REGRET, mike wheeler

CHAPTER 12 - A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

november 6, 1983

the vanishing of my bestfriend

here we were playing d&d with my best friends in mike wheeler's basement. sure, girls made fun of me for only hanging out with boys, but they were my best friends and they comforted me more than anyone. even my family.

"something is coming. something hungry for blood."

"a shadow grows on the wall behind you, swallowing you into darkness"

"it's almost here."

"what is it?" Will asked.

"what if it's the Demogorgon?" Dustin asked.

"oh Jesus, we're so screwed if it's the Demogorgon."

"Hey guys, what if it's the troglodytes?" I asked. Mike turned to smile at me. Every once in a while I caught him looking at me that caused both of us blush. It was no secret. I liked mike and he liked me. it was that we were both afraid to make a move.

"y/n's right. An army of troglodytes charge into the chamber." mike slammed a plastic figure of the troglodytes on the table and all of us exclaimed with happiness. "told you it wasn't the Demogorgon!" I yelled to Dustin and earning a high five from Mike and Will. All of our happiness was turned down because of mike's face. "what is it, Mike?" I ask.

"do you guys hear that? that..that sound. boom..boom...BOOM!" mike yelled and startled all of us. "that didn't come from the troglodytes. No, that...came from something." all of our eyes were on mike waiting to see what would happen next. "The Demogorgon" he slammed another figure on the table and all of us were disappointed.

"we're in deep shit." Dustin threw his hands in the air.

"will your actions!"

"I don't know"

"Fireball him!"

"cast protection!"

"I'm with Lucas on this one. fireball him!" I said taking sides. eye-contact with mike again that made me have extreme butterflies.

"yeah don't be a pussy, fireball him!"

"too risky, cast protection!"

Will kept looking side to side to see what he can choose.

"The Demogorgon is tired of you silly human bickering!"

"he stomps toward you!"

"fireball him!" me and Lucas say in union.

"cast protection!" this went on for a while until Will chose fireball. Me and Lucas cheered that Will took sides with us. Will threw the dice too far out so we all went out to find it. "is it a 13?"

"I don't know!"

I crouched down trying to find the little dice. I looked some more until I hit my on something. or someone. I look up and it's mike. We both touch our heads because the impact hurt. We stare at each other until we started laughing. "sorry about that." he said chuckling. "it's ok!" I said chuckling as well and getting up from the crouching position. "nice bracelet by the way." he said until his mom opened the basement door. "mike I wear this bracelet everyda-"

"Michael, 15 after." he ran up the stairs as we were still looking for the dice. I was confused. I wore this bracelet every day from 3rd grade and he knows that because I got it as a birthday gift from the Wheelers. Ms.Wheeler told me not take it off because it holds positive energy. Once it's taken off it will radiate negative emotions and bad luck. Once I wore it, I never took it off.

"Will I really hope you didn't make the wrong choice," Dustin said as he made this place look like a tornado hit it.

"I found it. it's a 7!" Will yelled.

"Well, I guess the Demogorgon got you!" I joked and all of us started laughing as we wore our coats. I ran up the stairs and said my goodbyes to the Wheelers. Mike was waiting for us in his garage. "There's something wrong with your sister Mike. She's got a stick up her butt."

"Yeah, it's because she's dating that douchebag, Steve Harrington."

"she's turning into a real jerk."

" I think steve is nice," I said.

"just because he gave you a high five to class doesn't mean he's nice." Dustin fought back.

"Oh well, you ready Will?" I said turning to him. I lived closest to him so we always rode together. "Yeah, I'll tell you tomorrow mike," Will said zipping up his coat.

"wait what were you gonna tell me?"

"Oh, I was gonna say that it was a 7. The dice was a 7. The Demogorgon got me."

It was getting awkward between u until I broke the silence. "Well, we should really get going. Bye Mike!" I shouted as I got on my bike. "Bye y/n! Bye Will!"

2 minutes into our ride and me and Will talked about our families. "well my family always the same. Troy being a dick, my mom only caring for Troy, and my dad only caring for the TV and chips. So how's your family, Will?" I changed the subject quickly because talking about my family made me feel uneasy.

"Nothing much, Jonathan bought me this new-"

"Sorry Will, this is my stop, you can tell tomorrow, alright. Ride safe and be careful it's dark, Bye!" and I rode into my driveway. "Bye y/n!" and he rode off into the darkness.