[She reassures him, trying to hide the fact that she's starting to cry. She's terrified of the fact that this idea of his worked, that he's somehow powerful enough to bring her back to life. And he hurt himself so badly to do it. There's still a risk that he might die, something that has her tying the sleeves of the sweater as tight as she can around that arm.]
All that I care about is keeping you alive. Did you really think you'd die to bring me back, and leave me here all alone?
[She wouldn't have been able to do it. Chrissy Cunningham is dead to everyone in Hawkins, she can't show her face here. So if Eddie had left her, she would've had to figure out how to run away and start over alone. They're still at risk for that happening, but at least now she can wrap an arm around him and let him lean against her for support.]
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[She reassures him, trying to hide the fact that she's starting to cry. She's terrified of the fact that this idea of his worked, that he's somehow powerful enough to bring her back to life. And he hurt himself so badly to do it. There's still a risk that he might die, something that has her tying the sleeves of the sweater as tight as she can around that arm.]
All that I care about is keeping you alive. Did you really think you'd die to bring me back, and leave me here all alone?
[She wouldn't have been able to do it. Chrissy Cunningham is dead to everyone in Hawkins, she can't show her face here. So if Eddie had left her, she would've had to figure out how to run away and start over alone. They're still at risk for that happening, but at least now she can wrap an arm around him and let him lean against her for support.]