𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 ➼ 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘍𝘪𝘤²

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Max and I gathered supplies for Mike's plan as he played with Will's hair in the living room.

Max looked down and smiled as she collected duct tape. "I get why El was your mage now."

"huh?" I turned around not quite hearing her.

"Lucas he told me all about her." 

"About El?" 

"Yeah" 

"What did he say about her?" I really missed them being able to talk about her, I just wished he had talked about El with me too.

"He told me about how she grew up in a lab. And how she had a shaved head. she had mind powers. He told me she loved Eggos." 

"Oh my god! One time she broke into a store and stole a bunch of boxes of Eggo Waffles." I laughed as I held up my arms imitating El carrying Eggos

"How did she get away with that?" Max laughed

"Mind powers." My smile faded, "I really miss her." I looked up at Max hesitating. "Did Lucas tell you about me?"

"Yeah, he told you were El's favorite friend." 

"That's not all about me..." Max's face turned into one of confusion. "Max, I turned to look at her seriously. "We are friends right?"

"Well duh."

"No seriously. You would still be my friend no matter what right?" 

"Is this another risk-accepting thing? because I already told Lucas-" 

"Max! Will you still be my friend if I was a bad person?" I ask tears starting to appear.

"yes!" 

"Okay...um, I'm not like you. I'm not like Lucas, I'm not like...normal"

"What do you mean?"

"Max. El to me was more than a friend. I liked her. Like liked." 

"Oh, I thought so." Max smiled at me proudly, "I'm glad you trusted me enough to tell me." Max leaned over to me and hugged me as I cried. 

"Thank you!" 

"No need to thank me for basic kindness." Max pulled back wiping my tears. "It's what friends do."

 "Y'know what? You're my second favorite party member." Max's face lit up.

"I'm in The Party?" I nodded as she smiled, "Second favorite tho?" She faked a frown

"Mage is pretty hard to beat" We laughed as we went back to our chores, I knew deep down Max would be one of the most important people in my life. I loved Max, not in that way but she was my new person. 

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Lucas and I worked on setting up the lights in the covered room for Will. 

"Light check one two!" I said in a scratchy voice as Lucas plugged the lights in. "Sucess!" 

I ran back inside with Lucas and the rest of the party minus Will as Hopper entered the garage. 

I sat in Will's room playing with his Rubix cube when suddenly I heard screaming and the lights started to flicker on and off again. 

"What's going on?" Max asked as Hopper ran into the house writing on a paper in morse code. 

"Hey what is that?" Steve asked.

"Morse code." We all replied

"God Steve at least pretend to know." I groaned.

The word Hopper wrote was 'here' "Will's still in there. He's talking to us." 

We quickly came up with an operation. Hopper signaled the code with a walkie talkie and we wrote and decoded it at the table. 

"Dash dot," I told Dustin as he wrote it down. 

Lucas searched for the meaning, "It's C."

Nancy wrote the letters on a notepad as Mike and Johnathan helped the adults get Will to communicate.  When Nancy finished the sentence we all stopped to read it. 

"Close gate" We all read as the phone suddenly Rang. 

"Shit! Someone get that!" I yelled hitting Steve's arm.  But Dustin ran up and hung it up before Steve even moved. The phone started to ring again but Nancy ripped it off the wall and threw it across the hall. 

"Well damn women," I commented, taken aback. 

"You think he heard it?" Max worried

"It's just a phone. It could be anywhere. Right?" Steve looked at me for the answer

The screech of one of the monsters interrupted the silence. "Does that answer you're question?"  

Hop stormed into the room and yelled as Mike appeared next to me to look out the window. "HEY GET AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS!" 

"Do you know how to use this?" He asked Johnathan holding up a shotgun.

"What?"  The older Byers looked around confused.

"CAN YOU USE THIS?" 

"I can." Nancy interrupted as Hop tossed her the gun.

Max brought up her fist, Dustin hid behind Steve, Lucas held up his slingshot, I grabbed a metal bar I found on the ground as Mike held up a... was that the table centerpiece It didn't matter.  We stood as we heard the growling outside. and the screeching from the monsters. 

"Where are they?" Max asked as Lucas stepped in front of her.

The monsters growled from outside as a loud thudding was heard. "What are they doing?" nancy asked.

"Hopefully dying." I sighed. 

It was silent until snarling came from the opposite side of the house until it was suddenly silent again. 

"I guess it did die," I said stepping out from the circle. 

"y/n get back," Hopp told me

"Why? It sounds de-" Before I could finish the window behind me burst as a demo dog flew through the window. Luckily I ducked just in time. 

"HOLY SHIT!" I yelled running behind Hopper. 

"Is it dead?" Max asked as Hopper kicked it to check. It was dead.

"Hey, guys I killed it!" I said flexing muscles I didn't have. But I was interrupted again by the door locks unlocking. Then the chain unlocked. Then the door started to Open. 

I couldn't help but look. If I was gonna die I was gonna look death in the eye. But the moment didn't come. Nothing attacked us. 

Instead old white converse with long socks stepped in. One sock overlapped one leg of her light-washed jeans while the other leg was cuffed. 

She wore dark tops. A black shirt with a black coat over it. Her lips looked as soft as ever as the familiar sight of blood dripping down her nose. Her eyes, like coffee so beautiful and entrancing. Her eyelids were coated with Black eyeshadow that almost made her eyes pop more as her hair was slicked back. 

It was El. She wasn't like anything the last time I saw her, but she was still her. The girl I never gave up on. Here in front of me. I pushed past Hopper as our eyes connected and I felt whole again. 

Her mouth formed a smile as she saw me and her eyes welled with tears.

Tears fell on my lips as they turned upwards. 

She found me.

I didn't even proofread this. But it's here. If you see a mistale point it out I'll cange it eventually. Bye -itsbouttogodown