when caroline snapped her soft fingers and found herself back inside the byers home, it was mid morning, and nobody seemed to be present within the home.
"mrs byers?" she called
the house didn't react, she began to grow slightly worried... had something happened? to will?
"joyce?? it's caroline" caroline stammered, only louder this time.
mike wheeler turned the corner, looking nervously at the girl "oh, hey care." he sighed
"hey, where's uh-" the girl started, being cut off by the boy's shaky voice
"i'll explain later, but help us find where this goes. it's hopper's location and, he's in trouble." he stuttered, showing her a folded piece of wrapping paper with another one of will's drawings scribbled on it
"oh shit, i'm on it" caroline stammered, blinking multiple times before looking at the drawing, turning on her heels, and walking throughout the damaged house.
•••
"here! it goes here!" caroline gasped, pointing her index finger to the wall near the back door. mike and joyce began to hustle towards the wall, joyce placing the piece of wrapping paper where it belonged and giving the two children a nervous glance
"okay, so... so hopper is here?" joyce questioned looking at the wall
"yeah. now we just have to find out where here is, right?" mike suggested, looking at the concerned women sitting before him
"right" she said, looking around for a piece of tape to stick the drawing in its place
"i may be able to find him. i just don't know if my power can reach to someone i don't personally know or have a definite location of" caroline stuttered, looking at mike wheeler and joyce byers
"well if it helps, before he left he said something about vines?" joyce announced, placing her right hand onto caroline's warm shoulder
•••
mike, will and will's mother each sat nervously, facing caroline. she closed her green eyes, thinking about hopper's physical appearance and the location will had described to her minutes earlier.
from the 3 spectators point of view, the brunette girl flashed in and out of real life, her physical appearance becoming harder and harder to see, it became faded. she was trying to teleport, but it didn't seem to be working as usual
suddenly, she blinked into joyce, mike, and will's eyes, her nose bleeding and her eyes quickly opening.
caroline wiped her left hand across her nose and shook her head, looking at joyce with remorse "i cant reach him" she stammered
"we'll find another way, dont wo-" joyce began to say, stopping her sentence as the sound of a car pulling into their driveway startled the woman
"hopper?" joyce mumbled, jogging towards the byers' front door
she glanced out the window, and quickly turned to face mike, who was handing caroline a washcloth to wipe her nose.
YOU ARE READING
Harrington // Stranger Things!
Fanfiction[COMPLETED 2020] [EDITED 2022] * in which 004 escapes from the lab, but is quickly taken in by steve harrington and the town of hawkins
