Chapter 3- The Cave

The air was so cold, chins slithered down my spine. El looked worse tho. Her nose drolled out dried blood. She was shivering. I had a thought to go look for a portal, but i didn't want to leave josh with El.

"Your up," groaned Josh rubbing his eyes.

"yes , i'm going to go look for a portal out, you stay here keeping El awake and warm," i said without waiting for an responce.

Slowly stepping one foot in front of the other looking around on all sides; nervous with every breath of air drawn and blown out. I could hear my heart beating outside my own chest.

"El.. El is that you?"

I hear a voice in front of me, which made me jump back in fear.

As soon as i calmed down, i looked in front of me and saw another figure, shadow like walking right towards me.

A few second gone by, and it drew closer and closer.

The Demogorgan.

I stood still, numb and cold. It was walking in front of me and i was paralized with fear.

El and Josh were in trouble.

I turned around running very softly but fast.

I shoved josh in the shoulder, urging him to wake up.

He tried to speak but i put my finger on his mouth. He knew what to do.

He grabbed El, and followed me slowly but fast trying to keep the demogorgan far away as possible.

The same flashlight i saw in my dream was standing in front of us. It was shaking like someone was holding it. Running.

Will.

He waved for us to follow him. I let Josh and El go first. He led us to the some sort of hole in the wall almost like a-

A cave.

Will led us into it, closing the cave with a huge rock. He walked us down the cave with the brightest light coming out of the very, very end.

It looked so far away. My legs grew heavy. My heart sank.

We are never going to make it out of here, i said inside my head but Josh turned around, giving me a reassuring smile on his face. I smiled back, catching up with Will.

We finally made it to the end, which seemed like millions of years had gone by.

The light coming from outside the cave was blinding, when you have been in the upside down with no sunlight for days.

Josh, El, and I completely blacked out by the time we got out of the cave.

My legs ached. My head throbbing.

It felt like i had been tortured. I felt like someone or something was staring at me.

I whipped around to find it very dark, in an basement. The basement looked so familiar but i have never been in one before.

I got up, and looked around.

A table with a d&d board game laid out, with crumbs of cookies or something around the table.

An empty box of pizza sitting on the couch. Then at that moment, i realized that not one, but two people were not with me.

Josh and El.

My eyes widened as i saw them dead on the staircase, covered in blood.

I went to step back to bump into something behind me.

I didn't want to look but i knew that i had to.

The demogorgan.

It screeched, loudly.

My eyes opened to be shaken up by a boy, that looked very familiar as well. I flinched, trying to understand what the heck was happening.

"hey, hey… it's okay. I got you." the boy wrapped his arms around me, hugging me.

I felt safe, happy and i immediately fell back asleep.

By the time i woke up, birds were chirping. And the sun was shining in through the windows.

5 boys were in a huddle talking loudly, and the thinnest girl i had ever seen was staring at me on the couch. I flinched as i caught her eye contact with mine.

"El, what are you looking at?" mike said concerned.

She pointed at-

Me

I knew josh could read my mind somehow, and so could El, so i looked at him.

He shook his head knowing.

"She doesn't trust any of you."

WHAT?! That's not what i told him to say.

I looked at El and there was blood dripping down from her nose.

The boys looked at me with curiosity. I scrambled back into the corner, trying to contain myself from losing control.

I just made myself invisible, talked to josh with my mind, and I WAS FRICKEN INVISIBLE!

Josh rushed over to me and put a hand on my shoulder. Tears fell from my eyes.

I tried to speak but my voice was gone except from tiny words like,

"Sorry. Hi. Yeah."

"Josh..?" mike asking, looking at josh hoping he said his name right.

Josh shook his head, telling mike he said his name right.

"Josh, does- do yall have powers like El?" mike asked.

Josh and i looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"Yeah, i guess you could say that." i answered after a long pause and stood up.

"Also i need to tell all of you something.." i said walking towards mike.

All eyes were on me.

I gulped.

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