✓ Wake Up, Mike ⇔ Mileven {1st - "Wake Up, Mike" Trilogy}

Twenty Five

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Will.

Mike just went upstairs, which left me and El alone. I turned to her and smiled. She smiled back, but barely. I know she's scared, I can tell by the way Mike was talking to her and standing so close. He wanted to comfort her.

"We should sit and wait for him," I suggested, starting to walk towards the couch. She nodded, following me. We sat in silence for a long time before I turned to her again. "We should get to know each other. I'll start simple, what's your favorite color?" I asked, assuming she knows colors. Who doesn't know colors?

"This one. P-Pink," She stuttered, giving me a nervous look as she pointed at her shirt. It was pink and cotton, she's still in her pajamas.

"Yeah, that's pink. Mine is red." I smiled, and she smiled back.

"Cool." She dropped her smile, looking down at her lap. I don't really know what to say, I don't know how to comfort her. I'm sure I'll learn, though.

"So, wha-" I was cut off by Mike yelling loudly. El immediately stood up, staring at the stairs.

"It's ok, El, he yells a lot. He's probably just not getting his way." I laughed a bit at that, because it's probably true. Mike is great but he doesn't like when things don't work out how he wants them to. He kept yelling, and El wouldn't calm down. She wouldn't blink, either, which was kinda freaky.

"Something's wrong," She spoke randomly, and I looked at her with furrowed eyebrows. I stood up as well, ready to ask her what she means, when the door opened. We both looked at Mike with intense eyes as he slowly thumped down the stairs. His face was filled with so much sadness. I glanced at El, and she was looking at him with just as much pain. She was right.

"Mike, what happened?" I asked, and he looked up at me like I just brought up something horribly sad.

"El, you're moving in with Will. You're leaving," He whispered, and my mouth dropped open. She's living with me? Why?

El started shaking her head quickly and looked as if she was about to cry. Mike did, too. I saw this and decided I'd give them some space. I walked past Mike and patted him on the shoulder lightly. I jogged up the stairs, ready to have a long conversation with my mom.

- (September 17, 2018): hint?? RED.

Eleven.

Leaving? Why?

"I don't understand. Why?" I whispered, but he heard me.

"I don't know, El. My mom suggested it and I guess Will's mom agreed. I don't know, I don't," He talked loudly, but softly. And he started crying, which made me cry.

"I don't want to leave," I whispered again, and he walked over to me. He pulled me into a hug and we cried.

We just cried.

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edit, 12-16-18: why are they so dramatic yeesh it's not like they're moving her to a new state or something. Gosh my writing used to be so unrealistic lol