Remember Us // Byler

I don't wanna talk

I wake to see the curtains of mine and El's shared room creaking slightly open, it seems that my mom has come in and tried to wake me but all I wanted to do was dream. Especially after what happened last night. I don't know if I was imagining it all or if I blacked out after seeing Castle Byers and made it up in my head. Though it felt so real, so raw and so right? I don't understand what happened between me and Mike but I can't lie that I enjoyed it. Whatever was going to happen between us, it didn't but I'm wondering and thinking if there wasn't a bang... what would've happen?

I squint my eyes and look back to my pillow, wrapping my arms around it. When suddenly I hear the door swing open and El walking through.

"Will? are you really asleep now?" El says this in a soft tone as she tries not to disturb me... too bad she already did.

"Um.. yeah. El I mean that- never mind I'll get up now"

"Okay! good cause your mom has Eggos!" I hear the spirit in her voice rise and she tip toes out the room but leaving the door slightly ajar. I force myself up out of the comfort of my bed and rub my eyes, still looking at the slight light peaking through the curtains. It reminds me of the sunset last night... how Mike stopped to stare at it and I stopped to stare at him. His face lit up like I've never seen before. Not even with Eleven. It was a truly magical moment that I will never forget. The way the sun reflected off his hair enlightening the raven undertones to it, and magnifying his freckles. He and his crooked smile watched as the sun set over the town of Hawkins and I couldn't help but smile back. He isn't afraid to show me that part of himself, the part he hides from everyone else because he finds it embarrassing. But I find it magnificent. He appreciates the beauty of life, the smaller moments that you never want to miss, that's what makes him such a good writer.

I stumble to my feet and wave the fringe of hair from my eyes. I dot through to the kitchen where I see my mom and Jonathan sitting at the table eating their Eggos, but I don't see El.

"Mom?" she turns to me with a smile on her face.

"What is it Will? Do you want some?" she offers me a plate and a place to sit by her.

"No thank you mom but um..." I scan the room once more to see if I have missed anything. "Where is El?"

"Oh um... she took a phone call, I don't know who it was but after she went for some fresh air. Maybe you should go check on her?" I nod and proceed to walk out the door of the cabin my mom rented out for us to stay in. She is sitting on the sidewalk playing with her blue wristband. I walk slowly behind her trying not to alarm her.

"El?" she turns around and smiles.

"Hey! Come sit!" she points to the spot next to her and so I walk to be by her side.

"Why are you out here?" I ask

"Mike called"

"Oh" there is an awkward pause between us, what if Mike told her what happened with us?

"He said that he was coming over to say sorry for yesterday"El seems quite down when saying this, I can tell she is still hurt over their argument. Which makes me feel guilty, it was my fault he treated her like that, I am sure of it. Otherwise why would he say all that stuff to me.

"You know you don't have to talk to him" El turns to me with a confused expression plastered across her face.

"But he already said he was coming over"

"You could always just say you are too busy eating your Eggos?" we both start laughing as we know that this is a valid excuse El would use.

"Woah Will maybe you are right!" she shoots up and heads towards the cabin. "Oh tell Mike I'll see if I am ready to talk later" she runs back inside after her Eggos... wait.