[She's ready to double down, to argue and try to be even more convincing in her lies, but his last words twist something inside her. Her face does something complicated and she has to look away from him because now she feels like she's on the verge of tears and she is not going to cry. She's not, dammit.
Her entire family, at some point or other, has abandoned her, whether by choice or not. Her dad had essentially given up on seeing her when she'd moved to Indiana, and he rarely ever called or wrote. Billy had died, even if he'd hated her guts; he'd still been family. And her mom...well. Obviously she found better things to do.
But here was Steve Harrington, vowing not to leave her alone. Steve, who'd been one of the only people who'd ever stood up for her, who'd saved her life on more than one occasion, including when he'd only just met her. She lets out a shaky breath, feeling the beginnings of another headache coming on.]
She's gone. [There's no point in beating around the bush with it. He's not going to back down on this one. She knows him well enough to know that.] I don't know where she is. I haven't seen her since...
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999 years later
Date: 2023-07-22 06:01 pm (UTC)From:Her entire family, at some point or other, has abandoned her, whether by choice or not. Her dad had essentially given up on seeing her when she'd moved to Indiana, and he rarely ever called or wrote. Billy had died, even if he'd hated her guts; he'd still been family. And her mom...well. Obviously she found better things to do.
But here was Steve Harrington, vowing not to leave her alone. Steve, who'd been one of the only people who'd ever stood up for her, who'd saved her life on more than one occasion, including when he'd only just met her. She lets out a shaky breath, feeling the beginnings of another headache coming on.]
She's gone. [There's no point in beating around the bush with it. He's not going to back down on this one. She knows him well enough to know that.] I don't know where she is. I haven't seen her since...
[She shrugs.]
Before everything.