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“She was just asking if Will spent the night here,” Karen said, her tone light but not quite matching her words. “He must’ve gone to school early and worried her.”
Mike frowned, dropping his bite back to the plate. “Why would he do that?”
Karen hesitated for half a beat, so brief it might’ve been nothing before shrugging. “Kids do strange things sometimes.”
Ted snorted softly. “Strange kid,” he added, eyes still glued to the paper. “Always has been.” Mike shot him a look sharp enough to cut, but Ted didn’t notice.
Karen reached for her coffee, took a sip and then smiled again, brighter this time. “Really, there’s nothing to worry about.”
Mike didn't nod, he just stared at his plate, the sweetness of the maple syrup suddenly making his stomach turn. Adults say things like that all the time - nothing to worry about, everything’s fine, go back to sleep - usually right before something shitty happens. And the logic didn't track either. Will didn't just "do strange things." Will hated making his mom worry, and he never went anywhere without telling Jonathan.
or: a season 1 rewrite of stranger things
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