Heart Strings

Beating

The heat beats, to keep you alive. If it stops you can die. Will Byers was afraid of being heartbroken. He thought his hurt would burst just seeing his best friend in love with someone else. This gave him a lot of thinking of his sexuality, and wonder what was wrong with him. He knew he fell for the boy Mike Wheeler , but those days won't come. He knows it. He is in love with the boy who is in love with a stranger. It breaks Will's heart. He doesn't want his heart broken so he goes searching for a new best friend. Hopefully to fall in love with a boy that is not Mike Wheeler. 

Will was walking his bike one day waiting for a good spot to ride. He noticed the red and orange leaves falling slowly to the green grass. Will loved fall, just the season. He thinks it's fun to go out at night on October 31. He felt this year would be different since he is with Will. He decided not to go. He hoped onto his bike and biked down to his little hide out. He parked his bike and went down to his ripped up mattress. He grabbed his paper and pencil and started drawing the boy. He was focused, really focused when he was drawing Mike. 

He paid more attention to the drawing then the world. He didn't noticed that Mike was walking over slowly and carefully trying to not scare him away. It's rare to see Will's drawings, at least to Mike it was. He watched him drawing the slowly details of his face. Mike felt heat on his cheeks. Will was an amazing artist. Mike felt he would be one when he grows up. Mike tried to get closer but fell instead. With this fall Will jumped, dropping his drawing and backing up a little.

    "Mike?"He blushed grabbing the drawing like Mike didn't see it yet. 

             "I-I'm sorry Will, I just wanted to come in and see your drawings. You never show me your drawings. We barely talk to. What happen Will. I want to know, I miss my best friend. I miss him. I need you in my life Will. Is it Eleven?" Mike rushed his words but Will understood.

Will teared up and looked down, "I've thinking about things like my sexuality. I felt like girls weren't the ones. I like b-boy's Mike...To be honest...I fell for you. You Mike.., but of course you fell for the one. A stranger you barely known. At least I don't know her. I understand that you d-don't like boys. It's ok, your are my best friend and I will find someone eventually."

  The words that Will spoke broke Mike's heart. They sat their in silence for a few minutes and tears rolled down Will's cheek. Mike crawled to Will and wiped his tears on his cheeks. He looked into his eyes. 

   "Only you Will kept my heart beating."

In the summer, August 4th, Will runs in the tall grassy field giggling as Mike runs after him. He picked up the small boy and swung him around. 

"Mikeeeeeeeeee" Will giggled as Mike put him down. Eleven and Mike broke up after she learned about the sexuality and she wanted to go on a journey with Max. Mike held Will's small cheek in his hand and looked deeply in his eyes. He indeed fell in love with Will Byers. Will just fell more in love with Mike along the way. Mike leaned down and kissed Will softly as the wind swooped their thoughts away.