𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞 ; 𝐸𝐿𝑀𝐴𝑋 ⌫

4.

(*Tw, brief mention of pills.)

Hawkins Highschool / Thurs 10:37a.m.
Maxine Mayfeild

Max walked inside of the women's restroom right after the bell had rang for passing period to get to third class. She treaded over to the sink as her head throbbed in pain from her horrid migrain she'd woken up with.

None of the lectures and assignments she had been doing today were exactly helping her mind ease either. As she drops her school bag onto the sink, she unzips the smaller pocket at the front of her bag.

She grabs a bottle of pain killers and opens the container, she taps the small bottle, having 2 of the pills fall into the palm of her hand, as she puts them inside of her mouth, casioutly closing her eyes whilst swallowing them dry, feeling them go down her throat.

She grabs the sides of the sink whilst taking a deep breathe, in through her nose. Holding it, and then breathing out through her mouth slowly, quietly. She gazes up at herself in the mirror, looking at her apperance.

Suddenly, the sound of the bathroom door startles her as she looks over to see who'd came inside. It had been the brunette girl she'd been seeing around the school quite often now. The girl smiled at her, she did not do the same back.

Eleven walked over to the sink and put her back down, she took out her hairbrush and combed her hair, from the ends to her roots, straightening her part and bangs. Maxine watched carefully on how focused Eleven was on making sure her hair looked perfect.

Eleven quickly put her brush back inside of her school bag, and looked at the girl whilst putting her bag on. Max quickly looked away from her and put her container of pain killers, which was currently tightly clutched in her grip, inside of her small pocket which then was zipped up.

Eleven decided it was finally time to say something instead of having shared looks between one another almost every other day. "..Hi" She spoke quietly yet awkwardly. Max looked over at her for a few seconds, feeling slight confusion. "Hi..?" She says with a bit of tone, to which El tries to ignore.

"I'm El.." She says smiling nervously. Max stared, caught off gaurd by the sudden interaction after only just looking at eachother in the halls. "..Max." El nods and then looks down at her outfit, a Windbreaker with blue jeans and white Reebok high tops, specifically double knotted.

She then looked up at Max. "I'll see you around..?" She asked shyly, to which receiving a weird look from Maxine. "I guess?" Max replied, El then decidedly turns around and leaves the bathroom as the late bell rings, making her late, again.

Max puts her bag on quickly and leaves the bathroom, speed walking to Writing, whilst Eleven walks to Literature. They both walk into their classes late at approximately the same time. Getting scolded for being late by their teacher before then sitting down in their assigned seats.

'Hopefully I'll be able to get closer to Max..' Eleven thought to herself.
'Maybe she could be my first friend here..' She'd always hoped to have made atleast one friend before graduating highschool, besides, who'd wanna hang out with Mike Wheeler for the rest of their life? Especially as a girl? No way. That sounds like absolute torture.

Especially with Eleven growing up with only dad? Growing up isn't easy without a mother, the least that she could have is a friend thats her age, and thats female. Isn't as good as a mother, but it's better than nothing, Maybe it'd be better if they'd even became something.

To be continued.
( Tried to make it long, didn't really work, sorry again.)
638 words.

12/3/22