So before y'all start reading, a Guest commenter in my other story said they liked the story very much but didn't really enjoyed the way it was laid out for them to read and that's bc i write these on the Notes app on an iphone lol, so I took my time to actually edit this, make sure to tell me if you like this layout style and comment:)
We need to tell them' she said, still grabbing onto his boyfriend's hand.
-'The one time I don't have a condom. The ONE time', he sighed deeply in frustration and nervousness. His mind racing a million miles per second. It's like the resf of his life flashed before his eyes.
El looked at him with a questioning look,
-'What makes you so afraid of this?',
-'Are you seriously asking me this right now',
-'YES! I think babies are wonderful',
-'El. El, what will it take you to fucking understand that having a baby at this age is not right', El looked down at their entwined hands,
-'I'm sorry' she mumbled, -'Sorry for making you angry',
-'I'm not angry. I'm just scared', El looked up againa nd nodded,
-'You should take a few more tests to-',
-'Mike, stop it! I'm pregnant okay? There's nothing we can do about it now', Mike sat at the edge of the bathub, -'I'm sixteen. How the hell am I gonna- you know what, nevermind'.
Hop was in the kitchen making some coffee for himself and smoking his beloved cigarettes, he looked serene even with the distinct frown permanently plastered in his face.
El walked into the living room and sat on the sofa, she curled up against Mike. This was like second nature already. She could feel her boyfriend shaking,
-'I want to vomit' he whispered, his hands tightly grasping hers,
-'Don't puke on me that's all I ask' she spat back with a chuckle. Mike felt like he was on death row.
-'Dad can you come in here for a sec' El called, turning the tv off with her mind. Hop grunted in response and walked over to the living room to find the teenagers cuddling on the couch,
-'What's wrong' he asked, not really paying attention to the nervous teenage girl in front of him
-'Nothing's wrong dad. We just gotta, kinda, talk to you about something',
-'Okay? Make it quick, my shift starts in thirty minutes',
El nodded and looked af Mike for a second, who looked ready to flee if necessary, -'Dad I-I'm pregnant'.
The words didnt register for the longest time. Hop's frown went from prominent to seemingly permanent. -'What',
El sighed and nodded, -'Yeah...it's true'.
Jim's deep blue eyes then looked at Mike to was practically begging for the earth to swallow him. Jim grabbed him by the neck of his hoodie and pulled the boy up. Mike had grown very tall, six foot tall and he was just sixteen, but Hopper lifted him up like he was a newborn puppy,
-'What the fuck?! Is this for real? If this is a prank I swear I'm gonna kill you Wheeler',
Mike's red cheeks turned even redder if that was even possible, his pale snow white skin was burning, and his eyes watered without warning, fuck he didnt wanted to seem weak.
-'WHAT THE FUCK WHEELER?! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE',
-'N-Nothing sir, I-',
-'You obviously did! You fucking-' Hopper held his fist. If he hit mike right now the kid would need face reconstruction surgery,
-'I'm SORRY' he begged for his life, sure he would feel Hop's punch any second now,
-'You PROMISED! You promised you wouldn't hurt her!',
-'I-I didnt, we-',
-'You didnt?! SHES FIFTEEN. YOU GOT HER PREGNANT YOU-' he contained himself from spitting all kinds of slurs at the terrified young man before him,
-'Good Lord. What were you Thinking?!' He looked at El too, she had a defiant glare.
She wasnt scared. Not of her own dad.
-'We weren't thinking' she said coldly.
Mike wanted an asteroid to come and hit him in the head so he wouldnt have to take care of this mess,
-'FUCKING HELL KID! Do you have any idea of what this means?! For YOU? For fuck's sake Jane', Hop never used El's real name except when he was very angry,
-'You're gonna kill me one of these days',
El pouted and looked at her hands, -'Aren't you happy though',
-'HAPPY? FOR WHAT? FOR WHAT, JANE. TELL ME',
-'For us! Babies are wonderful and-',
-'NO! Not at this age Jane! FUCK! You're only KIDS. KIDS!'
As if they didnt know that already.
