freaks | steve harrington | book 1

erica, the new member - 013

the next day wasn't as busy with customers.

when the rush settled down, the four of us had a meeting in the back room.

"the keycard is what opens the door, however the russian who has this keycard also has a massive gun. whatever is in that room, whatever is in those boxes, they really don't want anyone to find it." dustin explained.

"there's gotta be a way in." robin sighed.

steve leaned forward in his chair. "well you know, i can just take them out."

"take WHO out?" i asked.

"the russian guard."

i scoffed at his response.

"what? i sneak up behind him, knock him out, and take his keycard. easy."

"did you not hear the part about the massive gun?" dustin questioned.

steve paused for a second. "yes, dustin, i did. that's why i would be sneaking." steve used his pointer finger and his middle finger to make it look like a person walking.

"oh please, and be honest with me, have you ever actually won a fight?" i asked.

"ok that was one time-"

"twice. jonathan, year prior." dustin pointed out.

"that doesn't count." steve threw his hat on the ground.

"why wouldn't that count? because it looked like he beat the shit out of you." i commented.

"his punches didn't even hurt." steve rolled his eyes.

"yea but there was a lot of blood."

"that just might work." robin said. she stood up, and ran out of the back room. she ran to the tip jar, and grabbed all of the dollar bills.

"robin!" i shouted. "hey robin! what are you doing?!"

"i need cash!" she was at the exit of scoops ahoy.

"yea but that's mine!" steve whined.

robin stole his tips.

"where are you going?" i asked.

"to find us a way into that room. A SAFE WAY! and in the meantime, sling some ice cream, behave, don't get beat up! i'll be back in a jiff!" she shouted as she left the mall.

i looked over at dustin, and he was eating some ice cream off of steve's scoop.

"aw dude. come on man, not my scooper." he flipped it in his hand, and put it in his pocket smoothly.

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robin came back after about thirty minutes.

the group met in the back room again.

"it is fascinating what twenty bucks will get you at the county headquarters office." she took out a giant piece of paper, and laid it on the table.

it was a map.

"starcourt mall, the complete blueprints."

"not bad cuzzy." i nudged her shoulder.

robin took out a red marker. "thanks. this is us, scoops ahoy, and this is where we want to get."

"i don't really see a way in." steve said, turning the map toward him.

"there's not. if you're talking exclusive about doors..." robin tore off the front page, to reveal an even bigger map of starcourt.

"air ducts." dustin said.