I am not fluent in English, so the translation will be done through google translate. I ask your patience for reading since many errors will be caused because of the online translation. Thank you!
November 6, 1984.
Hawkins, Indiana.
The feeling came back as it did every day a little over a week ago.
Mike Wheeler was being watched and he knew it. Unlike Luke, which was always very logical, Mike followed his instincts and usually got along very well. The hairs on the back of his neck, his racing heart, and the feeling of having his blood being frozen were enough to let him know he was not going crazy.
First he thought he was just paranoid. It was a completely normal reaction after the traumatic situation he lived a year ago. Dustin agreed with this idea, after Mike commented on his feelings.
"Maybe it's just stress," commented his friend. "You know ... it's been a year since. We're all going through this, I can not sleep well sometimes. "
But Mike knew it was not just about stress. There was something that kept him from believing he was just losing his mind. Looking over his shoulder, as usual, he saw nothing suspicious. The empty courtyard of his school looked back at him, almost as if it were making fun of him.
A small chest tightening reappeared as he stared at the empty trees and tables. With a sad sigh, he tried to ignore the fact that he still hoped to find those beautiful brown eyes watching him when he turned around.
Do not go there, murmured his unconscious. Do not do this to yourself.
But Mike could not help it. Even after a year she was still on his mind, every second of the day. It was hard to forget her because he saw her everywhere. In the waffles he ate for breakfast, in the shaved hair of his classmates, in the pink dresses of the girls he saw on the street, and in all the promises he had a chance to witness.
His chest ached as the rest of his body went numb. The hope of her return fought against the logic of her death. She was strong, ambitious, so intelligent that it made him jaw drop. She could not simply be dead.
But she just disappeared in front of you, a small voice whispered in his mind. She's only thirteen, just like you. How would she survive for so long in the upside down?
Mike squeezed his eyes shut. Do not give up, do not give up, do not give up. You promised her, you can not just give up saving her.
A hand on his shoulder sent him a slight leap. Turning, he came face to face with Dustin, who was staring at him, his brow furrowed.
"It's all right? I called you several times, "he asked. Mike nodded, trying to get those cruel thoughts out of his mind.
Lucas and Will were a little behind, both on their bikes. "Are you coming or not?" Lucas shouted impatiently. Mike got up and tossed his bag over his shoulder.
"Did you get everything?" He asked. Will nodded, opening his own bag and showing him the inside.
"It's all here," he replied. "Coats, lanterns, even a little food if she's hungry."
Mike smiled and picked up his own bike that was leaning against the wall. The four friends began to walk in silence, until Dustin began to speak:
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" He asked. In return he received reproachful looks. "I'm sorry, I know I've asked this a million times, but I can not stop thinking it can go very wrong."
"It's because it can," replied Will. "This may be the worst plan in history, but that's all we have. Eleven saved us, Dustin, saved me and she did not even know me. I think the least we can do is try to save her too. "
Lucas nodded his head. "We're probably going to end up dead, but it's been a year now, and we're running out of ideas. We've been looking through the woods for weeks, we've been trying to use the radio for months, even the lights that Will has been able to communicate have failed. "
"I know, it's just ... I do not know if keeping a secret was a good idea. We should have told Nancy or Jonathan or ... "
"Ah, because that was a great idea on the first try," Mike scoffed. "Remember how Nancy reacted when she found out we were going to the forest? I think it was possible to hear her screams in China. "
"And when Jonathan saw the lights hanging around the house?" Said Lucas. "I thought he was going to have a heart attack."
"My mother and Hopper would never let us go," Will concluded. "They would lock us up at home until we were thirty."
Dustin sighed and gave up. A shiver ran through his body as their aim finally appeared on the horizon.
The National Laboratory and Hawkins Energy Company.
"Holy shit," he murmured. They were actually doing it. They were going to die, my God, they were going to die for sure.
The lab had been abandoned since Eleven's disappearance. When the Demogorgon attacked and murdered all those people, the scientists and agents disappeared into the air, too frightened to stay and try to find the girl with super powers. The place was then set aside and now owned even graffiti on its walls.
