𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒, stranger things

seven. hawkins lab

"Well, that's a damn good drawing. Except for those cabbage looking things."

"Exactly, it wasn't Will."

Hopper's eyes widened as he stood up from the table. Jack and Joyce followed suit behind him while he walked into the living room. "Earl... The night that Benny died, Earl said he saw some kid with a shaved head with Benny."

Joyce and Jack took a seat on the couch on either side of Hopper. "Now, I pressed him, he said it might be Will, but maybe..."

"Maybe it wasn't." Jack agreed.

Hopper grabbed one of the papers on the messy table. "Look... This woman, Terry Ives, she claims to have lost her daughter, Jane. She sued Brenner, she sued the government... Now, the claims came to nothing, but what if... I mean, what if this whole time I've been... I've been looking for Will... I've been chasing after some other kid?"

DUSTIN AND NATHANIEL AGREED TO BIKE TO MIKE'S HOUSE, to talk about what happened the previous day even though neither of them had seen or even spoken to Bella. Nathaniel called her house phone line, but no one picked up. He went to Bella's father's work, but he wasn't there either. So the three boys had currently been in Mike's basement.

"I just... I can't believe Bell didn't come back. Especially with Eleven." Mike muttered, pacing back and forth. "This isn't like her."

"They gotta be close."

"El said it wasn't safe, remember?" Nathaniel asked. "She only messed with the compasses to protect us. She didn't betray us."

"And Bella probably knew El was trying to protect us. She only wanted me and Lucas to stop fighting, she didn't mean to hurt him. And she has powers, too. She's just like Eleven. She probably didn't even know. She was just scared." Mike continued ranting.

"Guys, calm down."

"I shouldn't have yelled at her. I never should've done that."

"Mike, this isn't your fault." Nathaniel said, crossing his arms as he stood next to Dustin, the two standing in front of a pacing Mike.