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CHAPTER THREE









Hawkins, Indiana
NOVEMBER, 1987

THE CABIN WAS QUIET WHEN THEY RETURNED. Too quiet. Joyce moved through it carefully, Hopper lingered near the doorway, hands shoved into his pockets. Will simply stayed close to Joyce, hovering.

El went straight into her room.

She didn't say anything. She didn't look at anyone. She shut the door behind her and locked it. The sound echoed down the hallway.

Inside, El slid down until her back hit the door. Her knees pulled tight to her chest, fingers digging into the fabric of her sleeves. Her breathing came sharp and uneven, chest rising too fast, like she was drowning on dry land.

She stood suddenly, knocking into her dresser. The mirror rattled, she lifted her head to look at her reflection. The girl staring back at her wide-eyed and wrong. El stared at her reflection like it was a stranger wearing her face.

Grief twisted into rage hit her all at once.

She grabbed the lamp from the nightstand and threw it. It shattered instantly against the wall, glass skittering across the floor.

She then shoved a chair in her room over, it hit the ground hard. El swept her arm across the desk, sending papers and books crashing down, her chest heaving as something feral clawed its way out of her throat.

The mirror caught her again.

She crossed the room and slammed her fist into it. The crack spidered outward, glass splintering under her knuckles. El let out a sound that wasn't a scream so much as a snarl. She hit it again.

And again.

"I hate you," She gasped out through her tears, though she didn't know who she meant anymore. To Y/n, herself, to Mike, the world. The empty space Y/n left behind.

Her hand burned now, blood dripping onto the floor, dark spots blooming on the rug. She let out a choked sob once, then kicked the dresser hard enough to make it slam into the wall.

The door creaked open behind her. El stiffened immediately, shoulders locking. She didn't turn around. The footsteps behind her were slow and careful. Hopper stepped inside the room.

He took in the mess without saying a word.

The broken glass.

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