• • • BYERS RESIDENCE • • •
"Will honey, get packed we're leaving to Hawkins later today!" Joyce instructed Will from down the stairs.
It was about a 30 hour drive from California to Hawkins so they had to pack quickly in order to be there on the first day of spring break. Will was excited and so was Eleven but, he couldn't stop thinking about when she was on the phone.
Who was she talking to and why is she hiding it from me? Will sat at his small drawing desk near the window and stared out at the rising sun and colorful orange,pink,and blue sky.
"Hey Will," Eleven knocked at his door, peeking in a tiny bit. "It was Mike, I was on the phone with Mike." She bluntly said through her teeth. "He was asking for you and I-I-I guess I got a little je-jealous...I-I wan-wanted t-to talk with him b-but now I-I know that Mikes not all mine and you nee-need to talk too." She confessed through almost-tears.
"El, I swear it's ok." Will smiled, "I know I'll be able to talk with him once we are there, we do have two weeks after all."
Eleven smiled back, fully opening Wills door and walking over to throw a hug at him. Now fully in tears sobbing the words 'I'm sorry Will!'
Will gave her a reassuring pat on the back and she was off to pack her bags.
Immediately after she left Will brushed off all of the feelings and started packing his bag, shoving whatever he found that he needed in it.
• • • ON THE ROAD • • •
It was a quiet and sort of peaceful ride to Hawkins, although El was constantly asking if they were in Hawkins yet. For the most part though, she was content coloring a drawing of Hopper and her she made as soon as she got in the car. Will was listening to music while sketching a few random drawings of whatever he could think of. Jonathan wasn't going to be there and so was Nancy because they were off at college, meaning Mike and El would be together all the time leaving Will all alone, or so he thought.
"Are we there yet? I'm bored." El complained looking up from her drawing and cutting off the silence.
"We will be there soon, I promise El." Joyce answer, with a well-hidden annoyed tone in her voice.
"When is soon." El shouted pausing in between each word she spoke.
"Eleven calm down! It's only 24 more hours. Please, be patient."
Eleven sighed angrily and got back to coloring in her drawing, Will watching her. He felt bad, he knew she missed Mike very much and wanted to see him right now, even though they were no longer with each other.
• • • TIME SKIP • • •
After a few food and restroom breaks Eleven,Will, and Joyce we're almost to Hawkins, Indiana. It was a long tiring drive but Joyce tried her best staying awake, and was very good at it. Will and El on the other hand fell asleep out of boredom right after their dinner.
When they woke up to the sunrise shining in their eyes they were only just half an hour away from Mikes home.
Excitement filled El's voice and stomach while worry and anxiousness filled Wills. He didn't understand why he was so nervous about seeing his friends again but he was. He wanted to cry just thinking about it.
What if they think moving is all my fault? I mean, it kind of is. We moved because of me.
Silent tears left Wills eyes while he quietly wiped them away staring out the window at the newly green trees that used to be bare and the fluffy clouds in the bright blue sunny sky that used to be grey and dull last time he was in Hawkins.
Did Hawkins suddenly get better after I left? Am I the problem?
Time written: March 13,2022 5:28 a.m
Word count: 678 words
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Fanfictionrestarted: 3/8/22. <3 <3 <3 ended: ??/??/2022 • • • "Mike," Will whispered into his shoulder. "I don't wanna go back down there." Mike took Will out of the hug and stared him in the eyes, "it's ok Will, you won't have to go alone." Mike walked into...
