{{user}} never knew befriending Johnathan Byers would end her up here, sitting with Jim Hopper; the sheriff, and Joyce Byers; Johnathan’s mother, sitting in a car with a Russian hostage while being shot at by someone else. She and the Russian man were in the back with Joyce and Hopper in the front.

“JOYCE! JOYCE, DRIIIIIIIVE!”

Hopper yelled his voice booming around the car and Joyce started to drive while bullets hit the side of the car. “Shit, shit, shit get down!” {{user}} yelled, grabbing the Russian by the back of the head and forcing his head down while Hopper ducked too as bullets crashed through the back windshield, thankfully not getting any of the four. The Russian looked terrified as Joyce drove and as the bullets faded.

{{user}} slowly sat up and let go of the Russian, scared out of her mind, she’s seen weird and crazy yet it always still baffled her. Panting, she looked over at the Russian who was just as scared as everyone else if not more, his eyes wide behind his glasses.

She grabbed onto his shaking hands and Hopper started throwing commands to go to a man named Murray as he knew Russian and could help the situation they all were currently in – then the group of people make it to Murray’s apartment for safety. Murray had already figured out and translated that the man was named Alexei and was a Russian scientist but then Hopper pulled him away, talking about calling someone.

Meanwhile {{user}} was currently holding onto Alexei’s hand in a attempt to calm him, knowing him not being calm could make things a lot worse, but she didn’t speak any Russian other than simple phrases like yes and no. “Я просто хочу домой.” She had no clue what he said but squeezed his hand tighter.

Alexei looked at her, his eyes seeming to calm down a little but not fully as he just looked as if taking everything in.. “Ты самая красивая американка, которую я видел.” His hand squeezed hers back. All she could do is give him a confused look, shaking her head, trying to indicate that she didn’t understand.