Weird Town || reader insert

It wasn't long before we reached where we parked last night and to our disappointment, we found Barb's car still chilling on the side of the road.

"It's not moved," I commented as we both pulled our helmets off and got off the bike.

Nancy walked to the car and looked in while I inspected the wheels and the area around.

"It hasn't moved. Seriously," I told her, "and there's only one set of footprints coming back this way, see?"

She walked over and looked at where I was pointing.

"No, not really," Nancy replied.

"Alright, take my word for it. Only one set of footprints. They can only be mine," I told her.

Nancy sighed before looking around.

"Barb?" she called out, "Barb...! God where could she have gone?"

"Don't know," I hummed, "she definitely wasn't here when I came out the bathroom and I waited for her for a while out here."

"How'd you get home then? Walk?" she asked as she gestured for us to walk through the forest, likely back to Steve's.

"Jonathan Byers drove by so I got a lift," I answered awkwardly, "it was... slightly uncomfortable if I'm to be honest with you. Definitely was now that I know what he was doing out there last night."

"It's weird," Nancy said, "what was he even doing out here last night?"

I shrugged as Steve's back gate came into view off in the far distance.

"Don't know, don't care. The guys a weirdo, can't deny it now, can we?" I sighed.

"I thought... he might have been better than that," Nancy muttered, "turns out, everyone was right after all."

"Ouch. Kinda sad to see your expectations just crumble there, Nance," I patted her back sympathetically before grabbing the gate and pushing it open, I walked in to see the space exactly as it was left last night.

"Barb?" Nancy called out as she walked in after me.

"Barbara?!" I shouted before heading towards the house, Nancy walked towards the woods, "Barb?"

I tried the door, but it was locked so I looked through the windows to see nothing there before the sound of rapid footsteps caught my attention and Nancy came charging towards me.

"Hey, hey, hey," I grabbed her, "What's going on? Are you ok?"

"There's something in the woods," she told me, "something without a face."

"What?" I asked, not believing her, "you mean? Like a mask?"

"No. It... It looked real," she exclaimed, "it looked—"

"Ok, ok, I'll take a look," I told her.

"No. No, no, no, no," she shook her head, "what if it gets you?"

"Nance, I'm sure it's nothing. Come on," I walked in the direction she came from with her behind me, holding onto the back of my jacket as we walked.

I looked around but didn't see anything, faceless or otherwise.

"There's nothing here," I told her, "just trees, bushes, some leaves..."

"I swear, there was something there," she exclaimed.

"Ok," I nodded, "I believe you. Shall we... get you home?"

"But, what about Barb?" she asked as I led her back towards the gate.