Just Friends - Byler

II

• • • WHEELER'S RESIDENCE • • •

"Mike, do you copy? Mike!" Mike heard Dustin call from his Walkman.
"You're 10 minutes late and we're waiting for you, over."

Oh shit. I completely forgot.
"Yes Dustin I'm almost there over! Oh and um...over."

"Ok good because Max is about to throw a whole fit, over!" Lucas yells into Dustin's Walkman.
Of course she is. Mike rolls his eyes.
He's always somehow in the wrong in every situation with Max.
Mike grabbed his jacket, got on his bike and headed to the arcade where the rest of the party was waiting for him.

• • • THE ARCADE • • •

As soon as he got to the arcade he was attacked with questions and complaints coming from Max and only Max.
"Where the hell where you?"
"What were you doing?"
"What took you so long ?"
He got off his bike and sneered at Max
She rolled her eyes,"asshole."
Mike let out a chuckle and followed behind the party into the arcade.

I wish Will was here, I could really talk to him right now.
Mostly to say an apology.
He started looking at all the newly released games to play with the party. Nothing would help get the thoughts of Will out.
His perfect hazel eyes
No Mike stop it.
You like Eleven, you love her even.
Remember?

"Hey Mike, you good?" Dustin asked after noticing him lost in his own thoughts. "Y-yeah", stuttered Mike in a half-whisper. Mike knew he wasn't ok. You don't just have thoughts like this about a friend, your best friend.

Mike pushed aside his thoughts and picked out a game to play with his friends. The rest of the party had already started playing Dig Dug, Max beating everyone at it as always.

"You're cheating!" Mike could hear Lucas shout at Dustin.
"You're just mad I'm better than you!" Dustin fired back at Lucas.
"I gotta go, bye assholes!" Max called out as she walked to the doors of the arcade heading out and riding off.

• • • TIME SKIP • • •

It was 5:39 pm and it was only Dustin and Mike left of the party at the arcade, Lucas left because he had to help with the dinner.

"I'm um...getting tired Dustin I-I'm gonna get going." Mike stuttered out nervously. He was actually going to call Will, that's all he could think about. He sucked at Dig Dug because all he could think of was Will Byers.
"Oh ok, I guess I'll get going too, bye Mike." Dustin said with a wave bye.

• • • WHEELERS RESIDENCE • • •

Mike was home and getting ready to call Will from the phone in his basement. Beforehand, he had looked through his huge binder of drawings Will had made and given to him, well he did steal a few from Castle Byers but he didn't need to know.

With every press of a button it made a beep sound, kind of annoying Mike.
Come on pick up Will. Pick up.
Mike was standing at the wall, once again, waiting for Will to pick up. The ringing stopped. "Hello?" A sweet voice called from the other line, it was Eleven.

"Oh um- hi El." Mike muttered out, he was hoping for the sweet voice to be Wills.

"Hi Mike!" Eleven cheered gleefully, she brightened up and her voice got higher once she noticed who it was on the other line.

"This is kind of aw-awkward but," Mike paused "I was kind of calling for Will."

"Oh.." Elevens voice was now noticeably dimmer which made Mikes heart ache at the thought of making Eleven sad. Even if they weren't back together still.

"Will's not here." Eleven blandly said after a long pause.

"Eleven who's on the ph-" Mike recognized the voice straight away before Eleven hung up the voice making a long annoying beep sound on the other line. Eleven had lied to Mike.

• • •

A/N: Today was really not my day for many reasons and that caused me to not really have motivation for writing. This chapter is a little short but I still hope you enjoyed reading it. :) <3

Time written: March 11, 2022 4:35 am
Word count: 696 words