Stranger Things Season 4

Chapter 4: Flayed

"This will all be over soon." Nancy whispers in Jonathan's ear. "Just try and stay still."
Jonathan looks up and sees a huge demogorgon looking at him. "Nancy!" he yells, "Let me go! What are you doing?!"

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"I cannot believe you chose Chic-Fil-A out of all places." Max says to Lucas as they are cleaning the tables. "Why here? Why not somewhere where kids our age can actually help out? I should have came with you when you got us jobs yesterday!"
"Max!" Lucas yells, "All you have been doing this whole time is complaining! Just stop!"
"Well I'm sorry that you couldn't find anywhere that will actually get us money!"
"It's fine!" Lucas says, "At least we're helping at all!"
"Your right. But it's not even like we get to be cashiers."

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"That will be 5 dollars." Steve says to the man buying 3 shirts from Spencer's.
The man hands him the exact amount and walks out.
"Ugh!" Robin yells, coming out of the storage place and laying a box on the counter. "Why did you get the easy job?"
"Probably because he looks the weakest here." Dustin comee out and putting a few more boxes on the counter. Robin and him laugh.
"Oh, shut up, would you?" Steve says, "This is only our second day!"
"You know what?" Robin screeches, "I quit."
"Aww..nah man! You can't do that!"
"I do, too." Dustin says. "I might just go work at 'Chic-Fil-A' with Lucas and Max."
"And I'm not going to work anywhere until January when I go back to actually work."
"Come on!" Steve says, "How much did you make to give to El?"
"Well, I'll see after I go get the money from our manager."
"Alright, you go do that." Steve says.
Dustin and Robin walk out to go find the manager, as Jonathan walks in.
"Hey! Jonathan!" Steve says, "Nice to see you here."
Jonathan goes to grab Steve's wrist, but instead Steve grabs his. "No..man!" he says, "I'm sorry if your still mad about that whole thing, but it's been years. Just drop it! And besides.. Nancy is yours now, so.."
Jonathan grabs Steve's wrist with his other hand and goes to punch him when suddenly Mike walks in. "Yo, dude!" Mike says, "What are you doing to Steve?!" Jonathan let's go of Steve and turns around. "Oh...hey little buddy." Jonathan says, "Can I show you something real quick?"
"What? No! You went to my house yesterday! Didn't you?!"
"No!" Jonathan yells, "I didn't!"
"Yes you did!" Mike yells, "Nancy did something to you, didn't she?!"
"No!"
"Security!" Mike yells, "Security!"
2 men come inside of Spencer's and grab Jonathan by the arms, dragging him out of the store.
"Wow! Thanks man!"
"It's no problem." Mike says.
"Why are you here?"
"Well, Joyce just dropped me off at my house after I stayed over night and my mom wanted to come to the mall with me. She's in Claire's Boutiques with Holly."
"So..." Steve frets, scratching the back of his head, "It's not gone..is it?"
Mike looks at him. "Nope. Not at all."

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Eleven and Will are watching TV when Joyce comes in. "Why don't you get a job?" she asks, looking at Will.
"No way!" Will says, "I do not feel like it!"
"Fine!" Joyce yells, "Can you please?"
Eleven looks at her.
"Sorry if I'm in the way of your show.." Joyce frets, "But I just want to make sure we are gonna get enough money!"
"We will, mom!" Will cries out, "Just please stop. My anxiety has been high a lot recently and there's a lot we haven't even told you cause you'll just act like a crazy person again."
"El." Joyce says, "Can I talk to you real quick?"
"Yeah." Eleven says. She gets up and follows Joyce to the bathroom.
"I know you will tell me the truth." Joyce says. "Now please tell me what's going on."
"It never left." Eleven says, looking Joyce straight in the eyes. "Nancy has been flayed. It is in her." Eleven says, thinking of when she saw Nancy with the bottle, and when the demogorgon attacked Nancy. "It didn't start acting like this until I came back into the picture. It remembered me. It still wants to destroy me."
Joyce puts her hand over her heart, very scared.
"But.. Maybe you can destroy it. Maybe there is some way you can get it out of Nancy..without hurting her!"
"Maybe." Eleven frets.
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