ENDGAME | STEVE HARRINGTON

( CHAPTER TEN )

( CHAPTER TEN ) 

At the police station, Hailey sits next to Jonathan who was handcuffed to a desk. Nancy had walked over to them with an ice bag. "Found some ice," Nancy said, standing behind them.

"Thanks," Jonathan muttered, Nancy holds it out then gently placed it on his cheek. Nancy gives him a long look before averting her eyes. "Everything okay?" Jonathan gently asks, looking up at her.

Nancy meets his eyes. "Yeah, everything's fine," the two teens share a small smile before looking away awkwardly.

It had been 20 minutes, Joyce and Hopper burst through the police station. "Hey," Joyce greets, looking at her boy. "Jonathan?" She looked at the three teens. "Jesus, what... What happened?"

"Ma'am..." Callahan warns.

"I'm fine," Jonathan muttered.

"Why is he wearing handcuffs?" Joyce demands, Hopper standing next to him.

"Well, your boy assaulted a police offer," Callahan answered, standing opposite to her. "That's why,"

"Take them off," she demands, pointing to her son.

"I am afraid I can't do that," Callahan shakes his head.

"Take them off!" She shouts, glaring at the police officer.

"You heard her," Hopper backed her up. "Take 'em off."

Callahan stared at Hopper with wide eyes. "Chief, I get everyone's emotional here, but there's something you need to see." Powell tells him. Callahan, Powell, and Hopper had left the station.

They soon come back inside, Hopper had placed a box of their hunting supplies on the desk. "What is this?" Joyce asks, looking side the box, the three teens looked at each other nervously.

"Why don't you ask your son?" Hopper asks, looking at Jonathan, Callahan stands behind Hopper. "We found it in his car,"

"What?" Joyce asks, her eyes widening.

Jonathan leant forward. "Why are you going through my car?"

Hopper placed his hands on the desk and looked down at him. "Is that the question you should be asking right now? I wanna see you in my office."

"You won't believe me," Jonathan tells him.

Hopper leans towards him. "Why don't you give me a try?"

Nancy, Hailey, and Jonathan sit in Hopper's office. Joyce had handed Hopper the photo they had developed a few days ago. Hopper eyes it and looks at Jonathan.

"You say blood draws this thing?" Hopper asks, recalling what Jonathan, Nancy, and Hailey had told them.

"We don't know," Jonathan answers.

"It's just a theory," Hailey looked down at the ground, pressing her lips together.

Joyce gives her son a disappointed look. Jonathan and Joyce had stepped out of Hopper's office, a little while later they could hear some shouting in the office. Nancy and Hailey give each other a look and Hopper had stepped out of his office.

Hailey had secretly followed Hopper, standing a the door and listening. Women and his son stand there, the women shouting at Callahan. "What the hell is going on here?" Hopper demanded, stepping into the scene.

"These men are humiliating my son!" The women cried out, pointing at Powell and Callahan.

Callahan shakes his head. "No, no, no, no. Okay, that's not true."