right where you left me

chapter 4 - misunderstood

"robin why are you turning into this street?" i yelled to my friend in front of me.

"don't worry 'bout it!" she turned into the culdesac.

"robin no why are you riding to mike's house?" robin turned back to me with a goofy grin. "robin no!" i kept yelling but she was already in mike's driveway. she dropped her bike and stood waiting for me as i slowed down to the kerb. mike wheeler is an idiot. he is also my best friend's boyfriend. he treated eleven hopper like she was property of him. like she wasn't her own person. but el knew better and has become her own person since. with a little bit of help from yours truly. but obviously this caused tension between mike and i. he soon enough realised that he was being an idiot and our friendship has been weird after all of that.

"we are doing this" she said when i got closer to her. she grabbed my hand and led me to the front steps.

"robin i can't. i can't!" but it was too late. nancy wheeler answered the door excitedly.

"did you bring her?" she whispered to robin.

"sure did!" robin exclaimed, pulling me forward. i stood slouched in front of the grinning girl. nancy however was very different to her younger brother. she's been my role model for a while now and she's always looked after me from the sidelines. i do appreciate her more then she knows. too bad she's related to mike.

"hi maxine" she smiled deviously at me.

"nance what have you planned?" i crossed my arms. why were they being so sneaky? and since when were robin and nancy friends?

"you are going to join in on our games night. you have been invited to every single one and yet you haven't gone for months now. we miss you" nancy frowned but i groaned. i honestly wish i never left my house. that slight anger turned into my motivation to beat these losers. i've always been the best at uno.

"fine. lesson learned. never follow robin anywhere" i walked past nancy and went down to the basement. that was the designated hang out for all of us.

"hey losers" i stood at the bottom of the stairs.

"mayfield! get in here" steve harrington burst with happiness when he saw me. they were sitting in a circle around the coffee table. steve, dustin henderson, erica sinclair, lucas, mike, robin then nancy. there was an open spot next to lucas so i took it. i think they did that on purpose though. lucas beamed when i sat down next to him.

"i'm glad you're here" lucas leaned in and whispered to me. i heard the laughter and saw my friends smile and for a second there, i felt like my old self again. the happy version of myself.

"me too" i turned to look at him. his eyes captivated me. it felt like if i stared any longer i would get pulled in. he smiled and broke the eye contact. dammit i thought. i'm absolutely in love with this boy. the same thoughts of lucas continued throughout the night. his eyes, his smile, his "accidental" bumps into me when he would lean forward to pick up a card. i relished in these moments. the happy moments. i picked up every memory that was laid out and planted them in my mind for safe keeping.

"help! i'm still back here" robin called out as we played monopoly. she had only moved six lousy spots while the rest of us were way further ahead.

"don't worry robin, i'm still sitting in this corner. if i stay any longer, i'll die. then my ghost will forever haunt it" dustin said dramatically. he was in jail. he's so theatrical.

"you guys are so dramatic" lucas pointed out. i giggled at his remark and my immediate reaction was to hold onto his hand as i laughed. when i zoned back in i realised we were holding hands and i quickly pulled my hand away from the grip of his.

"don't" he whispered, reaching for my hand. he took it in, interlocking his fingers with mine. i looked down at our hands then back up to his eyes. he wasn't looking at me though. he was just playing the game and enjoying our touch, like it was normal. for the first time in a while, i felt a true spark between us again.

a/n
damn i'm racing through these chapters! i definitely love this length of the chapters compared to tied souls. it's much more comfortable. anywayssss hope yall liked this one. more lumax in this chapter :)
xo juju