Paranatural 34

<red like the main narrator from Stand By Me>

Previously on

While me and my friends were in school plying one of the most deadliest games of hitball in probably the history of the world, Stephen was off in the world.

He missed that day; got suspended for trying to break us out of detention with the principal’s car.

Stephen always had the crazy ideas. He would always be down for any stunts Johnny would come up with, and push them further to the extreme. Part of it might be due to all of the conspiracy theories that he believes in. But I think that that is where his charm comes from, his willingness to believe.

While suspended, Stephen went off exploring the town, as we were wont to do back then. Eventually, he found his way under a bridge, where he ran into a teenage gang from Mayview Academy picking on a dog. Feeling righteous anger, Stephen had taken onto himself to defend the dog.

Defeating his opponent, as well as catching the interest of the gang leader, Stephen grabbed the dog and ran for safety. Now his goal, while away from any noticeable danger, is to return the dog to its owner for a possible reward.