Who Knew - Byler

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It was the summer of 1985 and six teenagers were talking and laughing with ice creams in their hands. They all had big smiles in their faces.

One didn't though.

He was laughing and pretending like everything was fine, like he always did. But everything was not fine. He had taken it all silently for too many months. Seeing them was just... too much.

Suddenly, he felt something cold in his hand and he lost track of his thoughts. "Will, your ice cream is on your hand" Dustin announced.
"Crap" he muttered, as he got up and threw his ice cream to the closest bin. It was all melted now.

Feeling how everyone was looking at him, he walked to Steve. "Can you please get me another chocolate cone?" he asked while cleaning his hand. Steve got the cone and started filling it up with chocolate. "If you eat that much ice cream you'll get fat and your mum will have to drive you everywhere again because you won't be able to move" Steve replied.

Will was very surprised that Steve had talked about that bad moment he'd had, but he didn't say anything. He was wearing a hat with the logo of Scoops Ahoy and ridiculous clothes so it was really hard to take him seriously. Will smiled. Steve gave him his cone and he went back to the table with the others.

"...and then Hopper told us that he had seen everything and he punished us!" Mike finished, and everyone laughed. Will too.

"Did he tell your mum about it?" Max asked, still laughing. "No, he was really nice, actually. He said that as long that we didn't do it any more he wouldn't say anything". Will wasn't really paying attention but he still overheard the cute story about how Jane and Mike had met in the woods at midnight.

"Dustin, Lucas, Will and I are going to the swimming pool now. Do you guys wanna come with us?" Max asked to Mike and Jane. While Mike and Lucas established a conversation about the first time that Jane had gone to the swimming pool and how funny it was, Jane looked at Will and smiled at him. It was an honest smile. Will smiled back.

"Well, we should get going. Steve said he would drive us there and his shift is ending" Dustin said, and everyone agreed. "I don't think I can come, though" Jane said. "Hopper wants me to help him cleaning some stuff at our home". Everyone said goodbye to Jane and Mike, who would bike her home.

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Jane kissed Mike goodbye and watched him leave in his bike with a smile on her face. She turned around and walked to the front door. She opened it and she came in, her smile still on her face. But then-

Hopper was sitting in the sofa. He had a letter on his hand and tears in his face. He looked up and he saw Jane. They stared at each other, Jane not understanding what was going on, until Hopper finally talked.

"I... I-I'm sorry..."

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This chapter is really short, sorry! But I wanted to finish it here so y'all would be DYING to know what Hopper is sorry for. *evil laugh* I'm already writing the next one so I'll post it soon!