Billy Hargrove Imagines

Rejected

December. 19th, 1984

"How are you almost taller than me!" I asked, pulling my cousin into a hug. "You were like 5 inches shorter over the summer."

Mike chuckled into my shoulder.

"I have so much to tell you," He whispered, "About Eleven and the upside down."

I guess my reaction was some mixture of horror and shock because Mike instantly held his hands up, shaking his head.

"Everyone is okay...for the most part. And now we have a new party member! At first, I hated her because it seemed like she was trying to replace El, but she turned out to be a total badass."

"Hey! Language!" I warned, ruffling his hair. I turned around as Nancy jumped into my arms hugging me tightly to her. "Awe Nance, I've missed you too. It's only been like four months but I still missed you."

I picked Holly up snuggling her to me,

"Miss Holly Jolly I missed you the most!" I placed kisses all over her face as she burst out into a fit of giggles and squeals as I blew on her tummy making fart noises before sitting her back on her feet.

I wandered into the living room looking for any signs of an adult in the house. To no surprise, my was asleep in his chair, and my aunt was sitting in the kitchen on the phone.

I tiptoed to my Aunt taping her shoulder. She instantly jumped turning to look at me. She opened her mouth a loud squeal leaving her lips.

"Oh, Savannah! I didn't realize you walked in!"

"I just got here, maybe 5 minutes ago. That ride was awful. I am in need of a bottle of wine as soon as possible." I fumed leaning on the counter.

"Oh honey, I was so busy today I haven't had time to go to the store."

I gasped placing my hand over my heart,

"Aunt Karen! You forgot the wine?!" I fell over on the couch dramatically. "What are we going to do?!"

"You are going to go to the store and get a couple of bottles." She looked over at my sleeping uncle in his recliner, "Ted, give Savannah your card so she can run to the store."

He remained asleep snoring louder.

"TED!" Aunt Karen yelled making him jolt up with a loud grunt.

"Savannah! You made it! Welcome home!" He bellowed, pushing himself up and hugging me.

"Ted, Savannah needs to go to the store give her your card."

My uncle patted himself down grabbing his wallet.

"Don't spend too much money!" He joked handing me his credit card.

I turned to my aunt smiling,

"Enough wine for the weekend?" I asked.

"Sounds good!"

I shuffled out to my car headed in the direction of the only store in Hawkins, almost getting in a car crash when a blue Camaro came out of nowhere cutting me off.

I stuck my hand out the window flipping the owner the bird as I passed the car pulling into the parking lot.

Once inside, I all but ran to the wine aisle looking at the small selection I had to choose from.

"Hi."

I turned to see a boy standing next to me scanning the selection of red wines in front of us.

"Hh...Hi?" I mumbled grabbing two bottles of Merlot, one for me and one for my aunt Karen, both of which would be gone before the night was over. The women on my mom's side of the family took our wine very seriously.