My notebook (Byler)

5.

   "Max can we please not-" but she walked right up those steps and to the wheelers door. I was forced to follow as her hand was still on my wrist.
   "Do you know what you're going to say?" Max asked as she knocked on the door. At this point we looked like we had gone swimming. I knew that all my papers in my bag were wet and smudged at this point.
   "No. Can we please just go to my house and change into warm clothes? Maybe even some coco-" The door opened and my immediate reaction was to hold onto Max's hand. Nancy stood there looked at me then at our hands and back to me.
    "Where have you been, Will? Your brother is worried sick!" Nancy brought us both inside and ran upstairs.
  "Will?" Mike said. He had obviously came from the basement. Max and I immediately took our hands away from each other but it was already too late. Mike saw.
   "What's she doing here?" Mike glared at Max and then looked at me. Nancy came back with two towels and handed it to both of us.
   "I'm gonna call Jonathan to give you both a ride home" Nancy said and walked away after we nodded. I grew anxious as Mike walked closer to us.
   "Tell him" Max nudged me a little as she tried her best to dry her hair.
   "Tell me what?" Mike asked as he finally stood infront of me.
  "Will, are you okay?" He asked, now worried. I grew silent again but was nudged again by Max.
  "Uh..um Ho-Hows El?" I asked.
  "She's fine. Will are you okay? You seem off" Max finally took over and put her arm around me.
   "No he's not , asshole. You've been clearly forgetting about your bestfriend and you don't bother to consider anybody's feelings but your own. Will has been here since day one and all you can think of is yourself I mean don't you ever think hmm Will has been through some shit. Let me forget about him ?!" Mike looked beyond angry and pulled me out of her grasp.
   "That's not true! I care plenty about my friends and Will! Why don't you make your own friends and stop bothering us!"
   "Bothering you guys?! Dustin and Lucas came up to me last I remember it! They're my friends too, Mike! At least I acknowledge them unlike you!"
  "I never wanted you to be around us! Maybe if you weren't there all the time, I'd talk to them!"
   "So it's all my fault now?! Mike, You are unbelievable!" Max took my arm and pulled me away from Mike.
   "You stress Will out because you don't give him the time of day to spend time with him or even ask him how he is instead of talking about you know who!" Max yelled.
  "Keep her out of this, Max! You have no right!"
  "Oh yes I do!-"
     "Enough! Both of you shut up! None of you say a word and sit down until Jonathan gets here, got it?!" Nancy yelled from the doorway. We all looked at her. I was hidden behind Max while both of them were in each others face. We nodded. Mike sat down and Max pulled me to the seat farthest from Mike. I was quiet again, playing with my fingers.
   "Will?" I heard Mike say from across the room. I looked up slowly but befor he could say anything, El came upstairs and looked at all of us. I looked down again and luckily,  Jonathan had arrived. He was at the doorway greeted by Nancy. Max and I got to the door but before I could go, Mike put his hand on my wrist.
  "L-listen Will, I didn't mean to make you feel that way if I did. I just- Do you want to do something sometime?" I looked at Jonathan who had just got in the car along with Max.
   "I've gotta go. See you Mike" I said quietly and ran to the car and went inside, keeping my head down.

   He doesn't care. He just pity's me like the others...