STRANGER THINGS S4/ "ONE MORE TIME"

Chapter 25.- "The funeral"

The cemeteries aren't pleasant places, they are cold and dreary places, in addition to that, the cold climate of Russia didn't help, although the snow was less, the cold could still be felt in the bones, the temperature combined with the overwhelming silence from that place.

No one is ready to face death, nobody is really ready to assimilate how easy it is to disappear from the face of the earth, Eleven had been at risk many times, had been close to death on many occasions and strangely the idea of ​​dying, never terrified her as much as the idea of ​​losing someone she loves, people say that when someone is close to death, they can see their whole lives pass in front of their own eyes, but that doesn't just happen with the person who dies, I think that happens to everyone around, as a kind of collateral damage that makes you rethink everything in your life.

And there she was, in front of a pile of land that minutes before was a deep and empty well, the sensation that surrounded her when she saw the coffin being slowly lowered and then being covered with earth was inexplicable as if everything that represented the life of the person who now lies inside a wooden drawer represented nothing, as if all the memories of the past could be buried too ... but it's not like that, the memories were still there, they were still tormenting her, she had to leave that behind and that is why she forced herself to witness that difficult moment, that is why she was now facing a grave saying goodbye forever.

"Now, everything is in the past, you can rest in peace ...". A tear fell down her face and immediately she felt a arm go over her shoulders and bring her close to a warm chest, while receiving a soft kiss on her forehead, she breathed that soft and familiar essencescent while trying to contain her sobs.

"Shh, Shh, Shh it's ok...I got you, El". A sweet voice comforted her. "Everything it's gonna be ok... we'll leave when you're ready, Hopper is waiting for us in the car".

"I'm ready...". Eleven nodded with a slight smile as they walked away from that grave, in a few seconds they reached the car where Hopper was waiting.

"El ... are you Ok?" .He asked cautiously.

"I'm ok dad, it was difficult and I thought... I couldn't stand it but I think coming was the right decision, I'll be fine". Eleven was calmer now, ready to move on, Hopper smiled as he caressed her cheek and directed his gaze to the person next to her.

"And...What about you? Are you okay? ... Your sister is going to kill me when she know you left the hospital". Hopper told the pale and tall boy that now was taking his daughter's hand.

"Relax old man, Nancy doesn't have to find out" ...

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Eleven clung to Mike's body, refused to separate from him, while doctors began to surround them.

"We need space, we need everyone to get away from here!" .They had to use reinforcements to get the guys away, Jonathan was responsible for holding Nancy and Hopper was in charge of keeping Eleven away holding her tightly while she struggled to get close to Mike again, she could see how doctors checked Mike's vital signs, she could see their defeated faces, she could see how they were giving up while the monitor was still marking a horizontal green line, just one horizontal line, no rhythm, no pulse.

"It's useless, his heart stopped, there's nothing to do ..." One of the doctors told Owens, while he looked at the watch on his wrist. "We have to declare the time of death Doctor Owens, I think ..."