Half love, half regret- Elmax

Chapter three

3rd person

Eleven sat alone in maxs room, Lucas had been forced out of the room after months of only being in it. That meant El had max to herself, mainly; the party would show up here and there throughout the day but still mainly just El. They had spent the day reading, drawing, cleaning, and holding maxs hand. Visiting hours are about to close so El started to clean; she started with food left overs, grabbing rappers and a tray of old food throwing it out. She then went to where she had been sitting, all around maxs bed and the chair El had been sitting in had a bunch of books and knitting supplies, El picked up the comic books first stacking them up; then placing them in her bag, then she went for the knitting supplies. El planned to read to max until she was kicked out, so she left the novel she and max were reading out. The room being basically clean El sat back down.

She sat looking at max; most of the bruises in maxs face and arms had turned a very light purpley-brown, with her freckles becoming lighter due to lack of sunlight. Max still looked so peaceful, like none of the trauma that she had been though was just gone, had never happened. That idea made the room turn cold for El, she sat straighter in her chair, looking down at her lap, the hands that where resting now balled into fists; their fingers turning white and the skin below the nails leak blood. El looks up at max self-pity in full few of the sleeping girl, El smiled through hot tears, she moved bleeding hands to maxs. Softly she let the blood pool around her and maxs hand.

"I wish you had lived a normal life, at least for a little bit." El whispered her wish like a child who saw a shooting star.

Both girls had not a normal life like the rest of the party, abnormal was all they knew. El tiled her head at the thought, a sad smile still covering her face. El sighed the let go of maxs hand whipping her tears, and grabbing tissues for the blood; she left for the bathroom. El turned on the hot water letting the heat clean the blood off her wounds, El looks at herself; the wreck of a person she is stares back, eyes had a slight puff to them, her cheeks and under eyes red. El looked back down to the now clear water, El turned off the water and shook her hands through the air. She stoped in the door way at the sight she came back to.

Max sitting up in her bed.
El blinked a few times, then pinched herself, still seeing max awake she threw herself at max. Maxs hands in her hair, the soft petting on her back, and the giggles of the sweet voice next to her. Eleven couldn't let herself be sad any longer, her only thought was max; max the girl she loved more than herself, the girl who made life have meaning, max the girl she loved more than her boyfriend. Eleven pulled back, both girls stared into each others eyes, they basked in the silence and joy of the moment. Maxs hand went to El face; her hand rubbed them pinched El's face making her giggle, max had tears running down her face as she softly whispered "you're real, but I can't see you." El took maxs hand into hers then placed it to her chest, she hoped max couldn't feel her heart shatter and fall if of her. She brushed her hand through maxs hair, max leaned into it closing her eyes; Eleven didn't know how to reply or even the engine thoughts that followed in with maxs words. They sat in silence for a long time before
"Yes, i am."
Was Els answer making max laugh; her laugh was real and genuine, her head leaded onto els chest now with their hands. Even though El had ignored the last part of maxs sentence, it still felt nice to hear maxs laugh; and she didn't think max minded if she was laughing.
*knock knock*(idk how to do that:P)
Both heads turn to the door as the nurse in duty walks in, the nurse stops in her tracks; she then yells for other doctors to come with.
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Eleven was kicked out of the room, sense Jonathan wouldn't be there for another hour El started to read the book she was previously reading to max. She reread until the third chapter "you're still here?" A nurse said walking out of maxs room, El just nodded adding "is max okay can I go back in?" The nurse was unreadable her face cold and neutral; the nurse walked over to the nursing station, picking up the phone she said "call your mom, I will tell your friend you had to go home, okay?" Eleven was annoyed but due to her fear of doctors/nurses she complied.

Eleven called Joyce knowing Jonathan would be busy, she stared at maxs door waiting for Joyce to pick up, everything blurring out and sound muffling; eleven stared at the door zoning out "hello?" Joyce's voice from the other end snapped El out of the void. " hi, max woke up and the nurse said to call you." The line went silent only the soft voices of Joyce and what El guess is hopper "I'm on my way." The line goes dead. El goes back to her spot, picking up her book again she lets herself get lost in the fantasy world.