Mike looked down at his feet, his neck now blushing along with his red cheeks and ears. Hop pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed in distress,
-'Listen I know how fifteen sixteen year old kids are. I know it. Just- god dammit wheeler I thought you were a fucking genius!',
Mike looked out the window now. He was excellent in science, chemistry, math...but-
', -'But youre not. Didnt you knew it only took ONE TIME?!',
-'Of course I knew chief!',
-'So what, you did this on purpose? You guys promised you were gonna have a kid or whatever the fuck pact y'all did?!',
Mike was angry now,
-'NO! WE DIDNT! We JUST had sex okay? We just did it. Without thinking',
-'Obviously...so what now huh?',
-'I hope it's a girl!' El smiled wide, almost innocently. Hopper almost had a heart attack,
-'You WHAT?! Go to your fucking room Jane! And you, Wheeler, call your parents. They need to know. Tell them to come',
Mike sighed in dismay and walked to the phone.
Hopper held El's shoulders,
-'You're my little girl. Do you THINK I wanted THIS for my little girl? Now things are gonna be hard as hell from now on',
El frowned, -'Mike said money was gonna be an issue but-but he wants to be a chemical engineer and',
-'And he can forget about that, with a child. Sleepless nights, stressing about money? Lsiten the kid is brilliant but lets be real here',
-'AND I! Im gonna be a nurse okay? We're gonna get through it', Hop winced and sat down on the couch. This was his reality now.
-'FUCK'.
He had dreams for El. Her own dreams. She wanted to be a nurse or a therapist for injured people. She had grown to like people and her heart was nice and warm. Now with a baby things got 100% more complicated. She would have to go to high school feeling sick, probably skipping classes, then when the baby comes, a month away from school, money issues...Hopper had a good salary and bonifications for being a veteran but hell- babies were expensive. Doctors were expensive. Hospitals were expensive. He was already stressed.
Mike came into the kitchen now looking pale as a ghost.
-'What did you tell them',
-'That Chief wanted to talk to them',
Jim nodded and sighed deeply holding his hands. He eyed El's wrist. Sarah's blue hairband wrapped around it. She never took it off. Flaunted it proudly like it was an 18k gold bracelet. Hopper chuckled internally and looked back down at his hands. He couldnt stay mad for long at her. El was an excellent daughter now that she could live like a normal girl. Her grades were stellar, her behaviour was great (for a teenager) and now- now this was happening. He was scared, nervous and dissappointed. They were just TOO young.
Mike sat beside El who had started to sob softly, she didnt liked seeing her dad angry at her. She had been so good.
Jim heard Mike talking to her. He had to admit, the kid was the personification of chivalry itself when it came to his daughter. The boy held his girlfriend's hands and kissed her knuckles. He examined each of her neatly manicured fingers. El had gotten good at painting her own nails with different designs, and Mike liked to look at them.
-'We'll be okay. Everytbing's gonna be okay El. I promise', El pouted and laid her head on his shoulder,
-'What about college and money and-',
-'I'll probably have to start working next year',
-'Of WHAT. You have no experience in anything',
-'You forget I'm a great math, science and chem tutor. And I'm also good at fixing electronics and car engines',
-'So you're gonna be a tutor and a mechanic?',
-'Maybe. For a while...until we figure this out completely. Then, promise me...you will persue your dream of being a nurse or a therapist. Promise me',
El looked at him with teary eyes, she nodded,
-'And you'll be a chemical engineer', Mike agreed silently
, -'Scholarships are gonna help me a lot...I already have two offers from different colleges',
-'Gosh that sounds too good to be true',
-'Yeah. Now that I think about it, our education could be fine', El nodded and sighed deeply,
-'I'm scared now Mike. We are so young', Mike nodded and looked at his lap,
-'We are...',
-'Do you really think we'll struggle with the money? I don't want that', Mike shrugged,
-'Depends on what my parents say',
-'How do you think they will react?', Mike thought for a second,
-'My mom will probably be okay with it. Like not okay but just chill. My dad though...him and I have always had issues', El nodded.
She knew this was true.
Karen parked her car at the driveway. She winced at her heels sinking into the moist ground. She locked the car and greeted Hopper who was sitting outside in the porch. El and Mike came out of the house looking like they were about to get shot.
Karen smiled at her son. He had grown so much and into such a complete, smart handsome young man. Unlike Ted, she appreciated Mike's efforts to be a good kid.
-'Hi Hop! Hello kids' she hugged El and rubbed Mike's shoulder,
-'What's up?',
-'Uhhh-', Mike muttered under his breath, Hop offered Karen a chair and a glass of wine. She'd need that later.
