STRANGER ≪ °❈° ≫ THINGS

Guitar God || Eddie Munson

Growing impatient, you let out a big sigh and rolled down the car window that was on the passenger side while you vigorously tapped your fingers against the steering wheel. You were parked in front of Hawkins High to pick up your brother Dustin from his D&D meeting, and you couldn't wait much longer.

You spot the double doors of the school entrance open and a group of kids walk out. You see Dustin walking alongside Mike and a few other kids, including an older guy who didn't look like a high schooler, but more like someone around your age. The group walked out as they talked and laughed. You spot some kids leaving by getting on their bikes or getting in their designated rides that was waiting for them in the parking lot just like you. Dustin chuckled as the older guy playfully punched him on the shoulder. You study him and notice the littlest details. His denim on denim outfit with black rocker boots told you one thing, while the fact that he hung out with your brother told you a completely other story.

Not wanting to wait another second, you groan and aggressively hit your car horn. "DUSTIN LET'S GO!" You yelled through the window. Startled, Dustin and the guy look over to you. You make eye contact with him as he smirks. You ignore him, and look over at Dustin. "LET'S GO!" You yelled again, motioning him to walk towards to the car. "I'M COMING!" Dustin yelled back. You rolled your eyes and notice Mike who is also looking at you. You shook your head and gave Mike a half smile as he waved at you, and you waved back.

After finishing his conversation, Dustin walks over to your car and aggressively shakes the car door handle while you unlock the car. "Finally Dustin. I've been waiting for a while now." You said. Dustin rolls his eyes. "Okay, okay. Calm your horses. I'm here." He says getting in the car and placing his backpack towards the back seat. He closes the door behind him, and you notice the guy who Dustin was talking with earlier happened to be staring at you both. "What do you guys even do in there? Summon the devil?" You say with a smile to annoy Dustin as you look at his "Hellfire Club" t-shirt. Dustin furrows his eyebrows and then grins. "Oh yeah. We sacrifice souls every now and then." He replied. You grinned. "Maybe you can sacrifice me next. I'm done with my life." You say with a chuckle while looking over at Dustin. You two couldn't help but laugh at how much you both love messing with each other.

You turn your key in the ignition to start your car when you then spot the older guy walk over to an old, dark, beat up chevy car. "Who's that?" You asked, keeping your gaze on the guy. "That's Eddie." Dustin replied looking up to see him through the window. "Eddie?" You ask, looking over at his voluminous hair that bounced and moved swiftly whenever he took a step. "Eddie Munson." Dustin said. "And he-?" You began to question when Dustin cut you off. "He's a senior. He goes to school here and he's with us in our D&D campaign." He says while grabbing his seatbelt. You notice Eddie take out a black instrument case that you automatically identified as a guitar from the back of his seat in the car. "He plays guitar?" You asked, your eyes following him as you also noticed how he held his grip tightly around the case, that the veins of his arms popped out a bit. You felt your heart flutter for a quick second. Dustin let out a loud "Pfffft." while securing his seatbelt. Furrowing your eyebrows, you turned towards Dustin. "Oh yeah." He says looking into your eyes. "Oh yeah?" You say. Dustin nods his head. You turn your head to focus on Eddie who is now putting his guitar case in the trunk of the car. "He's a Guitar God." Dustin adds.

Alarmed, your heart skips a beat. The feeling of being impressed and offended hit you in the chest as if you've been shot. You blinked and hit your head back against your seat then turned to look at your brother. "Woah! Woah! Come again?" You asked. Dustin's eyes widen. "Excuse me?" You add. Dustin grinned. "Yeah. You heard me." He says. Taken back, you shook your head in disbelief. "Oh really? You're sure about that?" You say, your fingers gripping onto your steering wheel tighter. You turn your head to look back at Eddie who now closed the trunk of his car. "He plays so good, even better than you." Dustin says with a sly smile. Again, feeling like if you've been shot, your eyes widen and you felt your fingernails dig into the palm of your hands. "Bullshit!" You replied, lightly smacking Dustin on his shoulder. "Take that back!" You add. Dustin scrunches up his shoulders to make sure you can't hit him again. "No! I meant it!" He says. With disbelief, you watch Eddie get in his car and drive away. Clenching your jaw you touch your gear shift changing the car from parked to drive as you drive away from the school to head home.