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

Thirty Nine

Lucas.

The girl that disappeared is named Erin. I saw her around often, I just never thought to talk to her. She has really dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. Her skin is porcelain white, as well. She's truly beautiful, but I never got the chance to talk to her. She could be dead, for all I know.

I know she was picked on and I feel horrible. I heard it happen once in a while and I could've said something. But I didn't, I was too scared that I'd be picked on, as well. We just recently escaped that with Troy, I don't want it happening again.

But I should've helped. For all I know, she would still be here if I had just stepped up. One difference in her life and she could be here with us, not in the Upside Down.

It's Thursday morning and the school is just absolutely buzzing. Everyone is talking about how scared they are, or how confused. Mostly talking about how this is almost exactly a year later. People seem to think it's some curse.

"Hey, guys, what's going on?" Max randomly showed up, and half of us jumped. Dustin just gave her a large smile and began explaining that a girl went missing. He didn't go into much detail, which is good. At least he knows when to stop, sometimes he talks too much to practical strangers. "Oh god, are you serious? What was her name again?"

"Erin, her name is Erin. She's not dead," I spoke up in her defense, feeling bad. People are saying 'was' and it's bothering me. I just have this gut feeling that she's alive, I'm not sure why.

"Oh, alright. I know her, actually, she was picked on yesterday. She was staring at me as I passed and then a bunch of girls called her gay. She denied it, obviously, but they got worse and pushed her over. She cut her leg open pretty bad. I wanted to step in, but I knew it wouldn't help. I was basically the reason she was being picked on, I didn't want to make it worse," Max ranted, and I squinted a bit at her. I know I'm being hypocritical, but why didn't she try to help? At least get a teacher and tell them what happened?

I don't know, I just ignored it. I can't talk, I never stood up, either.

The day went by slowly, I was just thinking about Erin. Everything in me was screaming that she's alive and she needs help.

She's alive, but not for long.

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Ok guys...I don't want to alarm you or anything...but...there's two more chapters left in this story...

edit, 12-16-18: Damn this story has so many hidden clues and shit in it but no one would ever know, only I would😂