HENDERSON iii || M.Mayfield

4.3

"So you're saying that this thing that killed Chrissy
and Fred, it's from the Upside-down?" Nancy asked.

"If the shoe fits." Etta nodded.

"Our working theory is that he attacks with a spell or
curse." Dustin explained. "Now whether or not he's-"

"Or she." Etta spoke up with a huff. "We don't know
it's gender."

"Fine- we don't know whether they're doing the
bidding of the Mind Flayer or just loves killing teens,
we don't know. Happy?" Dustin asked, turning to
Etta, who nodded.

"All we know is that this is something different." Max
stated. "Something new.

"Doesn't make sense." Nancy said.

"It's only a theory." Etta defended.

"No, Fred and Chrissy don't make sense. I mean,
why them?" Nancy asked.

"Maybe they were just in the wrong place." Dustin
shrugged. "They were both at the game."

"And near the trailer park." Max noted.

"We're at the trailer park." Steve stated. "Uh, should
we maybe not be here?"

"There is something about this place." Nancy
admitted. "Fred started acting weird the second we
got here."

"Acting weird as in...?" Robin questioned.

"Scared, on edge, upset." Nancy listed.

"Max, you said Chrissy was upset too, right?" Etta
asked and she nodded.

"Yeah. But not here." Max corrected. "She was
crying in the bathroom at school."

"Serial killers stalk their pray before they strike,
right?" Robin asked. "So maybe Fred and Chrissy saw this vecman-"

"Vecna." Etta and Dustin corrected.

"I Dunno about you guys, but if I saw some creepy
wizard monster, I would mention it to someone."
Steve admitted, scratching his face.

"Maybe they did." Max stated. "I saw Chrissy leaving
Ms Kelly's office. If you saw a monster, you.. you
wouldn't go to the police. They'd never believe you.
But you might go to your-"

"Your shrink." Robin interrupted.

Etta and the others hopped up, planning to see Ms
Kelley. They headed to Steve's car, Nancy turning
towards her own.

"'Whoa, whoa. Nance, Nance! Where you going?"
Steve asked.

"Oh, there's just something I wanna check on first."
Steve explained.

"Something you wanna share with the class?" Etta
raised a brow.

"don't wanna waste your time. It's a real shot in the
dark." Nancy admitted.

"Yeah, okay. Are you out of your mind? Flying solo
with Vecna creep on the loose?" Steve questioned.

"No, it's too dangerous. You need... you need
someone to.. here, I'll stick with Nance." Steve
threw his keys to Robin.

"You guys take the car, check out the shrink." Steve
instructed.

"I don't think you want me driving your car." Robin admitted.

"Why?" Steve questioned.

"I don't have a license." Robin stated.

"Why don't you have a license?" Steve asked in a
more dumbfounded tone.

"I'm poor." Robin said like it was obvious.

"I can drive." Max suggested.

"No, never again. Please. Anybody but you. No."
Steve refused, clearly traumatised, frowning at a
smiling Dustin. "Not a chance."