-'Oh thank you',
-'You're welcome Karen. How've you been?',
-'Oh you know, just fine. Same old!',
Hopper smiled. Karen had always been graceful, gorgeous. Every guy's dream. Not really Hopper's though, that's why he was with Joyce,
-'How's you and Joyce?' Karen asked with a grin,
-'we've been great, thanks'c
-'Good to hear...what's this thing you wanted to talk about?' She asked, darting her hazel eyes all the way over to the teens like a fucking flashlight.
Mike sighed deeply and braced for impact,
-'Mom, El...El- fuck...get it together, idiot' he rubbed his face and pinched his own freckled nose, -'El's pregnant'.
Karen didn't say anything for a while. She examined the girl from head to toe. As if she was trying to memorize ever curl, every edge of her angular face, every strike of brown in her eyes...
-'Right. H-How-', the question was a dumb one. Of course she knew how babies were made, she had three of her own
-'Well mom you want me to get into details?!' Mike blurted out suddenly irritated. Karen's eyes went even wider,
-'Michael!',
-'I'm sorry' El said quietly, rubbing the blue hairband on her wrist.
Karen looked at the glass of wine and took a sip, she looked at Hopper,
-'What- what...if this is a prank, I-',
-'It's not, Karen'
Hopper pointed at the chair beside her, two white sticks with a plus sign on them.
Her breath choked. She glanced at her son and his girlfriend.
-'I mean. What can we do now? Like seriously' she looked over at Hop,
-'You expect her to get ride of it?!',
-'I never said that Karen',
-'B-But...what can we do by now? She's already pregnant so we have to deal with it',
-'We?'
-'Yes, WE. It's both our kids involved',
-'Aren't you gonna scold your lanky, way too skinny, wimpy child?!',
-'Don't talk about him like that' El interrupted Hopper mid speech. Karen turned to Mike,
-'What HAPPENED',
-'We forgot to...take care I guess',
-'The hell you did!',
Mike looked at his shoe laces,
-'Where's dad',
-'Didn't wanna come. Thought it was nothing major'.
Mike chuckled sarcastically and held El's trembling hand,
-'We're gonna be fine. We talked and...yes we are terrified but we're gonna do this' El had never spoken so clearly in her life.
This was MAJOR.
Karen looked at Mike,
-'Do you love her, Michael?', she was serious. Mike looked up and nodded vigorously,
-'Yes I do. I love her',
-'And do you love Mike, El? I mean, Jane-',
-'Call me El. Yes I do...I love him.
Karen glanced at Hopper who had lit up a cigarette. He sighed out the smoke and shook his head,
-'She's my baby, Karen. You know that. Everyone knows that. And now my little girl is- is...it's just hard to grasp',
Karen nodded,
-'Mike's my only son. How do you think I feel?', Mike and El stood there watching their parents discuss their situation. It was kind of annoying.
-'I think Ted's gonna be proud',
-'Ha! You really dont know him...he's been acting...up, lately. Or not even acting at all...',
-'...He's gonna be a grandfather, he HAS to know Karen',
-'What should I just drag him over? I'm gonna tell him at home. WE are gonna tell him at home',
Karen stood up and grabbed Mike's hand,
-'We'll talk in the car'.
Mike's 6 foot tall stature dwarfs his mother's but she still was scary when she wanted to be.
El and Mike said bye with a chaste and quick kiss, under the glare of both parents as the boy walked to the car with a reluctant look in his freckled face.
Dinner was unsually quiet in the Hopper household that night. Jim's mind was going a million miles per hour thinking about everything
they needed to get done.
He watched his daughter eat some mashed potatoes and rotisserie chicken with delight.
-'So...you're keeping it' he said, gently to not scare her or make her sad,
-'It? A baby is not an IT' she remarked not looking up at her adoptive father.
-'You're right...they're not an It. We have to think about what we're gonna do El. As far as money, and-and-',
-'I talked to Mike after he told Ted. They have money, Dad. A lot of it. You can see it',
Hopper sighed deeply and took a sip of his beer. Yes. The Wheelers had money. Big house, nice cars, nice clothes...
-'Yeah, I guess you're right', El nodded and continued with the chicken,
-'His dad didn't cared. He says Karen is gonna help with a lot of stuff, since Ted doesnt seem to care. She manages the money either way'.
Hopper nodded, it's like El had it all figured out.
