If you're meant to come back - Justin Jesso
Either way, we're gonna be alright, alright
No one knows about tomorrow
But I know I'll be waiting for you still
...
Her mom used to have beautiful brown hair. The kind that glistened even when there was no light near. It always somehow always fell perfectly even in the mornings. It was always so beautiful and Felicity noted how she prayed her hair would grow to be like her when she was so young.
And surely it did. But unlike her mother, Fel had waves flowing in it. And for a while Fel hated them. She had always wished to have the perfect straight hair like her mother. And then the day had come sooner than they thought.
Her mother's hair started to fall out. Slowly at first, and then all at once. And it was then that Fel wished she could take all the hair off her head and give it to her mother. And even though she reassured her daughter it would always grow back when she gets better, and not to worry. All she could do was think about the brown hair now missing. And wondering if it was ever going to get better from here.
And it never did. The day she hoped would come never did, and Fel started regretting the thought of her younger self hating her wavy hair. Cause now when she looked at it, she saw her mother, and she adored her hair now.
And now looking at it as was slightly a mess from all the craziness, Eddie seemed to note the wave in it. He had never really seen her with her hair down. It was always pulled back in a ponytail by a white ribbon. Which he never knew was her mother. A piece of fabric was torn from a shirt and she used it every day to tie her hair back.
But now that ribbon wasn't there so the hair fell perfectly around her shoulders. He looked down at her hand linked in his. He could see on her face the fear of being in this place. And whenever there was a weird noise she would flinch and inch closer to him, or slightly squeeze his hand a little tighter.
" So M'lady" He hummed out and she glanced at him coming out of a trance state. " I would say we kinda completed the night swimming on that bucket list." Fel looked down at the vine-covered ground with a chuckle. " Never would have thought that one was gonna be complete while trying to swim down to the gate."
" Still counts Lis, besides, even if we were kind of swimming to this fucked up place, with you it was fun" He shot her a smirk and she rolled her eyes as the pink started to show on her cheeks. " So swimming together to the upside down is fun?" She tilted her head with a questioning look yet still a playful smile on her pink lips.
" You must be magic darling, cause you seem to make everything fun when I'm with you" And as he said that he pushed her out still holding her hand in his but spinning the girl around. Watching that dirty pink dress glid around her perfectly. And like he always wanted to hear, her laughter poured out around them.
" Eddie! Hey Eddie!" The pair looked behind them to see Steve running up to them. He smiled at Fel before directing his attention back to Eddie. " Can I talk to you man?" Eddie first looked over to the girl making sure it was fine to part for a few minutes.
Felicity gladly nodded and hesitantly let go of his hand. Fel ran up beside Robin and linked her arm to hers. " Well, aren't you cheerful even in this place." Robin seemed slightly stressed but still held on to her sarcasm.
" I guess oddly enough" Fel spoke as she took a glance over her shoulder, Eddie still had his eyes on her. And even though she was apart from him at this moment, clearly she was safe. Cause if anything happened Eddie would see it coming and run to her. He wouldn't take his eyes off her for a second.
And so when their eyes met for a moment they both smiled and she turned back to Robin. " I'm really happy" Robin smiled at her friend glad to see the pure happiness on her best friend's face.
" You deserve it Fel. I'm really happy for you." Fel bit her lip and looked at Robin. " It's just- I can't stop thinking about-" Fel couldn't seem to form the words in that moment. " What if it doesn't work for me?"
Robin's eyes widened and she knew what Felicity was asking. " I promise you, you will be okay." Robin stopped walking to look at her friend dead in the eyes. " Felicity Fawn Eliss, don't do anything stupid, and I promise you, you will get through this." Fel nodded to her and quickly wrapped her arms around her friend.
" If it doesn't though" Felicity's voice was just above a whisper. " Just know I love you." Robin sniffled at her friend's words and squeezed her tighter.
The ground beneath them started to shake again. The pair stubbled trying to keep their balance. " Felicity!" Eddie yelled out to her making sure she was okay. " Okay second on my least favorite thing, earthquakes. Seriously I'm unsteady enough as it is." Robin said on the ground.
Nancy who was leaning against a tree started to run forward. " Nancy!" Fel yelled after her. " Hey Nancy where are you going!" Fel made a run for it after the girl. Eddie quickly picked himself up running after Felicity.
The ground stopped shaking and Fel stubbled into Nancy who stopped running. " What the hell Nancy" Felicity tried to catch her breath. The group came just behind them Eddie placed a hand on Fel's lower back. They all stared at the house that Nancy had her eyes on. " Come on"
They started walking to the house and Fel shook her head. " You okay?" Eddie asked once again his eyes only on her. And for a moment she got caught by the brown eyes. Warmth filling inside her chest. " I am now" She whispered to him. He nodded wrapping an arm around her and keeping her close as they walked.
