Mike Wheeler ran straight home. He couldn't face Max anymore, he had told her too much. Mike burst in through the front door and slammed it and stomped upstairs. "Michael! Michael, get down here!" Karen shouted from the bottom of the stairs. Mike turned around and stared at his mother.
"Michael, come down here please." Mike did what he was told. He looked at his mother and began to cry. "Oh Mike," Karen said, giving his son a hug. Mike sobbed into his mother's shoulder. "What's wrong?" Karen asked. "It's Will," Mike replied, sobbing.
"Will? What did he do?" Karen asked his son, holding him at arms length. "He didn't do anything. I-I think I.." Mike couldn't finish his sentence. Karen then understood. His son, was in love with Will Byers. No matter how much gay people are looked down on, Karen smiled at her son and gave him a hug. "Oh Michael. It's alright." Mike looked at his mother. "Are you not, like, disgusted?" Mike asked her. "No! You're my son, and I would never be disgusted by you," Karen said.
Mike smiled at his mom. "You can go up stairs now," Karen said. But just as Mike was going upstairs he heard a shout from the living room.
"Mike! Come here!" Came a shout. Mike looked at his mom and walked to the living room. His father, Ted Wheeler, was sitting in his recliner. "What did you tell your mother?" Ted asked. "What do you mean?" Mike asked, feeling slightly scared. "You know perfectly what I mean," Ted said, standing up from his chair. "You like that Byers boy!" Ted thundered. "I don't! I love him! And there is nothing you can do about it!" Mike shouted.
Ted looked as if he was going to shout the worst mouthful of abuse but he couldn't say anything and suddenly he just dropped to the ground. Mike stared at his father and then began to cry out,
"Mom! MOM!" Mike kept shouting for his mother even though she appeared at his side. "Oh my God!" His mother screamed. Nancy came rushing down the stairs. He was frozen to the spot but went to ring and ambulance.
After a few minutes, there were siren's wailing Infront of the house and para medics bursting into the house. Everyone in the neighborhood were outside their houses watching the whole thing go down. Karen was holding onto Nancy and Holly was sobbing into Mike. Holly kept saying "Daddy!" As if that would help Ted come back.
They loaded Ted into the ambulance and drove off. Karen told Nancy to start the car. Once they all got in the car, they drove off to the hospital. Karen went to the receptionist and told her name and the reason they're here and went straight to the waiting room.
Karen got her phone out and went outside. She came back fifteen minutes later but not alone. Joyce Byers, Hopper, El, Will, Johnathan were there. Holly, Nancy and Mike looked up. Mike stood up and Will took one look at Mike and went running to hug him. El went to hug Mike aswell.
They all say down. Karen was talking to Joyce, Hopper had gone out to his truck. Johnathan was with Nancy. Mike was talking to Will and El. Holly was nestled against Karen, fast asleep.
"Mike, what happened?" Will asked his best friend, putting his hand on Mike's hand. "I-I came home from Max's house," Will and El shared a look. " And then I started to go up the stairs then my mom called me down and then my dad did aswell and we were arguing and he just feel flat on the ground just like that," Mike whispered, tears falling down his face. Will wiped away the tears from Mike's face. El was looking at the both of them.
El soon realised. It had hit her like a bomb. Will liked Mike. Mike liked Will. El felt tears seeping out of her eyes. But, Mike loved her didn't he? Oh who was she kidding? Of course he doesn't. He loves Will. El knew that he wasn't acting the same when El and Mike were together but she couldn't help feeling betrayed.
El patted Mike's arm and gave him a look that said ,"I know" Mike just looked at her confused but then understood. She knew that he liked Will. Mike mouthed sorry to her. She just smiled.
El looked away. The door opened. Everyone looked up at the nurse. The nurse looked very grave. "Is my husband alright?" Karen asked, standing up. The nurse shook her head and Karen sank down, sobbing. "Your husband had a heart attack and we tried the best we could to save him. I'm sorry," The nurse said, walking away.
Nancy sobbed into Johnathan's shoulder, Karen sobbed into her hands while Joyce rubbed her back gently. Mike sobbed into Will's shoulders. Will held his gently and rocked back and forth, whispering it's going to be okay.
After an hour, they all went home. By then, it was dark outside. The Wheelers went inside and Karen ran upstairs and stayed there for the rest of the night. Nancy made Holly dinner and then sent her to bed. Mike went to bed too. Mike lay on his bed, looking at the ceiling and crying.
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a/n
I do not feel bad for killing Ted off :D
- credit for chapter idea: simp_ofhim
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FanfictionD I S C O N T I N U E D ! ! '' If you fall in love, don't expect a happily ever after. They don't exist. '' Two boys. One secret. One complicated friendship. Will Byers a sixteen year-old boy moves from Lenora back to Hawkins, Indiana. His friend...