-'It's gonna be very hard. You know that right?', El nodded,
-'I know I know...' she teared up, -'Just don't make me get rid of them, dad' the last word a broken whisper.
Hopper left his chair and hugged his daughter tight,
-'I'm not gonna make you do anything El, I promise',
-'I'm sorry I let you down dad',
-'No, no sweetie...you didn't. Entirely', she chuckled between tears and held him tighter. Her face changed from relieved to a worried frown, her eyes closed tightly, -'I'm scared' she whispered shakily; Hopper nodded,
-'I know. It's too much to handle at your age...Jane, I'm still...angry and in denial and disappointed by all this but I swear I'm gonna do everything in my power to help you two. Even if I still wanna murder that boyfriend of yours',
El sighed heavily and tears sprouted from her eyes,
-'What's gonna happen now dad?',
-'Well...I guess we have to take you to a doctor...a special one. Because you are a special girl', El rolled her eyes under her eyelids,
-'This has to be a secret for a while' Hop mumbled into her hair, -'I don't want the wrong people finding out about this', -'The bad men?', silence reigned for a few seconds, -'Yes. The bad men'.
Then it hit her.
-'Dad don't let them take our baby, please don't let that happen, I'm gonna die if they try, please' her breathing got more and more irregular as fear and panic settled in,
-'JANE' hopper held her shoulders and looked into her innocent doe brown eyes, -'I will not let anyone place one finger on you...are we clear?',
El wiped her tears,
-'If they find out about this, I'm gonna put everything I love in danger' she was using big words, articulate, wise.
-'They won't. One day at a time okay? We have talked about this',
El nodded and nuzzled herself into her father's protective hug again.
He smelled like pine trees, fresh air and fainting cologne. Like outdoors.
The place she loved the most.
Mike hid his face in his hands as he heard his mom and dad speak about the situation.
-'We will take care of it Karen, it's done'
-'No! It's not done! You never gave him the talk, this is why this happened!'
-'Kids these days are smarter, Karen. It will be fine'
Karen sighed in frustration and rolled her eyes. Ted was so annoying and disinterested.
-'And now what?! We have to help the girl',
-'Then so be it, Karen..'
-'Aren't you gonna talk to your own son?! He's right there Ted'
-'It's too late for that isn't it?' Ted turned to Mike, who was red with embarrassment and probably stress,
-'Son. Listen...Things happen. Things like this happen to some families, okay?' Mike didnt know where he was going with all this.
-'You're gonna be a dad in a few months, and that's a huge responsibility. For you and your girlfriend. We will help you with the money, but school and baby is all on you two' Ted looked back at Karen seemingly satisfied with his own speech. Karen rolled her eyes and went to the kitchen to do the dishes.
-'Can I go' Mike mumbled, wanting to cry.
-'Yes'.
The boy rushed upstairs and locked his bedroom door. He looked at the ceiling for a while. If he and El were 10 years older the news of a child would've thrilled him but that wasn't the case. He was sixteen. He had a bright future before him. He promised El, despite all this, he would major in chemical engineering. He was a brilliant young man. And now he was gonna be a dad, and he had to take that reality and make it bearable.
He grabbed the supercom. As soon as he tuned into El's channel, she answered
-'Hi Mike'
-'Hi El'
Silence.
-'Whats wrong' she asked
-'I talked to my dad. He doesnt seem amused about anything these days'
-'oh. And what did he say'
-'He says we will help with the money so I probably won't have to work to...sustain anybody'
El nodded -'Right'
Mike sighed and thought for a sec in silence
-'Are you afraid' he finally said
-'Yes. Very'
-'I am too´
-'I'm just a kid...and-and what about school and...I talked to dad about this but, what if the bad men, if the evil part of the lab...finds out about this'
Mike's blood ran cold. How could he had not thought of this first? Of COURSE.
-'If they find out-'
-'If they find out I think they may try to take away our baby, Mike' she sobbed
Mike really didn't thought of this thing as his child yet. The shock was just too much. He just hated seeing his girlfriend scared or sad.
