El couldn't beileve it. I mean she did. But why. He was her best friend. For years. How could he play her like that. She gave him.the option to stay best friend. Then he slept with her. She was confused. Hurt. Sad. Angry. She was feeling a lot of things. That day Max took El home.
It had been 2 weeks. 2 weeks since El had been to school. Everyone noticed. Mike noticed. The party would constantly ask Will about her, but honestly he barley saw her either unless they passed in the hallway at home.
Mike was an outcast. The party wanted nothing to do with him after that. After the way he played them all. Mike had his truth. But Noone would listen to him. They wouldn't give him a chance.
Mike called El several times that night, in which El blocked his number and didn't listen to a single voice-mail.
Hopper was worried. Thos was worse then last time. El completely cut everyone off. They were lucky if she even talked to Max. She wouldn't talk, barley ate, refused to go to school. They knew something had to be done.
Hopper sighed knocking at her door not expecting an answer. A month. A month of this. Over a stupid boy. That Wheeler boy at that.
Hopper ignored the silence and walked into her room. He saw her at her desk working on a few school assignments Will had brought home for her. Hopper sighed and sat on her bed in silence for a few minutes.
"Eleanor..." He said softly but had a sterness to it.
She knew he was serious when he called her that.
She sighed spinning around in her chair to look at him.
"Your not happy" He stated.
El just shook her head.
"Look Kid... I love you... I'm sorry for whatever happened between you and the Wheeler boy. Me, Joyce, your brothers, Max, the party, We love you El. But we can tell your gone. Spaced out. Not happy"
El looked down sighing. She hated that her family was worried but she just felt so stupid. Her whole life had been a lie basically. Mike never cared for her feelings.
"Your aunt said she'd take you in" Hopper said softly.
El looked back up at him.
"If-- if that's what you want... you can lice with he'd, start a new school, try to find yourself El"
"What about you guys?" She finally spoke.
"We are here. You have to promise to call me. And you'll visit on holidays and vacations?"
El nodded running to her dad and hugging him.
"I love you dad... I'm sorry" she sobbed.
"Don't be sorry... just... just find yourself El.. there's more to life then stupid boys" He laughed
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El had broken the news to the whole party. She was leaving Saturday morning. So what did they do? It qas Friday night so they went for ice cream. El, Max, Lucas, Will, and Dustin.
El was walking arm on arm with Max. They ordered their ice cream and sat down with the boys.
"I can't beileve this is it" Dustin said.
"It's not gonna be the same around here without you Ellie" Will sobbed.
"I'll be calling the house constantly Will" El laughed
"Were gonna really miss you El..." Max said.
"Where are you going?" Mike asked standing in front of the table. He never went out for ice cream on Fridays. Cause he knew it was a risk running into them, but something told him too. Then he over heard everything.
El rolled her eyes looking down and Max put an arm around her.
"No thanks to you I'm losing my sister!" Will spat standing up
"Will... don't... he's not worth it" El said softly.
"Where are you going?" Mike asked not backing down from Will.
"She's moving away. That's all you need to know" will spat out.
El suddenly stood up grabbing Max with her. "I'm not hungry anymore let's go" the party nodded and followed.
Mike was left standing there. Alone.
Alone.
He was always alone now. He hated himself. He really did. He wanted to tell El the truth but she wouldn't let him.
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It had been a month since El left. The party missed her. Mike missed seeing her. He didn't even have a way to contact her. It was driving him crazy. That's when he decided he had to take his chance.
He sat down right at thier lunch table. All eyes on him.
"Go!" Max yelled "your the reason my best friend is gone!"
"Let me explain!" He yelled back hitting the table.
Max groaned getting up and leaving. Lucas and Dustin followed her. Which left Will shooting daggers with his eyes to Mike.
"Will...." Mike said sternly.
"What Mike? What can you possibly say to make this okay?"
"I love her goddammit!" He hit the table again.
"Love who?" He asked
"I love Eleanor Hopper. So fucking much. Maybe I didn't know it all those years. But I craved her! I needed her. I wanted her close at all times. I never thought I had a chance with her. She was too beautiful, amazing, smart. So I didn't dwell on it. I couldn't lose my best friend. Then this girl came in and gave me attention. So I accepted. To get over that stupid little crush I had. Then I heard she liked me that night of Harrington's party and I lost it. I was back down the Eleanor hole. I tried breaking up with Angela. So many times. But she wouldn't listen. She said I couldn't. So I came up with this stupid ass idea to tell her to let me fake date El, just so she could be friends with you guys again. I thought of she saw how happy I was with El she would leave me alone. But ut got worse. She told me if I didn't leave El soon she'd ask Troy to go after her again. I was scared for her safety. El means the absolute fucking world to me. She's always been my number one. And Noone. Nobody would give me a fucking chance. And now she's gone for good isn't she?!"
Wills eyes were wide. He was trying to take in all this information at once. All he did was nodded "She won't be back Mike.." she shuggrd and got up to walk away
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~ A Complicated Love Story ~
FanfictionMike and El have been Best Friends for years. El has had a crush on Mike for years. Mike never paid much attention to it. Then they entered High School and feelings go wild.
