Hawkins high "freak"hearts

part 22: brighten the dark

Hii, this is just fluffy filler chapter for shits and giggles. Before we get more serious again!!

It took awhile for everybody to get back to calm after what happened with Max. It was quiet and only Lucas calming words to Max and her sobs filled the room. You still held her hand circling your thumb in her hand palm to comfort her. She didn't deserve this and neither did Chrissy. The poor girl, dead, after everything that she had been through.

You decided that everybody was calm enough to leave but Max didn't want to. ''I don't want to be alone. If I die, I don't want to die alone.'' It broke your heart that such confession left Max mouth. It was unlike her. She had gone cold after that El left and Billy died. She had gone mute and most of the time in her own world with her headset on skateboarding through Hawkins. Not wanting to go home.

''You want to sleep over at our place?'' you asked. She couldn't sleep at Lucas, their parents wouldn't be okay with it and Nancy had to go to the asylum as soon as she could so Mike's wasn't an option either. You could bring her to school and she would still have Dustin there.

She thanked you and asked if she could grab some stuff at home. Luckily she literally lived in front of him and Lucas offered to help. She said that nobody was home so he could come in. You waited for them to get back and made sure everybody was okay before leaving. This was the beginning of a weird and tough time. But somehow you guys were ready to fight. And Max life was on the line so it made you guys even more certain. What ever evil was lurking now was going down and you guys were going to be it's downfall.

You were sat in the car with Dustin, Lucas and Max. Lucas asked if he could stay over for dinner so he could be with Max a little longer and it was too cute to decline and you were pretty sure your mom would only enjoy the company.

You came home and the only thing you could do was let out a loud sigh. There wasn't a better feeling then coming home. And this time it felt even better. Your mom probably heard your car come in the drive way and opened the door. She never did this, so you knew that the rumours and everything had already reached her too. You were still amazed about how fast things spread in small towns.

''Hi mom.'' Dustin began. As he should because your mom was easy but her biggest weakness was her little Dusty. So he could better break the news about the sleepover and the extra guest. Like she expected she was totally okay with it but was angry about the fact that you had stayed out and didn't come home immediately after hearing the news. She had doubts about Eddie but Dustin went in defense. Saying that he wasn't who people said he was and that she shouldn't be thinking about him like that. You saw that the words actually hurt Dustin and that he would do anything to make Eddie look better. It was something he shouldn't do to everyone, before well, people actually think that he was helping and that they were an actual cult.

You helped your mom cook extra dinner, it was simplified but made sure that it would still taste delicious. Dustin helped Max set up a blow up bed next to your bed and pick out a pillow and grabbed a blanket.

Cooking with your mom made you realise that you haven't had good quality time with your mom in a while and with all these people in danger, you better make sure that every moment lasted and to cherish it. You put on some music and started dancing with your mom in the kitchen. ''Running up that hill'' was playing and you and your mom starting singing with all the passion you had. You didn't notice that Max had come downstairs and she started to sing a long quietly. Not until you turned around to see her singin, grabbed her hands and added her into to you and your mom's duet. Forgetting and brightening the mood from before. She told you that it was her favourite song.

You took her to your music player and let her pick out more songs that she liked so you made sure that everyone had music that they enjoyed. Dustin and Lucas came back down too and wanted to pick some music too. You loved ''like a virgin'' by madonna, it was Dustin's and yours car sonfg. You know, the one your scream along with in the car. Your mom found it vulgar but there was nothing that stop you guys from screaming along right now.