Harrington

Another Argument

The car ride is short, I sit in the back sit, squished in with Lucas, Dustin and El. When we get to Joyce's house, I sigh, getting out of the car. My ponytail swings around as I close the door and I try to keep my head down when I pass Hopper. But he stops me, grabbing my arm and pulling me back slightly.

"You disobeyed me." He says and I make my eyes meet his.

"I told you I'd stop at nothing to find him." I say firmly, "And I didn't lie."

"Actually yes you did lie." He says, "You agreed to my terms, and then threw them away like another one of the rules you constantly break."

"Well sometimes my friend's life is more important than your trust," I argue.

"Yes, but we had people looking!"

"But those people don't know how to find him," I say, "We tell them how and they don't believe us, so the only thing left for us to do is look ourselves!"

"God, kid!" The man throws his arms in the air, "Why are you so goddamn stubborn!"

"I don't know, Chief!" I say, "But I'd rather be stubborn and do the right thing than be a pushover that obeys the rules when she should be doing what ever she can to find Will and bring him home!"

"Sometimes the best thing you can do for that kid is stay inside and let the adults take care of it!"

"Explain to me how that is the best thing, 'cause I'm not seeing it!" I cross my arms and raise an eyebrow as the others go inside, leaving us alone out here.

"Well if somehow you're wrong, and you can't find Will. If you go back to that place alone to retrieve him, and you get lost too, now how is that a solution to our problems?"

"I won't get lost!" I shout, "It's the exact geography of Hawkins. It's just like here!"

"Well he got lost. He couldn't find a way back, how are you planning on saving him if you get lost too?"

"What does this have to do with me disobeying rules!" I say, "I wasn't just gonna sit inside and twiddle my thumbs while Will is stuck being chased around by a man eating monster!"

"I know you weren't," Hopper says, "I just thought, for once, you could do something right!"

"Yeah well maybe I'm not you!" I shout angrily, "Maybe I'm not gonna grow up to be just like you. Did you ever think of that?! Maybe I'll grow up to be a criminal, just like you thought in the first place. And you know what? I'd rather be a criminal than be you if being you means sitting back while people are in danger."

I'm so fed up that I turn on my heel, stalking in the opposite direction of the house.

"Hey where are you going!" He shouts after me.

"To find my friend!"

"Oh no you're not!" He shouts, running after me and grabbing my arm.

"Let go of me!" I shout, pulling my arm from his grasp. I'm blinded by anger, not thinking straight as I make this decision.

"That monster could be eating him right now, I'm gonna find him, and at least distract the creature. I will not let him stay in there another minute."

I walk away, Hopper too shocked to stop me. I know I shouldn't be doing this. I know I should stick with the plan, but it's true, what I said. That monster could be eating Will, or chasing him. The least I can do is let it chase me instead. I probably have much more energy than Will does anyways.