Mad Max

Part 14

El's POV

Tears stained my face as the flyer lived another hour, it had been 2 days since Max was reported missing and 4 days since I last saw her. Search teams went out and looked but no one had seen her since she ran from Marcus and Gabbis house, even Susan had joined the search but so far no luck.

"El and Will, we've been talking and we think it's best that you guys and your friends stop coming out for the searches, it's effecting your sleep schedules" Hopper says,

"sleep schedules?!" Will scoffs,

"Our friend is missing Dad! We wan- no we HAVE to help!" I add,

"Look kids it's been 4 days, Max wasn't doing well before she left an-"

"you think she's dead" Will frowns,

"we don't want you to get your hopes up" Joyce says,

"She isn't dead!" I yell,

"We don't know that!" Hopper retaliates,

"Honey calm down!" Joyce rubs his back, suddenly theres a knock at the door,

"This late at night? I'll get it" Hopper sighs and goes to the door.

3rd Person

"Hi Hopper" Robin awkwardly says,

"What do you want Buckley?" Hopper asks,

"We found her?" Robin steps to the side and Jonathan walk into the living room holding Max's limp body,

"Kids bed!" Hopper ushers them to their room and moves the others into the kitchen where he closed all the doors insuring El and Will didn't become involved,

"c-call a doctor!" Joyce panic's,

"mom it's okay she is fine" Jonathan reassures,

"Where did you find her?" Hopper asks,

"Side of the road" Robin sharply inhales,

"Shit ok Joyce run the bath, I'll get in contact with the station to stop the search"

"Wait uh maybe don't tell her parents yet" Robin says,

"Why?"

"Well we have matters we need to sort with Mayfield and her parents can't know yet"

"like what" Hopper rolls his eyes,

"Like this!" Robin opens up a ratty looking duffel,

"Those are hers?!" Hopper stares at the empty needles,

"She needs help Hop, we are going to help, her parents won't okay?" Jonathan says,

"How did she even get all that shit!?"

"HOP!" Jonathan yells,

"Okay, okay, I'll tell them she is in an institution or some shit, just clean her up" Hopper walks out of the kitchen and grabs his coat,

"Dad what's going on!" El asks,

"Is Max okay??" Will adds,

"Mom will talk to you okay? I've got to head to the station" Hopper says before he leaves,

"El can we borrow a pair of your pyjamas for Max?" Joyce asks,

"Of course!" El rushes to her room and grabs her favourite pair,

"Here" El hands them to Joyce,

"Robin and I are going to clean Max up then she's going to sleep in Jonathans room, she is very sick so you can't disturb her okay?" Joyce says,

"We know she's on drugs mom" Will sighs,

"Will we will talk about this tomorrow, please you two go to bed" Joyce says,

"Fine" Will sighs and walks off,

"El you too" Joyce adds,

"Ugh" El turns and follows Will into their room.

Robins POV

While Joyce bathes Max, Jonathan and I start to set up a bed,

"There isn't any weed in here is there?" I ask,

"I-I uh quit" Jonathan says,

"Really? When?"

"Well after i quit giving Max any I decided I would give it up" 

"Oh"

"Yea it wasn't too hard though, I wasn't too addicted" 

"What about Max? How hard you think it's gonna be?" I ask,

"It's definitely not gonna be pretty" Jonathan sighs,

"But she'll do it right?"

"We need to bring everyone over tomorrow, I think we just need to convince her and it will help" 

"You sure?"

"If it doesn't work they'll put her in rehab or something, I've seen documentaries on that shit and it looks terrifying, especially for a 15 year old girl"

"JONATHAN" I hear Joyce call out,

"You go, I'll finish this up"  I say,

"Alright" Jonathan leaves the room, I finish up the bed and sit to think, Max in rehab? No way I am letting that girl out of my sight again, I can't,

"Look out" Jonathan says before he dumps Max next to me,

"Be careful Jonathan!" Joyce says,

"Sorry"

"I best be going home" I stand up,

"You're not staying?" Joyce asks,

"Oh um no?"

"Robin you need to stay, I'll sleep on the couch" Jonathan says,

"Are you sure?" I ask,

"Yes we're sure hun, Jonathan put Max in your bed and Robin can take the fresh one" Joyce instructs,

"Alright" Jonathan picks up Max and puts her down in his bed, he tucks the blankets over her and places her head on the pillow,

"If she wakes up call me in" Jonathan says,

"will do" I say before Joyce and Jonathan leave the room, I take a final glance at Max before I get into bed and fall asleep.

Max's POV

Bright sun light flashed me awake, sweat dripped from my forehead as I tried to familiarise my surroundings but I couldn't as the pain hit me, it was unbearable. It almost felt as if my muscles were being pulled from my bones, my head mercilessly throbbed, the cravings then came to me, I needed drugs.

"Max" someones says, I etch my eyes open, in front of me stood a crowd of people, I couldn't clearly see who but I knew it would be them,

"go away" I breath out weakly,

"Max we are here to help" One grabs my arm and it makes me aware of my body, the pain, then the nausea,

"shit" One fully grabs me and runs, I'm unsure where but once I feel my body hit cold tile, I know it's a bathroom, my hair gets pulled back and lined up to the toilet bowl, I projectile vomit for what seems like forever before my body becomes limp and I roll to the side,

"Max, drink" I open my eyes and focus, Jonathan, it's Jonathan, I open my mouth and he slowly pours small mouthfuls of water until I close my mouth for good,

"I-I need them" I beg,

"Max it's okay" Another figure appears, Robin, I start to cry, it's over, they found me.