SAFE // Mileven (ON HOLD)

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Elevens POV

I want to run away from it all. The tests. The abuse. The monsters. The Upside down. I can't run away from anything. The memories of the demagorgon are still here. I want to forget it all. I can't. I would lose something to valuable. Mike. He is the only thing that keeps me sane.

" Miss Byers" I'm brought out of my trance to see Mr. Clarke pointing at the board gesturing me to answer the question.

"Umm... Gravity" I stutter as all eyes are on me for this single question. "Yes, gravity, thank you Eleanor. Now that gravity plays a part...". His words fade away as I think of ways to be happy. I'm happy, definitely, but just alone. I twirl my blonde hair around my finger and wait for the bell to ring. I glance over at Mike and see him taking notes. He loves science, It's a fun class, I just don't understand it well. Suddenly the bell rings, which makes me jump out of my chair. I hear a small laugh, as I glance over at Mike he's covering his mouth so he won't burst out laughing. I flash a small smile to him as I put my books in my bag.

"Hey" a voice says behind me. "Hey" I say excitedly hoping it's Mike. I turn around and see Troy standing in front of me. "Ew" I say as I walk pass him ,but then he suddenly grabs my arm. " Let me go" I say whisper yelling. "Not until you break up with that frog face Mike and go out with me" Troy says coming in to my face a little to close.

Mikes POV

"Hey look at that" Dustin blurts out pointing to El's desk. I see Troy holding El's arm trying to move in on her. She clearly doesn't like it by the way she backs her head away from Troy. I walk up to Troy and tap his shoulder. "What's your problem, she doesn't like you" I said as Troy starred into my eyes. "And what are you going to do frog face" Troy said as he picked up my collar. "I'll do anything" I said because I couldn't do anything. "Your dead wheeler" Troy said smirking and suddenly tossing me over the desk.

I was about to hit the floor when suddenly it stopped. I knew exactly what happened when a shimmering red liquid started to fall from El's nose. Suddenly Troy fell backward and over the desk. I looked over at El and smiled. She had wiped her nose with her sleeve and smiled back. That was the first real smile she had in a long time. Troy stood up and went straight up to my face.

"Without all your nerdy science shit, you'd be nothing" he said slightly shoving me. And with that, I rode my bike to Will's house and dropped off Eleven. One my ride home, I thought about why Eleven hasn't been herself lately.

Maybe she didn't like being herself. I understand since she was in Hawkins lab for most of her life, but everything's changed. She doesn't have to fear people testing on her anymore and Brenner is gone. I want to ask her, but I don't know how. I toss my bike on my porch and open the door. I hear cries coming from the kitchen and I walk in. I see my mom in tears and I sit next to her.

"Mom, what happened" I ask hoping it's not about my dad or anything. Lucas told me his mom was crying in the kitchen and that was the last time he saw his dad. My mom's head slowly comes up as she say's the worst thing possible at the moment: "Holly's missing".