chapter 1

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mike and Lucas and dustin bike to school together, as usual. they park their bikes at the bike stands, and wait for the others. all throughout middle school, the boys remained close. but this isn't middle school. it's highschool. the group is staring their freshman year at hawkins high! they had mixed feelings about this.

joyce's car pulls up at the school, will hops out of the car and waves goodbye to his mom, will runs over to the bike racks where the boys are.

will: where are the girls?
mike: they should be here soon.

the boys make small talk while they wait for the others.

the school bus drives through the crowded parking lot and parks at the front of the school. the doors open and max walks out. max walks over to the boys and turns off her walkman.

max: hey.
lucas: hey max!

the rest of the party stands there and looks at eachother.

dustin whispers to the others: awkward..
*will giggles*

dustin isn't wrong, it's been awkward since lucas and max broke up, it's only been a-few weeks, lucas just cant move on he thinks that max has been very distant from everyone.
suddenly, hoppers car pulls up and el hops out.

max: hey el!
max runs from the bike racks over to el.
max wraps her arms around el without hesitating.

el: max i cant breathe..

max let's go.

max: oh yeah sorry. it's just been awhile since we saw eachother.
el: max are you alright? this summers been.. different with.. you know.

max looks down.

max: yeah i'm fine.

but was she really fine?

el pulled max towards the boys.

el: hey guys!

mike: hey, el.

el and mike broke up this summer aswell. it's been very very different.

will: hey, el!
lucas: hi!
dustin: hey!!

the bell rings.

they walk into the school, and go there separate ways. max and mike have mrs smith for english. el goes to her special math class for students who have lower grades, since that she's missed a lot of school work. dustin and lucas go to their 'prep for college' class, while will goes to his art class.

it was a long first day back at school for most of the party, when school ended, they met back at the bike racks.

max was thinking a lot about el, and she feels.. different around her. not in a bad way, in a good way? max was questioning her feelings.

by the time everyone got out of their classes, the school bus that max takes home already left.

max: shit!

lucas: how are you gonna get home?

max: i don't know, i guess i'll walk.

el: but you live kinda far.

max shrugs her shoulders.

hoppers car pulls up.

el: oh!! we can maybe give you a ride. if you want!

max: that would be great! are you sure it's not to much of a hassle?

el: you're on the way to my house, right?

max nods.

el tugs on max's arm.

el: bye guys!!

el opens the car door.

el: after you.

max giggles.

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