steves sister | a stranger things story

Chapter 9

After following the compasses they lead them to a old train track in the woods, the track hadn't been used for years so they all knew no trains would be coming there way. Ahead of Marley were Lucas and Dustin and far behind her were Mike and Eleven.

"Do you think she's acting weird?" Lucas said to Dustin as Marley walked faster to talk with them.

"Your asking if the weirdo is acting weird?" Dustin said his sarcastic tone returning.

"When i say acting weird i mean weirder than normal." Lucas continued to Marley and Dustin.

"I don't know who cares?!" Dustin said
They kept walking until they came across a junk yard and night would fall in a hour or two.

"Oh no." Dustin said looking at his compass.

"Oh no? What's oh no?" Lucas asked.

"We're heading back home." Dustin answered.

"What?" Marley and Mike said in unison.

'"Are you sure?" She added.

"Yeah I'm sure its setting sun right there. We looped right back around." Dustin replied pointing at the setting sun.

"And your just realising this now?" Lucas exclaimed.

"Why is this all on me?" Dustin argued.

"Because you're the compass genius!" Lucas yelled.

"Well what do all your compasses say?" Dustin asked and they all looked at there compasses.

"North." They all said together.

Dustin sighed "makes no damn sense."

"Maybe the gate moved?" Mike suggested.

"No, i don't think its the gate. I think its something else screwing with the compasses." Dustin answered.

"Maybe its something here?" Mike said. They looked to see Lucas turning around to face Eleven.

"Nah it has to be like a super magnet or something." Dustin continued.

"Its not a magnet," Lucas said making them all turn to him while he pointed at Eleven, "she's been acting weirder than normal. If she can slam door with her mind she can definitely screw up a compass."

"Why would she do that?" Marlow asked.

"Because she's trying to sabotage our mission. Because she's a traitor!" Lucas yelled and walked over to Eleven and looked her in the eye.

"Lucas leave her alone." Marley says with a sigh.

"Lucas what are you doing?" Mike yelled.

Lucas looked Eleven in the eye and spoke "you did it didn't you? You don't want us to reach the gate. You don't want us to find Will."

"Lucas common just leave her alone." Mike said defending Eleven but Lucas ignored him and kept talking to Eleven.

"Admit it....ADMIT IT!" Lucas yelled and grabbed her sleeve making Eleven jump in fear. "there's blood i knew it!"

"Lucas your scaring her!" Marley yelled.

"Lucas come on!" Mike yelled.

"I saw her wiping her nose on the tracks! She was using her powers!" Lucas yelled back.

"Bull! That's old blood. Right El?" Mike turned to Eleven as she fell silent and tears started forming in her eyes. "Right El." Mike repeated.

"Its not-... its not safe." Eleven said to them all with tears. Mike and Lucas started arguing while Marlow and Dustin stood back and stared at them.