❝𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭❞ Max mayfield x fem reader|| .｡.✰ S2 ✰.｡.

❝𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐀𝐗❞ Part 2

•Welcome again readers!a•
Thank you for coming back to read part 2. This part definitely gets more deep into things and a bit more of your history. It will come up often as the story progresses <3 Before we begin this story includes traces of:
Anxiety attacks
Swearing
Enjoy!
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You chose to stay at Mikes House that night. Slightly sick to your stomach at the lie you told earlier. Slightly pissed off at the young Byers boy. You didn't speak a word on the way to the Mikes basement, both you and Dustin planning to stay the night. You actually invited yourself, hoping that in the short amount of time you would sum up a way to tell Mike the truth.

"I know it happened...." You muttered, breaking the ice a bit.
The boys looked up at you, your hands trembling slightly and your mind zoning back to thae arcade just an hour ago.
"Will..he had another episode"
"I KNEW IT!" Mike shrieked , making you and Dustin jolt slightly, "He lied! And so did you" He added, pointing his finger at you accusingly. "Weren't YOU the one who made up that bullshit rule? FRIENDS DONT LIE?"
Your stomach churned viciously at Mikes words as they stirred around in your head. Your mouth going dry and ur limbs going numb as you isolated yourself in thought.
Although he was right, you did in fact lie, you just hated to hear it from someone else's mouth. You lied to protect your friend from a bare amount of embarrassment, but you just made things worse, you kept it from everyone , risking and breaking every promise you ever made.
Your skin began to sweat as your fingers jolted slightly, your knees trembling.
You failed to protect him. You failed him, just like you did to your parents.
"Y/n?" Dustin murmured, peering around your body to glance into your eyes.  Mikes cheeks went pink as he fiddled with his pants, covering his guilt as he bit his bottom lip.
You stood up aggressively, the world turning as you did so.
You glanced around a bit, the moment becoming more tense the longer you took to find a place to just disappear temporarily. Your eyes froze as they landed on the small cramped bathroom none of the Wheeler family used too often, it was just there really. You walked rapidly in its direction, hands glued to your side.
As you reached it you slammed the door behind you, gasping for air, a hand pressed to your churning stomach. It felt as though guilt was punching you in the gut over and over.
Bathrooms felt safe to you, they made it feel like every worry, every trouble, every moment of your past that made you drown in guilt, would just dissolve into thin air for a short moment.
You gasped in an attempt to feed your lungs oxygen,your eyes flaring temporarily.
"It's ... not.. your fault" You breathed out word by word as you leaned your body weight against the sink, eyeing yourself in the small stained mirror.
You needed to calm down, before the churning got the better of your insides. You shuddered again .
" It never was..." You reminded yourself, forcing your brain to take Mikes words and empty them from your memory, at least for now.
Your gasps began to morph into breathes, the churning began to steady and slowly you were able to stand without the support of the small rectangular sink.
"Y/n?" Mike muttered, tapping his knuckles against the solid door,sympathy almost choking in his words, "I'm sorry okay, just come out so we can talk?"
You groaned audibly before forcing the door open, making direct eye contact with the boy.
You noticed as he peered at your features, your eyes flared soaked in a puffy red tone whilst sweat dripped from your forehead.
You glanced to his left to see Dustin by his side , a startled look painted across his face.
" I'm fine" You muttered, giving your eyes one last wipe with your sleeve.
Mike and Dustin gave each other a look as you slowly walked across them, throwing yourself at the yellow sofa you were sat in a few moments earlier.
" We have school in the morning" You murmured to the pair who were clearly taken aback by your current state.
You began to lie your still slightly shaken body to rest before giving the boys a glare,
"And listen, Will? He knows. He knows your gonna find out about this episode and any other episode he tries to cover up. Him, and only him, will inform you about this. So don't scurry off to him and whisper about what i said , understood?"
Dustin stood like a statue, bobbing his head up and down as mike just gave a clear 'understood.'
You lay your head down on the arm of Mikes sofa, your ears still paying attention to the sounds of your surroundings. Dustin shifted and stirred uncomfortably as he searched the floor for a good place to sleep. You listened as you heard Mike flick off the large ceiling light as he quietly walked up the old wooden steps.
You gasped one single time, your mind emptying as your eyes shut. You were finally allowed a temporary few hours  of peace.