El sobbed, her cries being amplified by the ceramic of the toilet bowl, thick tears dropping from her face. It was midnight and she was awoken by terrible and uncomfortable nausea and now she just felt too tired and weak to get up. Hopper got up, following the sounds of the sobbing. He opened the bathroom door and suppressed a gasp,
-'El...? El? Girl?' He rubbed her shoulder, she was pale and sweating cold,
-'I can't do this...I feel terrible' her head felt like it was floating, and she was sure her stomach had left her body,
-'Oh my girl...come here, you'll be fine',
he tied her curls back and held her up. She vomited again (at this point it was just bile and spit) on her way to the bedroom. Owens told them nausea should be gone soon, but shit was getting out of hand. Shes too young for this, Hopper kept saying to himself, her body can't do this.
When all this started and they all had decided to keep the baby, Hopper enrolled El into the homeschooling program. She would have less credits but still just enough to pass onto the next year.
Mike? Mike had sleepless nights. Studying and worrying. He had bags under his eyes, even though his grades were outstanding, all that came with a price. Every day after school he would visit El at the cabin. He would come with a folder in his backpack, her homework for the day. He saw her deteriorating more and more.
-'Hey El, brought your favorite chili fries!' He was happy because Hopper let him spend the night at the cabin with them; El smiled wide and hugged him tight, -'Thanks babe' she mumbled and kissed him gently. She had dropped a few pounds due to all the vomiting. Owens was worried about that but assumed it was normal. Even though she was supposed to be gaining weight.
-'You're showing already' the young boy pointed, trying not to feel light headed, El chuckled,-'That's because I'm all skin and bones...I have to eat more but I keep puking', Mike sighed, now he had one more thing to worry about,
-'I need you to be fine. What has Dr Owens said?',
-'He says I should be fine, as it progresses. I just feel myself getting weaker and weaker...can barely do chores now, I feel bad for dad, he has to do everything', Mike looked down at his lap,
-'How far along are you again?',
-'Almost four months apparently'; Mike nodded absently,
-'...I'm sorry' he mumbled under his breath. El didnt know how many times he had to tell him to stop apologizing.
She decided to ignore it, so she wouldnt get mad.
-'How's school?' She asked, Mike smiled
-'Good. I mean I'm doing good, I'm top of the class right now, so I'm managing',
Gosh he was so humble. Managing? Mike had gotten two scholarship offers already for different engineering schools. One for mechanic engineering, the other for chemical and genetic engineering. He was a nerd. And a good one.
-'Sounds like more than managing', El smiled proudly,
-'Yeah...everyone knows about the-...the baby as well, you know? They figured that's why you're not at school',
-'Wha- the party? Of course they know, we told them',
-'Yeah, them but...like our classmates and teachers',
-'Oh, yeah. That's normal I guess',
-'They don't really talk about it...some girls just ask me how you're doing and stuff, people don't seem to care',
-'No, because last year everyone started getting pregnant so now it's not weird anymore Mike', the boy snorted, -'Mhmm, I guess...my mom is getting excited about the idea. She says it'll be like having another baby of her own',
El chuckled nervously
-'That's fine I guess...anyway, lets dig into these delicious fries shall we?'.
Ten minutes later, El had vomited her bedroom floor and almost gotten Mike as well,
-'I'm sorry' she sobbed, incredibly frustrated at her incapability to keep food down,
-'I'm so tired of this' she cried, her throat burned and her stomach felt like it was turning inside out. Mike was panicked and heartbroken at the same time,
-'El, El you're fine', he hugged the small girl gently and Hopper came into the room. He looked fucking exhausted, he had covered a few shifts and had barely gotten any sleep because El
Kept getting sick at night,
-'Is she puking again?', Mike nodded at the floor, Hop rubbed his eyes,
-'Okay, kid. Come on, let's get you a bath', Jane let out a whimper of disgrace,
-'Dad, don't make me',
-'Come on, you have to honey...you're fine, you're fine'.
That night Hopper sent Mike home. It was freezing and the moonlight didn't do much but he needed to leave. El was very sick.
A week later, she was allowed to go outside again. After a check up by Dr. Owens, she was given the go to begin her activities again, as limited as they were.
Lucas and Dustin had made her a 'feel better' gift. A box of chocolates wrapped in gift paper with polaroids of her friends printed on it.
-'Guys this is so sweet' she mumbled, with tears in her eyes, Lucas chuckled and high fived his friend,
-'We thought you'd like it. And make you smile a little',
-'That it did!'. Lucas cleared his throat,
-'I know Mike doesnt want us asking too many questions but...what has Dr. Owens said?', El sighed, where to begin?
