Stranger Things Should I Stay Novels & Stories

I tilt my head and look out the window at the street. — I'm not going to Bethesda. — I say. Not even seeing your reaction. - As? — Kaanadan asks in surprise. - I want to stay here. — Celeste... — I'm tired of staying there. — The eye, seeing your tension. — I'll stay in the penthouse. There are cameras, you can see everything. The key has been changed, you just need to tell me which one is new. I'm not going back to Bethesda, not now. You can go wherever you want and from there I take a taxi and leave.

What if— I should stop thinking about things like that. But I can’t risk the kids' safety. Maybe I should let them stay here. The house did seem like a safe place, with Stella, her grandma, and her brothers who are staying over. Plus, it's Saturday tomorrow; maybe I should let them stay here. And if anything were to happen, I’d be able to protect myself if I'm alone.

’ She uttered softly as she bit her lip. ‘Yeah, I’m done, but mum … is it a good idea to stay here?’ I ask my worry creeping in. It was still on my mind that the human turd would still be looking for us, he wasn’t a man who just let things go, if we stayed in one place, I knew it would only be a matter of time until he found us, we should keep moving.

“Maybe they’re just passing through. We should wait it out for a b---” “That’s also what I thought, which is why I put off telling you until now. But it’s been a few days and they made no move to leave. I’m sorry…but we’ll need to move soon, very soon. That said…” He leaned against the wall, “…it’s your decision. If you say you’ll stay, I’ll do whatever I can to protect you both.”

"You didn't mess up. Defending the pack is always the right move." Harold sidestepped my comment, simply telling me to meet him at the Howl Office for a belated anniversary celebration. I locked the signed document in a time-coded safe, set to unlock in three days. "What will you feel when you find this, Harold?" I wondered. The welcome was overwhelming when I stepped into the Howl Office. A crown was placed upon my head, moonflowers pressed into my hands, and the room bathed in the soft glow of a moonlight projector.

I said, the idea forming as I spoke. "A camp?" Tyler repeated, raising an eyebrow. "Near the pack," I clarified. "We stay hidden and survey from a distance. If I’m right, they’ll strike this week since all the focus is on Moonsdale and Brimridge." "Then we camp starting tomorrow," Tyler said with finality. "No," I said again, cutting him off. "Why not?" "You can’t come with us," I replied. His brows furrowed in confusion. "Why?" "Someone has to stay here to keep up appearances. If you leave, it’ll draw attention. You’re the perfect person to stay."

The thought of going back out there, of facing the stares, the whispers, his anger, made my pulse spike again. “I can’t just disappear,” I whispered weakly. “You can,” he replied gently. “And you should.” I hesitated. Leaving would make it worse. Wouldn’t it? The headlines. The speculation. The assumptions. But staying? Staying meant walking back into a room where my humiliation was still hanging in the air. Victor studied my face carefully before speaking again. “Come to my place,” he said. “Just for the night. Until things cool down. No one needs to know where you are.”

“We don’t react. We don’t go downstairs.” Noah swallowed. “So we stay here while strangers talk about our door?” “We stay here while Security makes the hall boring,” I said, and forced my voice steady because Noah was watching my mouth like it was a map. “We don’t let a group chat decide what our home is.” Noah nodded once, but his hands were shaking. I reached across the table and took his fingers—brief, firm, no drama. “Two breaths,” I said. Noah inhaled, shaky.

“I haven't decided.” Lucien remained silent. Watching me. Waiting. I swallowed. “Do I even have another choice?” No one answered. Their silence told me everything. I closed my eyes for a brief moment. Fuck. They were right. I didn't have many options. I didn't want Mom worrying. I didn't want last night's secret coming to light. And I definitely didn't want to go back to a place that had stopped feeling like home long ago. Finally… I exhaled. “Fine.” All four of them looked at me. “I'll stay...” I hesitated before finishing. “Until summer vacation is over.”

the security officer says. "One more minute. Please." The officer shakes his head. "Now, sir. Or we'll have to detain you." Lucien looks at me desperately. "What do we do? Tell me what to do." I don't know. I don't know. I look down at Leo. "What do you think, sweetheart? Should we stay or go?" Leo looks at me, then at Lucien. He's quiet for a long moment, his little face serious. "I think we should stay with Daddy," he says.