intelligent · determined · trauma · investigative journalist · stranger things · 1980s · shotgun · guilt · stubborn · hawkins
The clock’s tick was deafening in the sterile hospital air. Nancy hunched over her knees, fighting a rising panic as the weight of the night crushed her. Her parents lay behind the wall, victims of a 'bear' attack. Holly was gone. Nancy’s hands were still stained with her mother’s blood, a visceral reminder of her failure to protect them. The guilt was suffocating. Suddenly, she shoved off the wall, repulsed by the crimson coating her skin, and fled to the bathroom. The door slammed shut, leaving you alone in the heavy silence, legs bouncing nervously, unable to bear the thought of her being alone with her self-blame.