Bad boy Byers // BYLER

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ALCOHOL MENTIONED.

Mike

"How are you?" Jane came through my door with Eddie, both faces filled with concern. I hadn't been to school after I was beaten by Dustin and Max, I stayed home and pretended to be ill. I couldn't get the image of Will with someone else, a girl for that matter.
" Am I not good enough? Am I not worth anything?" I blankly asked, I felt the weight of my best friends sit on my bed, staring right at me. "I can't be good enough if Will leaves me for a girl"
"You are worth everything, you mean everything to me and Eddie, your family."
"But I loved him, Jane" I stared at my hands. "And I lost him because of me"
"No, you didn't lose him because of you at all. Stop bringing yourself down Mike"
"I'm sorry I can't do this anymore" I got up out of my bed, gave one last look at my best friends before disappearing out of the door.

I got to my favourite place, the cliff. I gazed around the place, remembering those great memories I had. This is where me and Jane met actually, I smiled at the thought and I took my backpack off, setting it by a rock. I pulled a bottle of alcohol out from the bag, my trusty friend. Vodka. I walked towards the edge of the cliff, sitting down and peering up at the sky.
It was still light out but the sky was cloudy, gloomy even. Maybe it represented how I was feeling right now, gloomy.
I took a large sip from the bottle and laughed at myself, thinking how pathetic I was being. Getting drunk over a boy who didn't care one bit and who used me, I was a bet to him.
I was better then this, I was better than him.
I moved away from the cliff and stumbled back to my backpack and made my way home.

I entered my room again to find my best friends still sat there, as if they know what I would have been doing.
"What you doing er?" I slurred to them before falling to the floor.
"You drank?" Jane asked me as she helped me up, I laughed at her and flopped onto the bed. "Why? Why Mike? Why would you drink this away? You're better than this" she said with a calming voice, Eddie stood next to her shocked.
"Leave me alone!" I exclaimed, both of them running out of the door, leaving me to my own thoughts again.

It was Monday and I decided to go to school and face everything again. I went into the first class which was English, Will was in this class. I just hoped he wouldn't see me.
A few minutes in, the door opened to reveal Will and his clan. I hid myself behind a book but it was ripped from my hands, and in front of me was Will Byers.
I watched as the boys eyes soften at the sight of me, he opened his mouth to say something but decided against it.
"Will, come on" Dustin shouted across from the room. He looked over towards his clan and shook his head, he sat in a seat next to me.  "What are you doing?!" Dustin bellowed, now coming closer.
"Fuck off, let me speak to him" he told him, Dustin walked away hesitantly but kept watch on us. I peered up at Will, he still looked beautiful as ever and I was slowly falling for him again.
"I need you" he quietly said to me. I looked to him confused, I shook my head. "Please. Come over to mine tonight" I nodded my head without thinking about it, Will gave me a small smile and walked over to his table. I faced forwards thinking about Will and what will happen tonight.

I can't let myself fall all over again or I'm just going to be broken once more.