Broken: the Ultimate Crossover

Chapter 11

Warning: slight mention of death and suicide. It's not much, but please be warned.
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Nancy's POV

In the midst of everything, I completely forgot about Steve.

After the bell, I practically run down the halls to catch up with him.

"Steve!" I call when I see the back of his perfectly groomed brunette head.

I can practically feel his eyeroll as he turns around to face me again.

"Now you want to talk?" He asks in a mixed tone or annoyance and hurt.

"I'm so sorry," I begin sincerely. "I was busy with a project and fell asleep and this morning was crazy and-"

"Nance," he interrupts, looking me in the eyes. "What's going on?"

I look at him for a minute as I try to make sense of what I going to tell him. I can't tell him about the demagorgan, no way.

"Nothing," I finally answer, though my voice comes out in an uncertain tone and I can't keep my eyes on him as I shake my head.

I can feel his dark brown eyes on me, and I can't find the courage to look at him again.

"Nancy you can tell me anything," he says, and it's almost like his stare is burning into my soul.

I look back at him and my heart sinks as I look over his shoulder to see Kavinsky beckoning me in his direction.

"I-I have to go," I say quickly as he catches that I'm not looking at him.

I push past him, despite his calls after me, and walk down the hall to where Kavinsky stands. He matches my pace as we walk down the hall. I try not to let my conscience get the best of me for leaving Steve in the dust as Kavinsky fills me in on what's going on.

"Joyce Byers is freaking out," he says quietly as we walk to the lunchroom. "Hopper called the school and suggested that Jonathan go home to help his mom out. While Jonathan was in the office he said that Penelope Blossom came in like a hurricane demanding to know what Principal Weatherbee did with her daughter. She threatened to take him to court."

"Penelope Blosssom has a reputation for being batshit crazy," I explain to him. "After Jason was killed and Clifford committed suicide all she had was Cheryl and her crazy mother in law. Did Jonathan go home?"

"No," Peter shook his head. "I think he would have if we didn't have the afterschool plan."

We enter the cafeteria, get our Salisbury steak and instant potatoes, and head to the same table we sat at yesterday. Everyone else is already there, Peter and Lara Jean on one side, and Betty, Jonathan, and Archie on the other. I take my place beside Lara Jean, Kavinsky beside Archie.

I notice the worried, distant look in Jonathan's eyes and knot my eyebrows. I try to think about how hard it would be for my family if Mike or Holly went missing, but it almost seems like those things are too surreal to be true.

But I guess nothing is too surreal when you're fighting a demagorgan.

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Betty's POV

During last period, I zone out as I remember the plan. My whole body feels shaky with adrenaline and fear. I feel the palms of my hands tingle and when I look down, I see drops of blood form around fingernail shaped indentations in my hand. I relax my hands and try to focus on Mrs. Kingsbury, but after a minute the only thing I can focus on is the ticking of the clock behind her.

I can't focus on anything else, except for the haunting idea of Cheryl's death and Will's vanishing. My mind then settles on Will, as everyone's mind has today. The poor boy never did anything to deserve the wrath of the demagorgan.

But really, as anyone?

Cheryl didn't even deserve it. Just because she bullied me all of my life doesn't mean that she deserved to die, especially by the power of a supernatural monster.

The bell rings, interrupting my thoughts. I'm pulled back to reality and gather my belongings. I walk out the door silently and take a left down the hall to my locker.

On my way I pass Peter. We make eye contact as we go by each other and telepathically tell each other the same thing.

It's showtime.

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Thank you guys so much for reading! I'm so sorry that it took so long, I feel so bad.

How's lockdown? Mine's been surprisingly busy, which is why I haven't been able to upload.

Sorry this was short, I'm going to work on the next chapter right now and it will be much longer and there won't be such a length between chapters.

Thanks again!