Chapter 2

"How do you know my name," Eleven asked tentatively.

"Oh, I'm in Ms. Ondo's class. After you ran out, she asked me to find you. Your brother looked worried I think, but I'm not great at reading people. I don't have any siblings, I'm adopted, but I hate my parents. They don't like me either." Ginny spoke so fast and without any worry that it shocked El. Eleven gathered herself and then replied.

"I'm-I'm also adopted…"

"Really?! So I'm not the only one!" Ginny seemed so happy about it that she looked like she had won the lottery. "Why don't you and Will come sit with me today. I don't have any friends, so we will have the table to ourselves," Ginny said.

"Um… sure…"

"Great! See you at lunch! Oh, and come back to Ms. Ondo's room when you are ready." At that, Ginny left the stall and walked out of the bathroom. 'She talks a lot.'

When lunch rolled around, Will and El sat at Ginny's table.

"Hi Will, I'm Ginny!"

"Hi, it's nice to meet you," Will replied.

"So, I heard that El is adopted. That's cool because I am too. I always wonder who my birth parents are. I've been trying to figure it out forever. Anyways, how are you liking it here?"

"Um, it's neat I guess," Will responded. He seemed just as taken aback as Eleven was, but he soon calmed down. He and Ginny talked for the entire lunch period, and he seemed to enjoy it, which surprised El because she had never seen him talk this much. Suddenly, El felt like she was being watched, but didn't know why. She looked around, but she saw nothing. El shrugged, trying to convince herself it was just her. At the end of the lunch period, El went to her next class, but still had the same feeling. The rest of the day she still felt the same, but couldn't understand why.

When El got home, Johnathan was sitting on the couch watching the TV and Mrs. Byers was cooking dinner.

"Hello! How was your first day? Make any friends," Mrs. Byers asked.

"One, her name is Ginny," Will replied.

"I'm glad to hear that." Mrs. Byers continued to talk to Will, and after dinner, El went to her room. She felt weird, like some sort of energy was flowing through her. She couldn't understand what though. That night, while El was sleeping, something happened. She was back in the place. It was completely black, and she had not been here since her powers disappeared. Then, she saw a person. As she approached them, it was clear it was Ginny. She was on a bed, and El guessed it was hers. She was sitting on it, crying. Her face had bruise marks, and she had a notebook next to her. It read,

'Dear Diary,

Today I met a girl named El and a boy named Will Byers. After meeting El, I learned she was adopted like me. When I got home, I finally got the courage to ask my parents who my mother and father were, but they hit me. Everyday is harder because I can do weirder things. When I tried to tell them I closed my eyes and ended up a foot away from where I was when I opened them, they beat me. I want to run away so badly, but there is nowhere to go. I just hope this nightmare ends soon.'

El stood frozen, shocked. She teleported?! El's thoughts raced. 'Are my powers back? Why did I end up here? Why show me Ginny? Are we connected? Is-is it back?' Suddenly, El woke up. She was sweating, and she immediately tried to bring an object across the room with her powers, but failed. El, however, did know one thing. She had to figure out who Ginny's parents were, and figure out what she thought might be is true or not.