❛ HOW TO STOP LIKING BOYS! ❜
STEP ONE: Don't think about his smile or the way he looks you in the eyes when he talks to you or his laugh
FAILED STEP ONE.
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IT WAS POURING RAIN. It was one of the nights where Daniel spent the evening cuddled up with his sister watching Doctor Who reruns. Except, something was different, their mother was home.
"You kids want more popcorn?" her mother asked from the kitchen.
Heather was about to respond when Daniel shouted back, "No, thanks! I think I'm just gonna head upstairs. The whole thing with Will is messing with me."
His mother scoffed, coming into the living room, "Aw, sweetie, I know. I can't believe those cops talked to you boys without the other parents and me there! The school will be getting a strongly worded letter from your mama, you hear me?"
Daniel laughed, "I hear ya. Goodnight mama, goodnight Heather!"
He quickly ran up the stairs. After a few moments of making it sound like he went to sleep, he sighed. Stuffing pillows under his sheets to make it look like he was sleeping, he slid open his window.
"Come on!" Mike whisper-yelled, waiting with Dustin and Lucas with a flashlight in hand.
The young boy gripped onto the shaky trellis that laid against the wall of his home. Thankfully, he didn't weigh much, so it wasn't as scary, but it shook him nonetheless. His house had low ceilings, so the drop wasn't even that high. He dropped onto the ground, sticking the landing somewhat and regaining his composure. He was a little nervous about the rain, but he was going to find his best friend, weather be damned.
They made it to the woods by Will's house when Mike started shouting, "Will! Will!"
"Byers!" Lucas shouted.
"Will! Where are you?" Daniel shouted as well, his flashlight weak against the dark atmosphere and the rain.
"I've got your X-Men 134!" Was Dustin's contribution, "Guys, I really think we should turn back."
Despite wanting to find Will, Daniel was beginning to feel the same way. The rain had soaked through to his skin and he could practically feel the hypothermia coming on.
"Seriously, Dustin?" Lucas chastised, "You wanna be a baby, then go home already!"
"I'm just being realistic, Lucas!"
"Guys, please stop arguing!" Daniel pleaded, having to yell over the sound of the rain.
"Stay out of it, Daniel!" Lucas shouted, "No, Dustin, you're just being a big sissy!"
Dustin sounded a little scared as he spoke, "Did you ever think Will went missing because he ran into something bad? And we're going to the exact same spot where he was last seen? And we have no weapons or anything?"
Daniel could definitely see the logic there and part of him was begging to turn around and go home. He should be safe and asleep in his warm bed. Instead, he was stuck in the middle of a storm on a hopeless search listening to his best friends argue.
