HAWKINS BLEEDING , will byers

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"Ya this isn't creepy at all"

"I was looking for my brother" he said

"No this is called stalking"

"What's going on?" Nancy walked to the group

"Theres the starring lady" Stephenie couldn't stand what they were doing to poor Jonathan, he lost his brother.

"What"

"This creep was spying on us last night—was probably going to save this one for later" Carol said while handing Nancy a picture

"See, You Can tell that he knows it's wrong but, that's the thing with perverts. its hardwired into them. they just can't help themselves" Steve said while touching Jonathan's clothes and then ripped the picture
"Steve" Stephenie whispered

"Shut up Stephenie" he snapped

"Well, we just got to take away his toy"

"Steve" Nancy said quietly

"Please Not the camera" Jonathan said while walking forward but being stopped by Tommy
"No no Tommy" Steve said "here" he said handing the camera to Jonathan but dropped it right before he could catch it

"Your an asshole Steve" Stephenie said pushing him before walking away, Steve throwing up his hands at his little sister.

Stephenie was walking trying to cool down after what Steve did, she had been walking for hours. She just wanted to be alone. Until she heard sirens and trucks heading up to the lake so she followed them. When she got there she saw Mike, El, Lucas and Dustin pull up on there bikes behind a fire truck. She wanted to get closer so she went to on of the closer ambulances and She leaned down to try and stay hidden. She saw people in the water pulling out a body— she saw the familiar red puffy vest of Will Byers. He was pale and limp.

Stephenie didn't know how to feel. The only person who she felt something for was now dead. Gone. Stephenie put a hand over her mouth as she started to cry, everything around her went quiet as her ears popped. She sat back on a truck. She could slightly hear Mike yelling at El. Soon she saw a figure lean down in front of her.

"Hey kid" she looked up and saw the chief Hopper.

"Harrington?" Stephenie kept her head low, wishing Hopper hadn't seen her crying. Now she's weak, this was the first time she cried in a while. Hopper hesitantly picked her up and hugged her for a minute letting her sob into his arms.

Hopper put her in the back seat of his truck to drive her home. He wasn't letting her walk home. As they were pulling away all she could say was

"It can't be him" Hopper looked at her through the rear veiw mirror. Nobody has ever seen Stephenie Harrington cry.

When they arrived at the Harrington house Hopp took her to the door that was answered by Steve who looked at him and then down at Stephenie who had her head looking at her feet. He leaned up against the door

"What did she do now" he asked

"She did nothing, found her at the lake where they found Will Byers" Hopper explained as Stephenie lifted her head

Steve looked at Stephenie more closely. Was she crying? Steve saw the pain in her eyes, that he clearly didn't see building up for so long. How blind could he be?

Steve looked back up at Hopper
"Thank you" he said wrapping an arm around Stephenie and Hopper nodded before getting in his truck again

Steve and Stephenie sat on the couch, Steve comforting her just sitting. He didn't know what to say. "I'm sorry Stephenie. For all this. I'm a terrible brother" he said and Stephenie stayed quiet for a moment "look you don't have to forgive me or anything but I really want to be a better brother. I need to be since mom and dad aren't ever home but because I care about you" Stephenie looked up to her older brother

"It's okay" she said

"No, it's not okay Steph. I've been a total asshole for years" Steve put his head in his hands

"We both were" Stephenie admitted "but that's in the past. why be stuck on stuff that you can't change?"

"Stephenie I promise I'll be a better brother from now on" Steve told her

"Okay" Stephenie nodded "and I'll be a better Sister from now on. No more useless fights" she held up her pinky finger— something they did when they were younger "pinky promise"

Steve cracked a light smile "pinky promise" he said, holding up his finger as well as the two locked their pinky fingers

that night, the Harrington's wouldn't fight. they simply enjoyed each other's company.

the four sat in Mikes Basement, and watched El 'summon will' after listening Stephenie could hear Will, but he sounded scared. Singing a song she had heard him humming before

"I'll be right back" Stephenie said while getting up and heading to the bathroom and shutting the door. She was so over whelmed by it, one minute she finds out he's dead and the next he's not? But where was he?