Welcome to Hawkins, Indiana, where strange things occurred a little less than a year ago. All the chaos has died down since then, so Kristen's parents decided it would be safe to move there for a job opportunity.
Kristen meets Mr. Popular, Steve Ha...
Nancy rushed to Mike, hugging him tightly. He was conscious and looked aware of what was going on. His hair was disheveled and he appeared tired and weak, but he would recover.
Emotions ran high.
We've all been trying to get this poor boy back, and all it took was this little girl.
Dustin, Lucas, and Will hurried to her as Nancy walked with Will to the couch.
"El!" They called her. "You're alive."
"Yes." She spoke.
"Good to have you back." Lucas smiled. She offered a small smile in return.
Then all of our focus turned back to Mike. We gathered in the living room. He sat with a blanket draped on his shoulders. He shivered.
"He'll be okay," El assured everyone.
Another round of thunder rumbled. This time it was louder and it shook the house. Oddly, the house continued to shake, as if we were having an earthquake. The lights started flashing rapidly as the house shook violently.
"It's here." Will stated with no emotion.
"What?!" Steve exclaimed.
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Then the lights went out and the storm stopped. Everything was still and silent.
We all peered around the room. Was that it? Was it over?
Glass breaking broke the silence. A black cloud of smoke blew in quickly and surrounded Will. He screamed, terrified.
Jonathan tried to grab him away from the black cloud, but it was too strong. It had Will and was not letting go.
Jonathan was screaming and trying to get Will. Nancy was holding Mike on the couch. Mike was trying to push past her to get to his best friend, but for his safety, she restrained him. Dustin and Lucas stood frozen. I clung to Steve, crying.
