teenage tragedy (Max Mayfield)

2. ten

After twenty minutes, the power came back on. It was easier for Cammie to see, now, and she ducked around corners stealthily. She came across a long hallway and sighed, time jumping to the end to make it quicker for herself.

She turned the corner and stopped in her tracks. Four of the Demo-dogs were staring at her, teeth bared and growling.

"Oh, shit," she muttered.

She time jumped to the corridor ahead of them, running as fast as she could to get away from them. They continued to chase, however, and she needed a distraction to get them off her back. She ducked into a cupboard and closed the door over. She looked around, seeing a giant bag of marbles.

Cammie tipped them on the floor, knocking everything off the shelves. She opened the door and time jumped to the other end of the hallway. She peered around the corners, watching the Demogorgons run into the cupboard. She waved her hand and the door slammed shut. She time jumped passed it, running down the stairs to try and find someone.

Cammie time jumped outside the entrance, almost falling over when she landed on someone.

"Hey!" she hissed, pushing whoever it was away from her.

"It's Mike!"

"Mike!" Cammie hugged him quickly, looking around. Hopper was carrying Will over his shoulder and Joyce was running into the lobby. "I'm sorry I didn't get the others. Dart molted, he's a baby Demogorgon, and there's tons of them. We tried to kill them but they came back here," she said.

"It's okay. Honestly, it's okay. I'm just glad you're okay," he said.

"I am," she said.

"Come on!" Hopper called to them.

Johnathon and Nancy had pulled up and they got in the car, Joyce following. She was sobbing but cradled Will in her arms.

"The others are here, too, at the gates!" Cammie shouted to Hopper.

He nodded and got in his car, driving after them. He stopped to get the others in the car and then Johnathon turned the car towards his house.

Cammie swung her legs as she sat on the counter in Joyce's kitchen, eating chocolate to try and recharge her energy. Dustin, Mike, Lucas, Max, Steve, Nancy and Johnathon were sat around the table, while Joyce was checking in on Will in his room. Hopper was slamming the phone against the wall angrily.

"They didn't believe you, did they?" Dustin looked at Hopper.

"We'll see," Hopper said.

"We'll see? We can't just sit here while those things are loose!" Mike shouted.

"We stay here, and we wait for help," Hopper said, storming out of the room.

Cammie yawned and shoved another piece of chocolate in her mouth.

"Did you guys know that Bob was the original founder of Hawkins AV?" Mike said.

"Really?" Lucas said.

"He petitioned the school to start it and everything. Then he had a fund-raiser for equipment. Mr. Clarke learned everything from him. Pretty awesome, right?" Mike said.

"Yeah," Dustin and Lucas said. Cammie nodded, her mouth full of chocolate. She swallowed it down and took a sip of water before speaking.

"Want me to speak to him?" she said.

"No. We can't let him die in vain," Mike said.

Cammie shrugged.

"What do you want to do, Mike? The Chief's right on this. We can't stop those Demo-dogs on our own," Dustin said.