Crossfire - S.H. - Book 2

So, yes, during the first semester of her senior year, Michelle Byers had fallen all the way from the top of the popularity pyramid following her break up with Steve "The King" Harrington and went back to being loner, weird Michelle Byers, trying as much as possible to keep her head down and go unnoticed during the day so no one would bother her too much. And, for most of the semester that had worked just fine - which was great too, since she had been studying a lot more these past few months than she had during the time she was dating Steve; and she needed it too, keeping her grades as close to perfect as possible if she wanted even the slightest chance of a scholarship for Brown - but, of course, with Halloween just around the corner, all of Hawkins High was buzzing, parties and more parties being planned, teenagers getting shitfaced left and right while their parents stocked all the candy they could in their houses for when the neighborhood kids would come knocking on their door in a few days. And from that excitement, Shelley couldn't really hide from. At least, not while at school, already having been invited by Tina's famous Halloween bash the following night. She wasn't entirely sure she was really feeling up to a party these days, but accepting the damn invitation wouldn't kill her, would it?

Set in season 2

Disclaimer: Some of the characters and dialogues aren't mine. Credits to their rightful owner.