When will you realise (byler)

Chapter 25

Small time jump to when Mike and Will meet up for there date/hangout or whatever you want to call it.

(Wills POV)

8:00

 1 hour and 30 minutes until Mikes is going to be here. I probably don't need to start getting ready this early but i am. 

8:30

 how have i not done anything in the past 30 minutes.

"Since when did i have this top i thought i got rid of it ages ago." I whisper to myself as I pull out a red, brown, green and white plad shirt.

I think I remember when this was If i'm correct i wore this on max's first day at our school.

"Why didn't i get rid of this?" I say as I take the shirt and toss it on my bed.

"Hey Will!" A girl says from just outside my room.

"Hi El." I say without even thinking. It takes a while for my brain to register what i just said but when it finally does i yell out "EL! I missed you sooo much." As i run up to her and pull her into a massive bear hug.

"Have you still been training?" She asks me still in the hug.

"Yeah, I have." I say pulling her out of the hug and looking her in the eyes.

"Have you gotten any better?" She says meeting my eyes.

"I think i have I can make lights flicker, move things and i even found someone."

"Wow i didn't expect you to do that much can i see?" She asks.

"Yeah sure." I reply as i drag her into my room and slam the door without touching it. I can tell she is impressed by this as her mouth drops a bit and she doesn't say anything.

"Okay" she says turning back to me "Can you make that light flicker." She says pointing to the lamp beside my bed.

"Is this a test?" I say meaning it to be a rhetorical question but she doesn't take it as one because she replies with.

"Well no but you could see it as one if you want."

"You weren't meant to answer th- you know what never mind sure I'll make the light flicker." I reply.

I lift up my arm slowly as it helps me to focus more on just making that one thing flicker just like what El does. I take a deep breath in and open my eyes so i can do it easier. I think about all the things that are bothering me and put all of the negative energy onto the lamp and it starts to flicker.

"Great job ad your nose isn't even bleeding!" She says sounding sort of shocked.

"Yeah it's weird it doesn't bleed much, i think the only time you haven't seen it bleed was when i tried to find someone."

i look down at my watch to see how much time i have left to get ready. 9:00! Its 9:00!

"SHIT!" I yell scaring El a bit as she flinches and looks up at me.

"What?" She asks in a confused tone.

"I ONLY HAVE 30 MINUTES LEFT TO GET READY!"

"Whats happening in 30 minutes?" she asks.

"I'm going somewhere with Mike."

"Oooooo." she says raising her eyebrows repeatedly as she speaks.

"Not like that, well maybe it is i don't know. Can you please leave so i can get ready?"

"Sure I have to go see some other people anyway maybe I will see you after."

"Yeah maybe." I say as i usher her out the door.

30 minutes i still have to decide what i'm wearing, get dressed, do my hair and have breakfast. If I hurry I think it's manageable. I hope Mike's late like he usually is.

9:15

Honestly i'm surprised how much i've done in the last 15 minutes now i just have to eat breakfast and then brush my teeth.

"Morning sweetie!" Mom calls out to me from the kitchen as i enter and sit down st the table next to El.

"Will, have you told them yet?" El whispers in my ear.

"No not yet you're the only one who knows I don't know how to tell them." I whisper back

"Do you think you will tell them?"

"I think I will have to eventually it's just scary i guess you know after everything that happend to you, I don't want them to worry about me. Remember when you weren't even allowed outside."

"I see your point but i still think you should tell them and if not them at least Mike. He really cares about you Will."

"Well sometimes it doesn't feel like it." I say crossing my arms.

"Trust me he does." She says turning away from me as mom sits down across the table from us.

I think I should tell them but i'm just scared that they'll treat me like a baby again. Maybe they won't this time i was 13 then. It feels like it was so long ago i was so... different then.

"Will, honey are you feeling alright? You've hardly eaten anything."

"Ye- yeah I'm fine just have a lot of things going on right now."

"Well you can tell us anything just remember that."

"Well I'm going somewhere today... With Mike."

"So as like a friends or more than friends type thing." Hopper chimes in with his mouth still half full.

"I don't know." I say looking down at my food.

"Well whatever it is we support." Mom says looking up at me. "Is there anything else?"

"Well one more thing." I say taking a deep breath.

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