𝑪𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 - 𝑬𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒏

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"You want us to translate? Russian?" Steve did pass high school, but he wasn't the best at all. I don't see how he could help translate such a hard language. But I think I have just the right person in mind.

"I know who can help us!" I say standing up from my chair and running out of the mall in a hurry. Once I get in the parking lot, I get in my car, turn on the engine and start driving to his house. When I arrive, I knock hard on the door. It's still morning technically so maybe he was asleep?

"Eddie open up! I know you're there, you car is outside!" I yell. 15 seconds later, the door swings open and there he is.

"Harrington? What are you doing here" Eddie says while rubbing his eyes. I have clearly woken him up. This is the first time I see Eddie Munson not dressed in any of his usual dark clothes. He simply has sweatpants that hang loosely on his hips and he doesn't have a shirt on. I stare for a few seconds before I remember why I'm actually here.

"This is urgent, I need your help" I quickly say. When I was tutoring him, I happened to see his horrible school scores. All except one. He's actually very good in languages, his scores are higher than mine, if anyone can actually believe it. If anyone I know can help us, it's him.

"I wouldn't say no to spending time with you princess, it's been a while, but it's 10 in the morning and I need my beauty sleep" he says yawning.

"I don't care, put on some shoes and get in the car" I turn around, ignoring the nickname he just gave me, and get back in my car, waiting for him to get in as well. He entered 2 minutes later, looking a little more awake, still in his pyjamas and his hair looking like a mess but I don't say anything about it.

"Okay, know tell me what the hell I'm doing in Avery Harrington's camaro while I could be sleeping today" he exhales.

"Okay, you know my brother Steve? I think you do, well he and I are friends with a bunch of kids-" I start to explain when Eddie cuts me off.

"How old exactly" he frowns.

"Not the point Eddie. Anyways, one of them just got back from summer camp, and intercepted a secret Russian communication on a radio or something. We need help to decode it"

"Okay... I still don't see why I'm being dragged there?" Eddie questions.

"I saw your school report, your good in languages, probably better than me so I thought you might be able to help us" I add, waiting for his response. He can't really say no because I never waited for his response and just drove us straight back to the mall.

"I'll try my best, but Russian is a tough one" he rests his head back on the seat and closes his eyes, probably wishing he was still in bed.

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When we enter Scoops Ahoy, Robin is making Lucas' little sister, Erica, taste test probably all the flavours we have. She has been doing this all summer, and I honestly thought it was pretty clever and funny.

Dustin and Steve are listening to the tape we have of the Russian message, when me and Eddie enter. Dustin doesn't know who Eddie was but Steve absolutely does.

"What is he doing here?" Steve asks confused.

"He's the best chance we've got at translating this message, be nice" I respond.

"So you're telling me... Eddie Munson who's doing his senior year for a third time, knows Russian?" Steve didn't believe one bit in Eddie's skills but I do.

"He's better than me in languages at school so shut up, and let's get on with this" I defend.

Dustin just kept looking back and forth between the three of us. Eddie eventually got himself a chair and sat down beside Dustin without a word.