𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑙－𝐸𝑙𝑚𝑎𝑥

𝐴𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑？𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦？

Max's POV (present)

We arrived at the office we entered and went towards the room that Mrs. Jones was located in, the man who held a grip on my wrist released with one hand to knock on the door.

"Come in!" You could hear Mrs. Jones say from the other side of the door.

He twisted the door handle and immediately put his hand on my wrists again pushing the door open with his shoulder, Will still continued to follow behind us.

"Hey how can I help-" Mrs. Jones looked up from her papers that neatly lay along her desk, her eyes widened looking between the guard, Will, and I.

"So sorry to interrupt you Miss but Maxine Mayfield and Will Byers here have something they would love to tell you" He released his grip from my wrist as I could feel my wrist start to adjust back to how they were originally, when I looked down at them there appeared to be a red mark circling where he held . "Both of you sit" The man looked from Me to Will and pointed to the chairs seated in front of Mrs. Jones desk.

I sat in the chair on the left and Will sat in the one to my right.

"You know Maxine why don't you start with showing Mrs. Jones your hands" He looked at me with seriousness overlooking his entire face, I sent a confused look back.

Why my hands?

I looked down to my to hands and turned them over. My were knuckles covered in blood. Dry blood spattered on my fingers and a lot still dripping down my hands. A purple-red color surrounded my knuckles and look as if it started to spread up to my fingers. My nails were purple and bruised, dry blood around them. They looked awful.

"Maxine!" I was snapped back to reality as Mr. Jones called my name.

"Yes? sorry" I made eye contact with her as she looked unamused.

"Are you going to show me your hands or just sit there?" She tilted her head to the side slightly as she finished her sentence.

          I looked at Will as he looked at me in fear, I looked away from him and to my lap as I slowly started to raise up my hands. When they were fully over the desk a visible to Mrs. Jones she gasped.

"Maxine!" She raised her voice at me and looked as if I was insane.

"Its Max" I added looking at her and lowering my hands.

"I do not care! Who in the world did you do this too?" She grabbed a note pad and a pen and placed the items in font of herself.

"I don't know her name" I looked back down.

"Byers?"

"Um... her names Brooklyn Clifford" Will looked up at Mrs. Jones still continuing to tap his foot and fiddle with his fingers underneath to the table.

"How did she look Mr. Baker?" She questioned the man who took us here"

"Awful, she was bleeding a lot and will most likely need treatment, I sent her to the nurse right away" He told her.

"Why did you attack Mrs. Clifford?" She turned her attention to me and stared me down.

"She was messing with Will and calling him names" I kept my eyes on my lap while I answered her question.

"Maxine... I'm afraid you are going to be suspended for your unacceptable behavior, and this is only your second day in Hawkins High, I am very disappointed I wonder what your parents will think because I will be giving them a phone call" She folded her arms and rested her elbows on her desk.