Dysfunctional ~ F.Hargreeves

50} Visiting An Old Friend

Jenna took a deep breath once she stopped herself from diving further back into her memory. She looked up around her and noticed she'd managed to fry up a couple trees around her and help start a thunderstorm. She wiped the rain from her eyes and marched back towards the trailer in the rain. She didn't know what had come over her. She hadn't thought of that evil place in years, but there she was, involuntarily starting a thunderstorm over it. It wasn't a light one, either. When she looked up, she saw the clouds spanning for miles and miles. When she made it back to the trailer, she plopped down on the steps and just cried.

She cried for her past and the trauma she held deep within her from it. She cried for her family back in Hawkins that had to actually see her die and not just get pulled into the apocalypse. She cried for her little Stephen who she'd never see again. She cried for the shit Five's family, and now hers, that had put her through hell and back; especially Allison's rumoring. And she cried for the biggest secret she'd ever kept from Five, who'd been growing in her womb for the past few months. Jenna sniffled and wiped her eyes from the tears and rain that were soaking her lashes. Everything just felt like it was caving in around her and there was nothing she could do to stop it. She just sat on those steps to Pogo's trailer, lightly rubbing her stomach and thinking about how she may never get to meet her kid if the world really ends. It didn't help that all around her, she felt another kugel wave roll by, making her feel even more weak.
I can't do this shit anymore.

"Jenna!?" Five walked out and pulled her into his arms, ignoring the pain from his tattoos, "What's wrong, Love?"
"Everything..." She sobbed, "I can't keep doing this, Five. Everything's falling apart around me."
"Hey, I'm still here. I'm not going anywhere."
"I think I need-" She fumbled over her words, "I think I need to go see my family before they all get kugelblitzed."
"Then let's go."
"You have to look after your family, Babe."
"But I wanna meet yours before everything obliterates around us."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah," He wiped away as many tears as he could from her face, "I'd do anything for you, Jen. Let's go before we're too late, yeah?"
"Yeah," She finally smiled, "Let's- let's go before it's too late. I'll give you directions to Steve's."
"Come on," He helped her onto the bike, "Hopefully the storm clears up."
"I think it's already clearing up," She giggled as she looked up at the opening sky. Her mood had improved, so the sky's did too.

It took the two about an hour and a half to make their way to Steve's place from Pogo's and the sun had started to set. Luckily for her, she saw two more cars in the driveway: Dustin's and Alice's for game night. She hopped off the bike and took a deep breath.
"I'm nervous," She turned to Five, "They haven't seen me yet in this timeline."
"You'll be fine, Jen," He kissed her cheek, "I'm sure they'll be happy to see you."
"Yeah. Yeah, you're right. Let's go then."
Jenna approached the front door and rang the doorbell. Right as she was about to chicken out she heard a faint 'Coming!' from inside.
"Look, whatever you're trying to sell, we're not-" Alice's eyes widened and she sprang on top of Jenna, "Holy fucking shit! It's you!?" She started to feel around Jenna's face, "Wow! Why do you look the exact same as before?"
"It's a long story," Jenna smiled wider than she ever had before.

"Who's there, Alice?" She heard Steve slowly walk up.
"You're going to shit your pants, Harrington," She parted the way so he could see Jenna.
"Nope," He turned away, "I thought the hallucinations went away years ago. Stop making me delirious, Alice. But-" he was cut off by Jenna hugging him.
"I'm real," She grabbed his face, "Trust me, I'm real."
"Jen?" He started to tear up, "But... how? We watched Vecna tear you to shreds."
"I'm from another timeline."
"What does that even mean?"
"Don't ask so many questions, Dingus."
"God, I missed that nickname."
Jenna jumped slightly when she heard a glass break behind her.
"Sis?" She turned around to see Dustin staring at her in disbelief.
"Oh, my baby brother," She let go of Steve to hug Dustin instead.