The painting ~ byler

VIII

- 2:15 PM -

"I'm going now." I quickly get up. "Uh- sorry. My mom expects me home."

"Oh, okay. See you tomorrow?" Will lifts his head up while still sat on the couch.

"Yeah! Bye." I walk out and shut the door behind me. I needed to clear my mind.

I made it to my house after around a 3 minute walk.

"I'm home mom!" I start walking up the stairs to get to my room as quick as I can.

"Mike! Don't get away that quickly! How was your sleepover with will?" My mom emerges from the kitchen. I pause for a second, almost panicking?

"Good! Good. Nothing really happened interesting. I'm just going to my room." I quickly said, then wondered if my mom actually understood me assuming how fast I talked. But before she could tell me I ran upstairs and shut my door. Now it's just me and my thoughts.

- 1:12 AM -

I haven't had not one bit of sleep yet. I couldn't, my mind wouldn't shut off. All I could think about is how I thought of Will. Was it bad?

I look out my window. Rain. All there was was so much rain. I lied back down on my bed, but this time it was even worse. I couldn't even put my head down.

I sat up and scrunched my head into my legs, feeling a tear roll down my cheek.

Suddenly my feet are on the floor, and I'm up and walking to my door. I didn't know what I was doing but I was going somewhere.

- 1:16 AM -

I drop my bike by a bush. My clothes were soaked, and my face was dripping with a mixture of tears and rain. I approach a familiar door. I pause for a second. What am I doing?

My hand lifted to the door, and knocked 3 times. I waited for a second. I don't know why I was doing it. It was 1 in the morning, nobody would answer! Just before I was about to turn around to leave, the door opened to reveal a familiar brunette boy. Will.

"Mike? What are you doing here? It's the middle of the night!" I didn't say anything, we both just look at each other. "Mike?-"

I cut him off by placing both my hands on his cheeks, and pulling him in to make our lips touch. I don't know how long it lasted for, but it happened. He didn't pull back.

I finally lift my head up and look at him again.

"Mike I-"

"I'm sorry. I don't know why- I just had to- sorry." I begin to walk backwards trying to turn my head away from Will to walk away.

"Mike it's oka-"

I turned my head and jumped back on my bike.

Did I really just do that?

- 9:48 AM -

After a sleepless night of twisting and turning, it was finally morning. But what was I going to do? Avoid Will all day, all week, all month, all year, forever? Or maybe it was just a dream. I still haven't that out yet. But if it was dream, I think I liked it. I wanted to kiss him. I'm glad I did.

"Mike?" I hear from my walkie-talkie.

"Will? Is that you?"

"No, Mike. It's El. Are you okay? You sound nervous."

"Perfectly fine! What did you want?" I gulp.

"Oh. I have an announcement for the group. Meet for 10?"

"Let's meet in my basement." Guess my plan for avoiding Will won't work out so well.

- 10:02 -

Me, Dustin, Lucas, El and Will were all sat down in my basement. Lucas and Dustin together. Me next to El and Will sat by himself, facing opposite me. I hadn't spoken to him yet, but we kept making eye contact every time I looked around the room.

"What is it, El?" Lucas asks.

"I... I found a way to defeat Vecna. I think... the only way." El stands up.

"How!?" Dustin shouts.

"Dustin..." she says quietly. "You know."

"Sacrifice..." he whispers.

"What!?" Me Will and Lucas all shout at the same time.

"No way El! We already discussed this! We aren't going to let you sacrifice yourself." I stand up to look to El.

"Mike. I saw him yesterday. He says it's the only way. It's for Max..."

"El I-"

"Okay, fine El." Dustin interrupts us. I give him a 'what!?' Look, he replies with a 'trust me' face.

"I really wish there was another way. I really do. But I have to. For Max. She doesn't deserve it. She has her whole life to live. If I can send him to another dimension, I can repeat what I did with the demogorgan. I can get out." A tear roles down her face. I hug her. And she leaves.

"We aren't seriously going to let her do that right?" Will asks.

"Of course not! She's acting crazy. We have to keep by her. Stop her doing it." Lucas says. We all nod.

"I should probably go look after El before she does anything stupid. Bye." Wills says looking in my eyes before walking up the stairs.

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Y'all I think I'm going to make the next chapter the last proper one #livelaughlove