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Prologue-
Hawkins Indiana, 1985
The power had gone out for what seemed like the fiftieth time that summer. The hot sticky air blew through her hair as the moon hung full and high overhead.
As there was nothing else to do, Diana had driven over to Eddie's trailer to see her boyfriend.
She pulled him along through the woods to the bench behind Hawkins High. Diana had just gotten back from a long week working at the nearby summer camp. As this “walk” continued she was recounting the tales of her week taking care of the little gremlins of her summer camp.
“This kid, I swear to you on my life had a whole five cans of peppers hidden under his bunk!” she exclaimed.
“I’m leaving you” the boy rasped
“So then I sai-you’re… leaving? What like leaving Hawkins?!?” the girl whipped her head around to look her companion in the eyes. Her heart started to stutter. What?!? she thought.
“No” he stated, “We’re done here.” He waves his hands around in the air as though swatting a fly “This is over” he says again, this time with more grit to his words.
“Wha-what do you mean Ed?” Dianas' lips start to tremble, surely this could not mean what she thought!
“Don’t call me that”
“What’s wrong?!? This isn’t like you! Did-did I do something? Talk to me, Eddie.” Diana practically shouted, her anxiety starting to take root in her chest.
He groans as he whips around, body flailing “ How could you possibly know what is ‘like me?' We have nothing in common Diana, nothing! You’re miss perfect, with the perfect family, perfect grades, perfect life!! So no, you really know nothing do you?” he taunts, his eyes blown wide with adrenaline.
“OH really” she scoffs “Is this how it’s going to go? Eddie Munson, you look at me in the eyes. I care about you! I love you for Christ's sake! Why would I care about any of that huh?? So what if we are so different?”
He stumbles “You love…? No! No, this is done. The fact that you thought that this was anything besides hooking up is… no, bye Danni”
“Eddie! Wait. wait, please! What did I do? Was it something I said or did? Please Ed tell me what I did wrong!” she choaks out.
“ All I ever do is hurt you. All I will ever be able to do is hurt you! Why can’t you see that?”
“ Eddie…that’s not true. You’re worthy, worthy of it all. I promise” Diana begs, trying to reason with the boy in front of her.
“ Why would I be worthy Diana! Why? I’m just trailer park trash. This meant nothing to me, nothing in the slightest” shouts Eddie, though it seems like he is not quite sure. Light from the moon catches off from the corners of his eyes.
“ Fine” Diana states, shaking her shoulders and holding her ground. “If you can’t see your worth, it’s no longer my responsibility to tell you how to think. Seeing as how this was just some silly little fling. I know my self worth Edward, and I am not your shrink” With that, Diana reaches down to her right hand and rips off a ring, tossing it. “Bye”
She storms off down the path into the night, but not before Eddie can grab the silver crescent-shaped memento.