i remember waking up a few times before, but they haven't been very clear because the Mind Flayer took control of me.
"J-Joyce?" i mumble, i had just woken up.
i took a quick look around at my surroundings.
Jonathan and Nancy were looking at me, they're eyes smiling along with their mouthes.
Joyce gasped and embraced me with a, "oh my god, y/n"
i felt normal now, the Mind Flayer must've gotten out of me. i almost felt whole... but something was missing...
TIME SKIP (TO SNOWBALL)
"hey dickheads" Steve stopped us, "have a good time will ya?"
Dustin and i smiled at him and Dustin first got out of the car.
Steve's eyes feel on Nancy... she looked beautiful tonight, i could tell Steve could notice that too.
"you still love her, don't you?" i say, sympathetically.
"yeah, but she's with Jonathan" he responds.
"she'll come back to you one day. i can feel it. just give her time"
"but... she's with another person, i love her so goddamm much, but she loves someone else, not me. it never will be me"
"...i know how that feels..." i explain.
he turns his head toward me, "wha..."
i grab the car door handle and push it open before we could finish this conversation, "thanks for the ride, Steve"
in the gym, i met up with the whole party, minus Eleven who hasn't arrived yet. we mostly just sat down and talked awkwardly.
but when they played 'Should I Stay or Should I Go' by The Clash i jumped up and started dancing on the dance floor. Dustin laughed then joined me and so did everyone else eventually.
the song ended and we sat back down.
then, a slow dance came on.
my cheeks went pink when i glanced at Mike, so i looked away so he couldn't see.
Lucas went off with Max and Dustin went off to ask some girls to dance.
it was just Mike and i now.
i was about to break the awkward silence until someone else did that for me, "hey Zombie Girl" a boy teased, "do you wanna dance?" he asked hopefully.
my heart stopped, someone actually wanted to dance with me??
"i... uhm.... i-"
"uh sorry, she's dancing with me" Mike says, linking arms with me.
"oh... sorry" the boy says and walks away.
"c'mon" Mike says before i can say anything.
he leads me out onto the dance floor and he moves his arms gently on my waist and i move mine slowly on his shoulders.
butterflies fill my stomach as my hands make contact with his shoulders.
i prayed he couldn't see my heart eyes.
my eyes drifted to a gorgeous figure entering the gym, Eleven.
"uhm... Eleven's here" i say, slipping my hands off Mike's shoulders.
but instead of leaving me, Mike shakes his head no.
i stand there, both confused and shocked
"y/n, i realized i've been chasing after the wrong girl. i've been waiting miserably for Eleven when i should've been with you. you see, when you were taken by the demogorgon, i was so heartbroken that i used Eleven as a distraction. but now, i know, you're the one i love. i just love you so much"
everything stopped when i heard him say those words. i wasn't thinking or feeling anything but love.
he actually said that... to me.
he came back to me.
"you don't know how much that means to me" i tell him
we both leaned toward each other and connected our lips in a kiss.
i finally felt whole
