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Before Eleven, there was 000. Y/N escaped Hawkins Lab at thirteen and spent years running from the place that stole her childhood. Now the lab is closed, Brenner is gone, and she finally returns to Hawkins searching for something she’s never had: A normal life. Y/N knows how to hide. She knows how to run. She knows how to survive. Now she has to learn how to live. A trailer at Forest Hills. Hawkins High. Music, drawing, and absolutely no getting attached. Then Eddie Munson hears her singing alone in the woods. Suddenly Hawkins’ resident metalhead is everywhere—inviting her to Hellfire, trying to recruit her into Corroded Coffin and refusing to let the mysterious new girl disappear into the background. Then Robin decides they’re best friends before Y/N understands what having a best friend even means, and Max somehow becomes the little sister she never knew she needed. For the first time, Y/N isn’t merely surviving. She’s finding friends. A family. Somewhere she belongs. Maybe even someone worth staying for. There’s just one problem. Nobody knows who she really is. And eventually, Y/N will have to decide whether the people teaching her how to live can handle the truth about Patient Zero.