The boys came in through the gate broken by the vandals. The silence was deafening and the place grew darker as the sun went down and the night rose.
"Here we are," Mike said of his breathing. He then looked at his friends. "Are you sure about that?" Everyone nodded, even Dustin, though he was shaking from head to toe.
The four walked slowly, all looking around with frightened eyes. As they entered, they faced the dirty walls covered with cobwebs. The only audible sound was they own footsteps echoing around.
"God, this place gives me shivers," Lucas said with a chill. Will nodded, feeling extremely sick. He would not admit it, but perhaps he was more afraid than Dustin. He did not want to go back to that place. If there was one thing he certainly did not want to do, it was that. But what choice did he have? He could not leave Eleven there. One week was enough to keep him awake every night with nightmares. Will could not imagine what a hell of a year would be like.
They kept walking in silence, afraid of being lost. The place was huge and none of them knew exactly where to go. Several minutes passed until they felt they were close.
"There are more cameras in this area," Lucas commented. "There must be something important around here." The boys continued until they heard something that froze their blood. One voice.
"That's a waste of time," said a man not far from them. "I'm not going to risk my fucking life because of some freak that got lost."
"If you want the money, you will," answered another voice. Mike silently glanced at the next corridor and returned quickly. Two men stood there, arguing, near a huge metal door. "Fuck, it's fucking money. We could leave this place and finally have the life we deserve. "
"It's no use making money if you're dead," argued the other. "This story sucks. I do not want to do this anymore. I'm leaving".
The four looked at each other and ran in the other direction. They tried to remain silent as they ran desperately, looking back sometimes. All was lost when they turned a corridor and came face to face with another man, who spoke on his walkie talkie and did not look at them.
"I'm late, damn it, I'm sorry," he cursed. "Do not let him leave, it's a lot of money, if he leaves we're fucked ...". The man looked up and came face to face with four frozen teenagers in place. "What the fuck is that?",
That woke them up. Turning on their backs, they ran quickly in the other direction, while the third man shouted on his walkie talkie: "There are children here! They saw me! We're fucked up if they can get away! "
The boys ran faster than they could. Their legs burned, their lungs failed, and yet they continued. Dustin repeated it over and over again: "We're going to die! We're going to die! "And this went through the rest of the group as they faced a locked door.
"What now?" Asked Mike desperately. The doorknob would not open the door no matter how many times he tried. "What do we do?".
Before anyone could respond, they heard something behind them.
"Psst, boys!"
They turned and collided. There was a girl of Nancy's age. Thin face and body, curly shoulder length hair, huge trousers that obviously did not belong to him, and tennis shoes falling apart.
"Come with me!" She said and ran off. It took half a second for everyone to start chasing after her. Anything was better than staying there.
"Here!" Murmured the stranger and entered a room. The boys followed her and found a window with broken glass and a broken bolt. She approached them and placed the key of a car in Will's hand. "There's a white car a block over here. Come in and wait for me there. I'm going to unleash them. "
Without waiting for an answer she ran out of the room, leaving the boys alone.
"Should we trust her?" Will asked shakily.
"And what choice do we have?" Dustin argued. "I'd rather live, then excuse me." He went out the window and was followed by his friends. The four of them ran through the forest until they found the car. They stood there, locked inside, trembling as the adrenaline rush past until someone slammed frantically against the glass.
They let the girl in and handed her the key. She sat in the driver's seat and put the key in the ignition.
"Which one of you is home alone today?" she asked looking at Mike beside him and the boys behind. They did not respond and she hit the wheel.
"Shit, you want them to find us? They are following us. "
"I'm alone," murmured Will softly. "My house…".
"I know where you live," she cut him off and rolled up the sleeves of her coat. Mike opened his mouth to ask how the hell she knew where his friend lived when his heart stopped.
The tattoo on her rescuer's left arm was small, simple and made him almost faint.
07.