~ Hidden Love ~

CH2 - The Weirdo on Maple Street [PT2]

"Come on mom. Let's eat something, okay?" I smiled at her. She finally agreed and Jonathan walked back inside. We all ate a little at least. Jonathan and I decided to head early to get the flyers made. After he got the flyers made, he drove me to the school. "Hey, I could bring one of those posters to put up on the bulletin board as I enter school."

"Yeah, that's a good idea." Jonathan says to me as we make our way to the school. As we got there, he grabbed a flyer and handed it to me. "Have a good day."

"Yeah, I'll try to." I gave him a side smile. I made my way into the school building. As I walked up to the board, I started putting up the flyer and I looked over and saw Steve the douche and his friends talking with Nancy and Barbara. I overheard Steve talking.

"What do you say? Are you in or are you out?" After that sentence, he glanced at me and I looked back to the flyer to pin it up.

"Oh, God. Look." I heard Carol say. All five of them looked my way.

"Oh, God, that's depressing." Steve said, replying to Carol.

"Should we say something?" Nancy asks Steve.

"I don't think she speaks." Carol says.

"How much do you want to bet that her brother killed him?" I glanced over at them. My blood was boiling at this point. I hated them three with all the might in my body.

"Shut up." Steve said as he shoved Tommy's shoulder. I glanced back to the board when I saw Nancy walking over.

"Hey." She says to me.

"Hey." I said.

"I just." she stammered, "I wanted to say, you know, um.. I'm sorry about everything." she said to me and I looked over to the group staring at us. "Everyone's thinking about you guys." She said, trying to lighten the mood.

"Yeah, guess they're speaking their mind then." I said to Nancy. I sighed and walked to my class.

I barely paid any attention in class. All I heard were the whispers about Will. I wish I had listened to Mom today. As the school day ended. I went home to find mom sitting on the recliner with a new phone in her hand. I decided to lay down on my bed for a while. Almost an hour after I got out, Mike radioed me.

"Hey Y/n, it's Mike. Do you copy? Over."

I reached for my radio and replied, "Yeah, I copy. Over."

"I wanted to ask if you wanted to come over to my house, with El. You're also invited for dinner, if you would join us. Over."

"Sure, I'd love to have dinner. Wait, do you mean the girl? She's still over there? Over." I questioned.

"Oh, yeah. Her name is Eleven, El for short and, uh, yeah. She didn't want to leave. There are bad people after her. Just come over, we'll talk more. Over."

"Okay. I'll be there soon. Over and out." I said as I walked out to ask my Mom. "Hey mom, could I have dinner at the Wheeler's tonight? Mike invited me. If you don't want me to go, I won't"

"No, no. Go honey." She said softly to me.

"You sure mom?"

"Yeah. I'll just be here." She looked at me and smiled. I bent down and gave her a nice hug. "Bye sweetie."

"Bye mom, love you." I went out to my bike and rode to the Wheeler's house. I arrived a little after Lucas and Dustin.

I walked into his room with Dustin saying, "What do you mean she knows about Will?"

I interrupted. "Wait, she knows about Will?" Mike looked back at me. He walks over to his trophies and grabs a picture with all four of them; Mike, Will, Lucas and Dustin.