Just the Two of Us | elmax!!

chapter 51

mikes pov!

max still isn't back, hopper left to get her last night, but California is a far drive from Hawkins.

2 days...

for now we just have to go to school, then the time will fly past. i know that everyone knows max 'was' missing, well still is, i don't think they knew she ran away. i overheard someone say that her father kidnapped her, another person said she was murdered.

why would she ever run away though?

i mean, she's not exactly miss popularity, neither is el though, el doesn't run away!

anyways, el has been relieved max is okay, so is will.

i guess we're not mad at her anymore.

el has been getting a lot of attention at school, everyone is saying stuff like "i'm sorry about max!" like, she's alive..?

plus- they don't even know that they're together, they think they're just best friends.

will and i haven't been getting all this extra attention, ugh!

but it's okay.
Q glad she's okay!
i actually miss her.

max's pov!

it was most definitely a mistake running away, els definitely gonna think i'm weird or dump me now,

i hope she sticks with me.

she has before, maybe she will again!

anyways, my dad has been great, he didn't question why i ran away either, he was just happy i came over.

he knows that i'm leaving, and he got a very angry call from my mom, very angry.

i hope she's not mad at me anymore.

sometimes i wanna be invisible.

i spent the day laying down on my bed, using my dads walkman to listen to music, he doesn't have much good music, but his ex wife left some cassettes over that aren't that bad, i've just been thinking about my mistakes, why'd i run away?

i know tomorrow is gonna be the same, my dads gonna be going to the bar, i'm old enough to stay home alone now, ill just be miserable all day and stare at the ceiling, thinking 'why am i so stupid?'
or something along those lines.

i admit, i am stupid for running away, i left everything good back at home without a explanation, or a goodbye.

i didn't even realize, but eventually i noticed that i was crying, but i just kept on thinking about el, how disappointed she'll be in me, and i couldn't stop myself from crying.

i'll just try to sleep.

the next thing i know, im waking up to the door slamming, i hear footsteps thumping, getting louder,

maybe i should leave.

i quickly throw my stuff in my bag, when my dad barges in.

is he drunk?

"maxxxxxx, where are you going."

"home."

"but you are home, silly."

"no, dad, with mom."

"sit down before i tie you up."

"what?"

"SIT."

i sit down on my bed, and wipe my eyes.

he walks out of the room slamming the door behind him.

i just kept on crying, if my tears were bottled, there would be like a gallon.

i want to go home, but i cant.