Lime Eyes - Eleven Hopper + Max Mayfield

Chapter 9: The Heathkit

TW: Homophobic Slur

November 10,1983

LILIANA
The five of us are biking to Hawkins Middle School. I was absent the whole day since my discovery of Will Byers through the radio.

We gather and Mike told us.

"Okay, remember, if anyone sees us, look sad,"

Then the man from the PA announces.

"Attention students, there will be an assembly to honor Will Byers on the gymnasium now. Do not go to fourth period,"

It ends and Mike gets to the door of the AV Room. The door is locked.

"It's locked,"

Mike says. Lucas tries to open it and Dustin asks Eleven to open the door.

"Hey, do you think you can open it? With your powers?"

But then I see Mr. Clarke approaching us.

"Boys?"

He asks and looks at me.

"Hey, Lili. I did not expect to see you here,"

He says and I nod at it.

"Yeah, I was quite sick. That's all,"

I lied.

"Assembly's about to start,"

He tells us.

"We know. We're just, you know,"

Mike is about to say something until Lucas adds in "Upset,". Dustin tries to come up to the situation, while I didn't add anything else.

"We need some alone time,"

"To cry,"

That's funny Dustin.

"Yeah, listen. I get it, I do. I know how hard this is, but let's just be there for Will, huh?"

He says, I am trying to hold back tears. Thinking where he is right now and what is happening to him from the radio. Because he was my best friend, till let's say. Mike stole him from me.

Then Mr. Clarke grabs a key from his pocket and throws it to Mike.

"The Heath-kit is all yours for the rest of the day. What do you say?"

Dustin smiles at it while I nod again. Till he looks at Eleven, maybe going to say something bad. I hold her hand tighter.

"I don't believe we've met. What's your name?"

And Eleven is not really her name. Just a nickname I added in.

"Eleven,"

Mike cuts her off.

"Eleanor! She's my, uh,"

Mike comes up with something.