"Goodbye, Mike."
The words resonated in his head like a drum. Mike knew he should be more excited that Will was back. And he was. He was, but he couldn't help but be consumed by his thoughts of her. Of Eleven. His El.
The one thing he could not understand was why. Why, why, why. The eternal question with so many variations. Why did she sacrifice herself? Why did she leave? More importantly, why did she leave him? Obviously Dustin and Lucas were upset about her leaving. But neither of them understood. He had no one to talk to except Eleven herself. So that's where he was. Out in the woods, at the very spot they found her that first night.
"Hey El. It's me again. You know, it's Mike. I don't know where you are or if you can hear me, but if you can... Please come back, El. Please. I-I mean, we miss you. We all miss you so much." He set down a folded napkin filled with three Eggo waffles, a flashlight, and a blanket. He didn't know what she needed, only that everything he put out was gone the next day. It had been going on like this for weeks. And every week he missed her more and more.
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[Eleven]
She made her way carefully to their spot, making sure the coast was clear. That was odd- nothing was there. She turned to leave, discouraged.
"Hey El. It's me again." She stopped dead in her tracks.
"Mike..." she whispered. Climbing quietly, she made her way to a better spot. Suddenly, she saw him. Her Mike. Standing there with a napkin, flashlight, and a blanket. She wanted to run up and hug him, to go home and live in her own bed just like he had promised. Deep down she knew it would never be possible, but she still wished it with all of her being.
"I don't know where you are or if you can hear me, but if you can... Please come back, El. Please. I-I mean, we miss you. We all miss you so much."
It hurt to hear him in so much pain. Did she really have to do this?
Monster.
Yes, she did. She had to stay away, for Mike's own good. No matter how much it hurt them.
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she used to be mine | stranger things
Fanfictionas everything surrounding will byers is unveiled, the town seems to forget about it. either that, or they just choose to ignore it. but mike hasn't. mike is frantically researching how to find eleven, but little does she know she's doing some of h...
