[ He regrets saying it almost immediately. This isn't the time or place to tell her what's going on, or had been going on. First off, there's way too many people here to just - dump all of that onto her. Eddie's pretty sure he's gonna get all emotional and shit too, and none of these assholes get to see that. Especially not while he's on roller skates and there's Madonna playing through the speakers. That's just embarrassing.

Eddie wobbles on his skates as Chrissy reaches for his arm, and he laughs, breathless. ]

I don't know if we should talk about it here. You're gonna think I'm crazy, but after everything that happened to you... [ He winces. ] Things in Hawkins got really fuc-- really messed up, Chrissy.

[ He's avoiding eye contact, keeping his gaze fixed just in front of his skates. ]

It wasn't just Jason. Almost everybody in town thought I was the one who hurt you.