AFTER SPENDING A LOVELY FEW WEEKS WITH STEVE HARRINGTON IN AUGUST 1985, YOU TEAR UP YOUR PLANE TICKET AND DECIDE TO STAY IN HAWKINS WITH HIM. HE OFFICIALLY BECOMES YOUR BOYFRIEND.
THINGS IN HAWKINS ARE MUCH CALMER THAN THEY WERE OVER THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEK. NO SIGNS OF RUSSIANS OR MONSTERS.
SPRING 1986 IS HERE. YOU HAVE A JOB AT MELVALD'S AND STEVE IS PRACTICALLY AT YOUR APARTMENT EVERY NIGHT. YOU HAVE FRIENDS IN TOWN, AND YOUR LIFE ISN'T PERFECT, BUT IT'S GOOD.
WAIT A MINUTE...ARE YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT? YOU LOOK A LITTLE QUEASY, A LITTLE NERVOUS. HAVE YOU BEEN EXPERIENCING ANY STRANGE SYMPTOMS? NIGHTMARES, HEADACHES, NOSEBLEEDS? AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS, LIKE THE CHIMING OF CLOCKS OR MONSTROUS VOICES TELLING YOU THAT YOU'RE NOTHING SPECIAL?
A. HUH? NO, I FEEL FINE. I'M GREAT, ACTUALLY! - go to page 21
B. NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT...YES. I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING WELL THESE PAST FEW WEEKS. I MUST BE COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING - go to page 41