" I think it might be time to get a maid, Wheeler." Robin who of course had to make a joke at this time. Fel smiled and stepped away from Eddie glancing around the room. She remembered so many times when she and Nancy would be hanging out around this house. Well, not this one, but the one that was a lot warmer than this.
" Come on I don't want to stay here longer than we have to." Nancy started walking up the stairs. They all followed her as she walked to her room. Nancy grabbed a box from the top of a shelf and opened it up. Slightly dirty white heels were in there. Fel frowned when she heard Eddie say they weren't guns.
" These heels are pointy, but I was hoping for a deadly projection." Robin once again sarcasm dripping off her lips. Fel ran a hand through her hair with a sigh. " I don't understand" Nancy completely confused. " Maybe they are somewhere else" Eddie added. Nancy slightly snapped in frustration. " There is a six-year-old in this house I know where I keep my guns."
" Well they aren't there Nancy" Felicity took a breath shaking her head. " I threw these away years ago." Nancy picked up a few note cards. " Oh my god," Fel knew those note cards. She and Nancy studied them just a few years back. Fel walked out of the room trying to catch her breath. Her head was spinning or maybe it was the room. Her chest was tightening. She brought a hand to her chest gasping for air. " Eddie-" Her voice was harsh. It was hardly there.
Felicity stumbled to the stairs. " Eddie!" She yelled as loud as she could. Something was wrong. Fel tried her best to grab onto the railing of the staircase but missed. And started falling down the stairs. With each stair hitting her something started to change. She slammed into the bottom of the stairway.
Slowly she picked herself up. Light pink walls now surrounded her. The girl stood up coughing and eyes wide. " No no no" She slowly back up, back hitting the wall. " Eddie!"
" Felicity" And the voice made her go still. And for a few moments, she forgot everything that was happening to her. " Hopper?" She watched as the man came around the corner. Like she had always remembered him, he was in his sheriff's uniform. Holding his hat in his hand. A slight frown on his face.
" Hopper!" The girl ran over to him and wrapped her arms around him. Something she had been wishing to do since the day she lost him. " Hey, kiddo." He wrapped his arms around the girl, and for a while, she felt safe again. The girl began to cry. Remembering the last few words she had spoken to him.
In the mall when he was leaving to go below to the gate, hoping to close it. He ordered her to stay here out of danger. And she was mad at him for making her stay. Constantly treating her like a little kid. Hopper was never one to show much emotion. But to her surprise, he told her he loved her. And how he would see her when this is all over.
And she didn't say anything to him. Just kept looking forward. Cause even if she loved him, she still didn't say it back. And it would be one of her biggest regrets. If she had known he would never come back to her, give her one last hug, she probably wouldn't have let him go.
" I'm so sorry" the girl sobbed into him. " I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry" Squeezing him as if he would vanish. " I should have said it back, I should have-" She gasped for air " I should have come with you"
" I'm afraid it's too late for that" The voice was becoming distorted. And it was then that Fel remembered where she was at. She jumped out of the grasp. Falling back, as the second her back hit the ground, everything was red.
...
" We're in the past," Nancy said to Robin and Eddie. They were silent for a moment. Nancy glanced at Fel who was standing by the door not moving. " Felicity?" She asked gently. Eddie quickly looked over. The girl didn't move or turn her head when being called to. " Lis" Eddie approached her slowly. " Okay, Fel no time to play around you are kinda freaking me out." Robin slightly chuckled nervously. Eddie quickly turned the girl around. Her eyes were in the back of her head and she was slightly shaking tears running down the girl's face.
" No Fel, listen to me I'm right here!" Eddie yelled and turned back to Nancy. " We need music!" Robin yelled and Steve came running up the stairs. " Oh god," He gasped when he saw the girl in the trance. " There should be music in the cabinet right there!" Nancy yelled rushing over and opening. Eddie looked back at the girl in front of him.
" Fel open your eyes, come back to me, it gonna be okay." He looked at the group behind him, Nancy grabbed the box full of tapes and poured it out on the ground. " Hurry up Wheeler!" He yelled at her. " I'm trying!" She yelled back shuffling through the tapes. She grabbed the cassette player, praying it worked.
" What is her favorite song?" Steve asked in fear. He looked at Robin who was gasping for air. " I- I- don't know she never really mentioned music." Robin started throwing some tapes across the room.
Eddie placed both his hands on each side of her face. He could hardly look at her. The fear of watching her die in front of him seemed to become true. " Darling please" his eyes still painful locked on the girl before him. " Guys we are running out of time!" Eddie screamed still looking at his girl.
" Listen man we are trying but we don't know her favorite song or even the music she never really-"
" U2" Eddie cut him off. " What?" Steve asked still looking at the tapes. Eddie reluctantly stepped away from her and shuffled through the tapes. Until he found a tape with U2 on it. He snatched the player from Nancy and shoved the tape in. Placing the headphones on her ears and prayed he got it right. Cause he couldn't lose her, not her, anyone but her.