Everything was red.

There was floating objects and it looked like there was steps of a house. Broken pieces of a house.

'Dream a Little Dream Of Me" with Ella Fitzgerald. It sounded like an old radio. maybe from the 50s.

a grandfather clock. It chimed four times. exactly four times.

She heard Children Screaming. She remembered it coming from the Clock.

She heard names. Chrissy. Fred. Patrick.

a blonde man, looking about 30 dressed in all white. He had blood in his eyes, and around his face. On his white uniform. He told her "Look who decided to join us" he lifted her off the ground using his mind? Like she and Eleven could.

She heard the song 'Running Up That Hill' Max's favourite song

FBI breaking into a house. Blood. A rainbow room. An old house with tinted windows on the front door. Bones breaking and Max running.

She looked up to look at Max again and saw she was very still. She looked over to Steve and saw him look down at his Watch. Stephenie closed her book and put it back in her bag, hopping off the car hood and onto the ground, beginning to go towards Max.

"It's been long enough" she told the others and Steve quickly got out of the car after her
"Steph, Steve, just qive her some time"

"We have, all right?" Steve said "I'm calling it. She wants to get a lawyer, she can." Steve followed Stephenie and she got to Max

"Max. Time to giddy up, yeah?" Steve called from behind Stephenie as she leant down beside Max seeing as her eyes were at the back of her head

"Max?" Stephenie asked as Steve came beside her. Stephenie put a hand on Max's shoulder and was quickly shown what Max was seeing— she was in the upside down and she saw a glimpse of Billy walking towards her.

Stephenie gasped

"He has her" she said turning to Steve "he's baiting her with... with Billy" Stephenie turned back to Max

"Wake up!" Steve started to yell in panic "Hey!" Steve clapped his hands at her and Stephenie tried to shake her again

"Max, wake up!" Stephenie pleaded "Max!"

"Guys!" Steve exclaimed towards the two boys waiting near the car and they immediately came running.

"Max, you gotta get outta there!"

"Can you hear me? Max!" Lucas exclaimed

"You gotta get outta there!"

Steve turned to Dustin and grabbed his shirt "Call Nancy and Robin!" He yelled "Go get em! Call Nancy and Robin! Go!" Dustin stumbled back, trembling as he ran to the car.

"Please, Max!" Lucas cried

"Max, get outta there!" They continued to scream until Dustin came running and stumbled with all Max's tapes.

"What is this?" Lucas asked

"What's her favorite song?"

"Why?"

"Robin said if she listens— It's too much to explain now, What's her favourite song?" Dustin questioned

"Which one is it?"

"Okay, okay!"

"Lucas, which one is it?What's her favorite song?"

"It's Running Up That Hill, Kate Bush!" Stephenie yelled

"It's right here! Got it!" Lucas said, picking up the tape

"Give it to me." Dustin ordered, and Lucas quickly gave him the tape and put it in the Walkman

"Okay, headphones!"

"Now!" Stephenie exclaimed and Steve pressed play on the Walkman

"Max!"

"Max, wake up!" Stephenie yelled

Max! Wake up!

"Max, we're right here!"

"Come on, Max. Max!"

Stephenie let out a breath before Max started to float up into the air slowly and Stephenie fell back into Steve who wrapped an arm around her.

"Max! Max!" they all screamed over one another

"Memories Max! Happy Memories!" Stephenie screamed up to her "think of us! Think of Lucas, Dustin, El, Mike, Will!"

"Max!" Stephenie screamed before Max suddenly fell from the ground and they all attempted to soften her fall. Stephenie and Lucas were first to her and Max clung into both of them.

"Max! Oh my God"

"It's okay." Stephenie told her as she hyperventilated and Stephenie held her along with Lucas "It's okay."

"I thought we lost you." Lucas said

"I'm still.. I'm still here. still here"

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