𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘴 ~ 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧

Chapter Forty-Seven

Chapter Forty-Seven
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The early spring breeze, though warm, provided zero comfort to Ramona, the sound of the police tape whipping in the wind sending chills down her spine.

She sat in between Nancy and Robin, her knee resting against Nancy's, something that, for years, had been their way of silently saying I'm here.

"So.. You're saying the thing that killed Chrissy and Fred, is from the Upside Down?" Nancy repeated, looking to Dustin for confirmation.

"Has to be." Ramona answered, resting her chin in her palm. "Right?"

"If the shoe fits." Steve said, eyes flickering to Ramona, wondering how this information might be affecting her.

"Our working theory right now, is that he attacks with a spell or a-a curse.. Now, whether or not he's doing the bidding of the Mind Flayer or just loves killing teens.. I don't know." Dustin explained, waving his hands around for emphasis.

"All we know is that this is something different. Something new." Max rubbed her hands together anxiously as she spoke.

"It's not like anything we've ever seen before." Ramona stressed, pressing her hands against the old wood of the table. "We're completely goddamn blind here."

"It just-" Nancy cut herself off with a sharp inhale, "It doesn't make sense."

"It's just a theory." Dustin defended, sharing a look with Steve.

"No. Chrissy and Fred." Nancy corrected, shaking her head. "They don't make sense. I mean, why them?"

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

"And near the trailer park." Max added.

"We're at the trailer park... Uh.. Should we maybe not be here?" Steve's said, clearly on edge as his eyes searched the trailer park.

"There is something about this place," Nancy admitted, shifting uncomfortably, moving closer to Ramona. "Fred started acting weird the second we got here."

"Acting weird as in.." Robin trailed off, brushing the hair blowing in her face from the wind out of her eyes.

"Scared.. on edge.. upset."

"Max said Chrissy was upset too." Dustin directed his attention towards Max.

"Yeah, but not here." Max said quickly, "She was crying.. in the bathroom at school."

"Serial killers... they stalk their prey before they strike, right?" Robin started, "So, maybe Fred and Chrissy say this Vecman-"

"Vecna." Dustin corrected. "Vec-nuh."

"I don't know about you guys, but if I saw some.. freaky wizard monster. I would mention it to someone." Steve put in, wanting to avoid an argument he knew Dustin would win.

"Maybe they did. 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-"