Max held back tears as Mike slammed the door behind him. She put up a strong exterior but she was shaken by his anger.
She pushed past her feelings and started thinking about ways to find out what was happening in this peculiar town.
She decided to start by asking around the town. She set out and walked into the local convenience store. The only person in there was a woman with short brown hair.
Max approached the woman and greeted her, "Good morning, I'm Max. I'm fairly new to Hawkins."
The woman smiled. She had circles under her eyes and looked really tired. She was the kind of person you could tell used to to be really beautiful, but then life took over.
"I'm Joyce. I've lived here my whole life, and I raised my two sons here too. One of them is actually probably about your age, you might know him, his name is Will." Max smiled back at her. "That's so cool, I actually have hung out with him and some of his friends...like Eleven and Mike! Do you know Eleven?"
Joyce nodded. "Yes, Eleven is a great girl."
Max perked up. Now she was getting somewhere. "Has she lived here all her life too?" Max asked. Joyce hesitated. "Well, no. She came around last winter."
"Oh. I noticed she lives at Mike's house. Where is her family?" Max asked, taking a bigger risk to get answers.
Joyce's face changed. She stopped abruptly. She narrowed her eyes at the girl. "I would watch where you're going, Max. Asking the kind of questions you are now, could get you hurt or in trouble."
Joyce pushed past Max and left the store. Max stared after her, her jaw wide open, it was practically touching the floor. She had come for answers and was now more confused as ever.
Double update woop woop😂🎉🎉 I hope you liked both these chapters! Thanks for reading! - Nora 💙
