Halloween, 1984
Jim Hopper the police chief of Hawkins, Indiana was heading home after being late for his Halloween movie marathon with Jane.
"So much for helping her to be half happy" he grumbled thinking of his promise.
Just as Hopper turned on the road to his cabin he slammed on the brakes.
In front of him stood a kid of about sixteen. He had dirty blonde hair and deep blue eyes.
Hopper got out of his truck and went over to the kid who smelled a lot like alcohol.
"Hey kid what're you doing just standing in the middle of the road," Hopper said questioning the youth.
The kid just stared at him and then threw up where he was standing.
"Let's get you, home kid," Hopper said, guiding the young man into his truck.
As soon as the kid was inside, Hopper got in the driver's seat and asked "what's your name and where do you live"?
"William Hargrove sir and I live in hell," the kid answered.
"Why do you live in hell, William?" Hopper asked calmly.
William looked at Hopper and said tears flowing "my daddy beats me every chance he gets, my birth mom abandoned me in hell when I was ten, my stepmom doesn't give a shit and my step-sister is treated like a mother fucking princess".
Hopper knew he couldn't take this kid home so he started the truck and kept going toward his cabin.
Once they got there, Hopper helped William out of the car and over the tripwire and other traps he had laid out.
When he got to the door he did the secret knock he shared with Jane to keep her safe.
She answered the door with a sheet over her head, the eyes cut out. "You're late," she said as she looked at William.
"I know and I'm sorry but I have a bag of candy and soda in the truck that I will get as soon as I lay William down on the couch," Hopper said, kissing the top of Jane's head.
After lying William down he ran out and grabbed the candy and soda and the extra boxes of eggos he had gotten as an apology and went back in.
As soon as he got inside Jane grabbed the eggos and said "apology accepted" disappearing into the kitchen to put them in the freezer.
Hopper went to check on William who seemed to have fallen asleep. Placing a blanket over him, Hopper sat in his recliner and sighed.
In the morning he would call the school and get an address and also start filing for an arrest warrant against the father. It wouldn't take much to get since he could see the bruising around the kid's eye and the ones on his arms.
Suddenly he felt a weight on top of him as Jane settled herself of his lap with a bowl of candy and a huge glass of soda.
"Movie time munchkin," Hopper asked, reaching around for a piece of candy and getting his hand slapped.
"Heck yeah," Jane said and the rest of the evening was scary movies and way too much junk food.