𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐒 | 𝐌.𝐖

CHAPTER ONE

october 25th 1984
           
it had been a year since barb had "gone missing". it wasn't that bad if you thought about it. well not as hard as my school life.. hawkins middle school had turned into anarchy. as i grabbed my jacket to set out on my quick journey to school i looked back and smiled at my parents. they smiled back. but it didn't feel like a smile to me. smiles are supposed to be happy, not full of sorrow. i turned to the door and twisted the metal handle, that made a slight squeak sound. as soon as i opened the door i felt the slight breeze hit my face, i sighed and closed the door behind me, and quickly made my way down the steps of my porch. i went to the garage and grabbed my bike. i hopped on it and started off. i looked around as i passed things and realized how much hawkins had changed. the town was much duller that it was before everyone started going missing. but i don't think it was barb that made the town go so sad. it's was the disappearance of will byers. we had thought he'd died, but we were proved wrong. he suddenly was found one day. my family was hopping they found barb too. but they didn't. the only people who really cared about barb going missing was my mother, my father, me and nancy wheeler. nancy was barbs best friend. i wasn't as close to barb as nancy was. i felt the town wasn't just dull it was missing something.. i just can't think of what. i finally arrived at hawkins middle. i put my bike in the rack. and walked in. the halls smelled of bullying and gross cafeteria food. i got to my locker and put some of my unnecessary things in there and grabbed my science book as my fingers we're almost cut off clean. i turn to see troy harrington standing right next to me.

"hey tamponhead" he speaks with a smirk
"what do you want troy!?"
"oh you know, just to hang"
"just leave me alone" i rolled my eyes
"you know your hair kinda looks cute today" he says reaching his hand up to touch my hair. before he has a chance i swat his hand away. he just looks at me with a weird look on his face. then the bell suddenly broke.
"i'll catch you later tampon" he said slapping my book straight out of my hands. he chuckled as him and his friend walk away. i sigh and pick my book up and head to my first period, mr. clark's class.

i entered the classroom and saw the usual group of four as i always did. the group consisted of lucas sinclair, dustin henderson, will byers, and mike wheeler. i had never really talked to them much. they seemed cool. as i walked past i could feel their eyes following me. i took a seat in the back not expecting anyone.

"hello class" mr. clark spoke loudly,
"today we will be talking about the human brain" he said pointing to a model of the organ.
everyone sighed.
"hey i know this doesn't  look like much, a little gross even right. but consider this, there are hundred-billion cells inside this miracle of evolution" — someone started to pass a note — "all working as one. now no i did not miss speak. i did not studder, a hundred-billion." he finished, as a girl popped her bubble of gum. the door opened, everyone looked towards it, as a girl with fiery hair approached mr. clark, with the principal behind her.
"ahh this must be our new student" mr. clark said
"indeed it is, all yours" our principal, mr. coleman added leaving the class room.
the girl started to walk to a seat when mr. clark stopped her.
"hey you don't get way that easy, come on up don't be shy"
the girl turned around  and walked to the side of mr. clarks desk.
"dustin drumroll" he demands, as dustin shuts his book and lightly taps on it.
"class, please welcome, all the way from sunny california, the latest passenger to join us on our    curiosity voyage, maxine!" he points to the girl
"it's max" she says quietly
"sorry?"
"nobody calls me maxine, it's max"
"oh well Haula bored max"
the girl walks to the back as all the boys stare.

after a few boring classes it's finally time for recess. i walked outside to again feel a slight breeze hit my face. i look around and see that new girl riding on a skateboard. i turn to see the four boys staring at her. as i chuckle i hear "ah tamponhead i've been looking for you"
i roll my eyes and sigh
"oh troy how sweet of you to look for me" i say.
"oh don't be sweet for me" he said wrapping his arm around my neck. i roll my eyes once more.
"troy get your ducking arm off me before i break it!" i scream pushing troys arm off. i look around and see the four boys digging in the trash can, it's better than hanging around with troy. i ran over to the boys.
"uh hi" will says, i look behind me and see troy.
"when troy gets over act like your my friends ok!" I scream whisper.
"what" mike replies
"please" i beg him. he nodded as troy reaches us.
"tamponhead, what happened i thought we were hanging out" she said with a laugh.
"leave her alone troy" mike said. i smiled
"and what are you gonna do about it frongface"
mike froze i could tell he didn't like bing called that.
"troy leave us alone or i'm gonna tell your brother!" i shot back. he stopped chuckling.
"now leave" i said. "i'll be back for you losers trust me" he said walking off.
"yeah sure you will" i yelled.
"i got it!" lucas said pulling a piece of paper out of the garbage can. he unfolded it and everyone gathered around, except for me. they all just looked at it.
"what is it?" i asked gathering around him now.
the piece of paper said "stop stalking me" i read aloud
"who is it from?" i asked.
"madmax"
"who's that"
"the new girl"
he stared at the note a little longer the looked at me
"hey your that girl, uh barbs sister."
"yup that's me"