𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟

vi. FAMILY VIDEO.

     

     AT THE kitchen table, Max and Chris sat directly across one another as Icarus stood at the window, staring at the Munson trailer that was being taped up and investigated by police officers. "How come I've never heard of Eddie Munson?" He glanced over and Max glanced up. "Right? From what Lucas has told me about you from when Will went missing, he totally is your type." The redhead says.

Chris' eyes instantly dart to his sister, almost as if in a pointed look and Icarus crossed his arms. "So, last night when you fed the neighbor's dog, you saw... Eddie and Chrissy Cunningham together?" He asked and Max nods. "Sticking out like sore thumbs." She says and Icarus glanced over at him. "And this is weird how? I mean, I was a weirdo metal head too and I bagged Hawkins' hottest, King Steve, himself, you know?" He shrugs, not finding it a big deal and Max just rolls her eyes.

"No, not that... it was what happened after. Remember the lights flickering and then Eddie came running out screaming? Now this?" She came to stand by him, gesturing out the window. "It was Chrissy?" Icarus glanced at him and Max nods. "She was in her cheer outfit... her bones were all messed up and--and... I think Eddie might have done it." She says, unsure as she fidgets with the cord of her Walkman. "Okay, no, no," Chris stood up.

"I know Eddie. He can be a scary metal head, sure, and people think he's into Satan and shit, but he's a 20 year old fucking dweeb that spends his time playing a fantasy game with a bunch of kids younger than him. You think he has a murderous bone in his body?" He said, crossing his arms and Max turns to him. "They said the same shit about Bundy." She shrugs and Icarus rolls his eyes.

"Oh, my God... wait, Eddie plays D&D?" He asked and Chris nods. "They play every Friday. The Hellfire club." He says and Icarus squints his eyes at him. "Don't tell me..." "Yep. Dustin, Lucas, Mike, those dweebs, our dweebs, are also in it." Max says, her arms crossed and Icarus nods, digging into his pocket to make sure he had the keys to the Thunderbird. "Then let's go. Let's go and talk to Dustin. He deserves to know about all of this." He says as he then rushed out the front door while the two siblings glance at one another before they're both rushing to follow Icarus.

On the drive to Dustin's, it's quiet and none of them speak. Icarus had endless worries running through his mind and when they got to Dustin's, he quickly shut off the car and rushed up to the front door of the Henderson home. Max took the lead, quickly ringing the doorbell and the trio wait before the door is opened. Dustin looks surprised at the sight of Max on his front porch then looked over at Icarus.

"Rus!" He smiled brightly then basically pushed Max out of the way, towards her brother to bring Icarus into a big hug. "Hey, kid. I missed you too." Icarus said, hugging back tightly as Chris looked at Dustin with a tiny glare, his hands on Max's shoulders. "Don't push my sister again." He says coldly and the Henderson looks at him right away. "I'm so sorry." He says in a small voice and Icarus looks over at Chris, giving him a look.

"Leave him alone, he got excited." He said then pulled back from the younger. "We need to talk about your new pal, Eddie Munson." He tells and Max nods her head to confirm. "Let's go inside." She nods to the door so Dustin looks at Icarus with a weird look. "Just listen to her, will you?" The older says to him before pushing him back inside the house.

"Hi Mrs. Henderson." Chris and Icarus both greeted the woman kissing her cat who waves at them simultaneously. In Dustin's room, Max explains all of it to Dustin as Icarus was seated on the boy's bed, watching as Chris was leaning on the wall by the door with his arms crossed, doubting everything Max was saying had anything to do with Eddie Munson.

"Chrissy Cunningham? You're sure it was Chrissy?" Dustin walks towards where Max stood by where Icarus is sitting, fidgeting with her hands. "Yes, she was in her cheerleader outfit. Same thing she was in when I saw her with Eddie." She explains. "Did you tell all this to the cops?" Dustin asked her.