It was a cold and dark night in Hawkins Indiana. The sky was clear and the neighborhood was quiet. Dustin, Will, Lucas and I were in our best friend Mike Wheeler's basement playing our favorite game Dungeons and Dragons. Mike was our Dungeon Master, Will was "Will the Wise" a magic user, Dustin was a dwarf, Lucas was the knight, and I was the Druid.
We were all twelve years old just having a normal night of us hanging out. Pizza boxes and coke cans everywhere. This is how it always is with us kids. I met the boys all in elementary school. On the first day of Kindergarten I was put next to this boy with really curly hair. During snack time he shared his carrots with me, and ever since then we were best friends. That's how I met Dustin Henderson. Lucas Sinclair was first grade when he started to draw with us during recess. That was when Dustin and I decided to add him into our little group. The three of us met Mike Wheeler and Will Byers in third grade. The two were already friends when they joined us. I felt that there were too many boys in the group which could sometimes make me uncomfortable, but Mike always made sure I was involved and never left out. Ever since then I've been in love with him. There was no way that I could tell him because I didn't want to ruin our friendship.
Anyway, we were playing DND like usual and we were all on the edge of our seats waiting for what Mike had to say.
"Do you hear that? Listen... " He said
I inched closer to the edge of my seat. If I got any closer I would probably fall off.
"Something is coming...something hungry for blood... " He said
" ... A shadow grows on the wall behind you... swallowing you in darkness... it is almost here... "
"... What is it?" Will asked
"What if it's the Demogorgon? We're in deep shit if it's the Demogorgon" Dustin said
"It's not the Demogorgon" Lucas said
"Yes it is. It's always the Demogorgan" I said
"An army of Troglodytes charge into the chamber!" Mike yelled slamming six winged miniatures onto the map. "Their tails drum the floor. Boom!Boom! Boom!"
"Troglodytes?!" Dustin asked
"Told yah!" Lucas said to me
I rolled my eyes and Dustin said "Pfff"
Mike looks over his shoulder. "Wait... do you hear that? Boom!Boom! BOOM! That sound... it didn't come from the Troglodytes. No. It came from something else... "
Mike slams a large two-headed monster miniature onto the map.
"THE DEMOGORGON!" He yelled
"Told yah!" I yelled at Lucas and he laughed
"We're in deep shit." Dustin said
"Will, your action." Mike said
"I -- I don't know -- " Will stuttered
"Fireball him" Lucas said
"I'd have to roll thirteen or higher " Will replied
"Too risky. Cast a protection spell" Dustin said and I nodded
"Don't be a wimp! Fireball him!" Lucas yelled at him
"Protection spell!" Dustin yelled
"Do something Will!" I yelled tired of their fighting
"The Demogorgon is tired of your silly human bickering. It stomps toward you. BOOM!" Mike said
"FIREBALL HIM WILL!" Lucas shouted
