CHAPTER TWO
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AT RECESS, ONCE OCTAVIA WAS DONE SHOWING MAX AROUND SHE CAUGHT dustin and lucas staring at max. she had a feeling they were either intrigued by the new girl, max or they were just stalking her; either way octavia thought it was fun to watch. the small party had caught her eye, ever since last year, when will byers went missing and was claimed to be dead but miraculously came back to life.
octavia has her suspicions. dustin and lucas acted like nothing had happened, whilst it seemed like mike suffered as well as will. she knew something was up and she wanted to find out what they were hiding.
"you know they are spying on you right?" octavia questioned and max and her just laughed. "creeps," max replied. "you'd think they'd have something better to do," octavia said. "the mike guy looks at me as if im a ghost," max stated, "i don't get his problem."
"mhm," octavia mumbled. "it seems like he likes you though!" max exclaimed and picked up her skateboard as they both walked towards the door. as, her and max walked to the door max dropped a piece of paper into the bin, "you coming?" max asked. "i'll see you later," octavia said as max nodded heading inside.
the party ran towards the bin, with dustin digging through searching for the sheet. as people walked past they looked at the gang weirdly, octavia tried to contain her laugh so they wouldn't hear her. dusti he lifted the paper out and uncrumpled it wiping away the dust as the party read out what max had wrote reading, "stop spying on me, creeps." "well, shit!" dustin exclaimed.
"what's your obsession with max?" octavia asks leaning against the metal bars. the party were shocked to see octavia even talking to them, "some top secret work!" lucas replied confidently as dustin nodded to him smiling. "tha-" octavia started but was cut off by the principal. "william byers," the principal called and they turned around to see the principal, "your mother's here."
wills face dropped as he walked towards the principal, not even saying goodbye to his friends. "you guys think he's okay?" dustin asks and octavia knows somethings up instantly. "he's always weird when he has to go in," lucas replied. go in where? octavia thought.
"i don't know. he's quiet today," mike states with a look of worry plastered on his face. "he's always quiet," lucas whispers. just after hearing this octavia knew she had to figure out what they were up to.
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ONCE SCHOOL ENDED, mike was walking towards octavia to ask her if she wanted to go trick or treating with them tomorrow. dustin and lucas agreed and mike was sure will would be fine with it. he placed his books inside of his locker and just a few lockers down was octavia with her friend olivia, he waited until she had left to make his move.
mike was incredibly impatient, so he drummed his fingers on his locker waiting until olivia left. "did you want to ask me something?" octavia asked and he looked up to see olivia gone. "y-yeah," mike replied. "my friends and i are going trick or treating tomorrow and we wondered if you wanted to come!"
"sure," octavia replied. "i understand if you don't want to come because-" mike started and octavia just laughed as mike looked at her confused. "i said yes," octavia laughed. "im guessing max is going as well," octavia said.
"why would you think that?" mike asked. "you were spying on her earlier," octavia replied and mikes face went bright red. "that was dustin and lucas!" mike exclaimed.
"of course," octavia said nicely and shut her locker, "i'll see you tomorrow?" "yes," mike replied, "yes!" octavia nodded and started walking the other way, as mike stared at her as she walked away. "did not see that coming," mike muttered to himself.
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THE NEXT MORNING, octavia was had woken up late. she had ten minutes until school, she shook her alarm and realized that she either forgot to turn her alarm on or it just didn't go off. the only reason she has woken up was because her parents were yelling at her to get up or she would be late. octavia ran out of her bed and quickly washed her face and rummaged thrifty he wardrobe picking up any clothes and shoved them on running downstairs past her screaming parents.
she grabbed some toast and hopped onto her bike, by the next minute she was out the door and cycling away already half way to school. glancing, down at her at her watch she realized she was supposed to meet harlow and she was late, she picked up her speed and within the next three minutes she was at school.
once, she reached school she placed her bike in the racks and spotted mike, will, lucas and dustin in ghostbuster costumes. will spotted her and asked her, "aren't you supposed to be wearing a costume?" "since when do you wear costumes on hal-" octavia started but was cut off by mike arguing with lucas.
"woah, woah, woah! why are you venkman?" mike asked lucas. "what?" lucas asked. "why are you venkman?" mike repeating again easing his hand to the patch on lucas costume that read VENKMAN. "because im venkman!" lucas exclaimed in a tone making it obvious.
"no, im venkman." mike said pointing to his patch which also said VENKMAN. "why can't there be two venkmans?" will asked. "i agree with will," octavia agreed. "because there's only one venkman in real life. we planned this months ago," mike explained, "im venkman! dustin's stantz, will's egon and lucas' winston!"
"i specially didn't agree to winston!" lucas exclaims and octavia huffs at the dumb situation. "yes you did!" mike yelled and octavia sighs. "i don't think he did," will states attempting to make them stop arguing.
"no one wants to be winston," lucas sighs as dustin nods agreeing with lucas. "what's wrong with winston?" mike questions. "what's wrong with winston?" lucas repeats and he changes his tone so he sounds angry, "he joined the team super late! he's not even funny and he's not a scientist!"
"yeah, but he's still cool." mike states. "if he's cool, then you be winston." lucas says.
"i can't," mike says, "b-because!"
"b-b-because you're not black!" lucas yells mocking mike. "i didn't say that!" mike argues. "yeah, but you thought it!" lucas fired back.
as the two guys continued arguing, dustin stepped forward wide eyed. "what's wrong?" octavia asked. dustin doesn't reply but just stares leaving lucas and mike arguing, octavia follows dustins gaze to the school bus as everyone comes out. octavia understands what dustins on about and couldn't help but laugh.
"G—G G-Guys!" dustin yells and lucas and mike stop arguing looking towards dustin. dustin lifts his hand up and mike and lucas instantly understand what he means.
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