-'Well I'm underweight, obviously. I've been so sick lately but-he gave me some things and now I can be around people without being sick on them',
Dustin chuckled and grabbed her wrist,
-'Well I'm glad to hear that'.
Karen's smiling face was the first thing Hopper saw when he opened the door at 3pm that day.
-'Hi Jim', -'Hey Karen', -'Can I come in? I have casserole and cookies for El', -'El's not here, she's at the doctor's with Joyce', Karen nodded, -'Okay well...I just wanna talk', Hopper let her in.
-'He has two offers of scholarships in Chicago...he's in junior high Jim', Hopper chuckled,
-'Can't say I was as brilliant as your son, Karen', the woman nodded slowly,
-'It's for some engineering type of stuff...he's very excited',
-'And now with a kid-',
-'I know...maybe he can start working there and send El money-', Jim chuckled sarcastically
-'It's not about the money Karen. I will not allow that baby to grow up without a dad, do you hear me? Am I clear?', Karen looked down,
-'Then what. He should just ditch his opportunities?',
-'That's not what I'm saying...we can work it out',
-'We better. How's El doing?',
-'In school she's doing fine, a lot of As, scattered B's but that's it...homeschooling hasn't been so bad. Health wise though, I'm worried. Joyce is worried. Everyone-', -'What-whats wrong with her?', -'Shes in her second trimester and hasn't stopped vomiting, has only gained a few pounds and that's because we give her supplementary drinks...last time I went with her to a check up at the lab- I mean, hospital...the doctor told me she was too weak and sick...she's adopted, remember I told you',
-'Yeah, of course',
-'So the place she was in...was very bad. Ans her body for some reason...is in bad shape, so the doctor told us it was best to sterilize her after this is all done', Karen had tears in her eyes,
-'What?', Hopper nodded trying not to cry,
-'It's bad. Karen. Mike blames himself, I don't know if he has talked to you about this or-',
-'No!',
-'Okay then...it's whats happening',
-'Oh your poor girl...',
-'Jane. Yeah...I'm proud of her though. At first I was angry and sad, now I just remind her every day how important she is to me'.
The door slammed open, Joyce was holding El from her arm,
-'Bathroom' she pointed, Hopper jumped into action and lifted the lid of the toilet, letting El spill the contents of her stomach into it,
-'What the hell is it now? Shes barely eating!',
-'The car movement...' Joyce sighed, barely registering that Karen was right there, Hopper held a hand to his forehead,
-'Dear fucking Jesus give her a break', El started sobbing,
-'It's burning my mouth' she gasped for air, at this point it was just stomach acid pouring into the toilet bowl, Joyce came in with a glass of ice water,
-'Here, have this', the girl ate the ice chips and drank the water; Karen kneeled beside her and stroked her head,
-'Hey...better?', El nodded and got up with her help,
-'You wanna go to bed?', she nodded again and tried to seem strong in front of Mike's mom. El laid down on her warm bed and cuddled the teddy bear she had named Mike. The adults went into the kitchen to talk about the visit.
Joyce sighed deeply in dismay,
-'So...they made her an ultrasound today and the baby is just very small for the time being...Owens said-he said we can't wait past seven months, it's too risky on her body and...and after that's done, they're gonna sterilize her for sure',
-'We knew this',
-'Yes. But they have no idea what's wrong with her', Karen held her face in her hands,
-'But the baby's fine right?',
-'Yeah, just tiny. And it's gonna be born tiny',
-'It? We dont know the gender yet?', Joyce turned to Karen and chuckled
-'Mike and El say they want it to be a surprise', Karen nodded gently,
-'Of course. He just-he just doesnt talk to me about this much',
-'He doesnt mention it to pretty much anybody. Still in shock',
-'And scared' Joyce added,
-'Of course, I understand', -'Their friends dont ask him much about it either, it's a sensitive topic...which is fine I guess' Hopper sighed deeply, -'What else did Owens said Joyce?', Karen leaned in expectantly,
-'Well' the brunette woman started, -'He told us she's not producing milk either, so what I'm trying to say here is...it's a miracle the baby's still alive, she's barely carrying it, but it should be fine until its born', Hopper put his hands on his face trying not to cry,
-'Jesus christ what is wrong with her', Joyce shrugged. She did know. She just wasn't gonna discuss Hawkins lab experiments in front of Karen Wheeler.