel for their mother's death. I had no where to go, so I was placed in the orphanage. Until I turned the age 18 and Dr.Brenner found me.
I tried to be happy around Jim and eleven. At nighttime, is when I let it all out. Quiet sobs, at night time from my nightmares. They would invite me to places with them. "Mel wanna come with us to the mall?" Jim and El waited at the door, I truly didn't want to go out in public. "I actually, am gonna go on a walk. Have fun!" I gave them a bright smile, the minute that door shut the facade was gone. Letting out a tired sigh, I grabbed my tennis shoes after I heard Jims cruiser pull down the road. Opening up the door, began my walk in the woods. A familiar tug fell upon my mind. Henry sat, beside me as I was sitting in the grass. Looking at the lake, as the sun started setting. He just sat there in a comforting silence. 'I feel your emotions' he said, looking over towards me with heavy eyes. I let out a sigh, resting my head on my knees. Turning to face his, 'I miss you' a tear slid down my cheek, he swiped it away. 'You remember what I told you before? That everyone is a prisoner in here, even me.' I remember that day, it was when we were in the basement, trying to escape. Those were the words he whispered to me, in trust.
'I've forgiven eleven, but I thought that would make me feel better. And the nightmares are back..Henry, I'm a prisoner in my own mind.' I was so exhausted, I'm 27 years old living on a mans couch. Henry, stayed sitting beside me for a few hours. Sitting in silence, or he would point out correlations. The moon was already out, casting a glow upon the lake. It was getting colder the longer I stayed sitting there. 'Go home, mel' Henry's last words to me, before he disappeared into thin air. I sighed, walking back home.
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'003' - Jim Hopper x OC / Stranger Things FanFiction
Fanfic'𝓦𝓪𝓼 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓽? 𝓦𝓪𝓼 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓯𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭..?" She was test subject '003', Henry was like a brother to her. He was test subject '001' until Eleven banished him to the upside down. From that day, she has had a hard time navi...
