from: michael
tonight at seven?
to: michael
perfect! yeah!
el types, forcing herself to reply. she's grinding her teeth in utter pain and she's trying her best to not react to the sensations. she doesn't want to alert her dad and she doesn't want to alert her brother either. she doesn't want to bother anybody. she's tired of it.
and it's so ironic because it's friday. the day that everybody's free from their job to take care of her and she's clenching her teeth to avoid a sound.
some days, she could handle her illness.
it was only an ache of bone and it was only an ache of her arm. and that was fine.
but other days, like today, it felt like it excruciating pain. her head was thrown on the sheets and she's trying to hold herself together. there's tears springing out of her eyes and she knew that if she made a sound, she'd be whisked off to the hospital. and el couldn't handle that. she wanted to be normal for once and this was her one chance.
there's a knock on the door and she knows that it's steve.
"el, are you awake?"
she biting down on her lip and she feels it raw. it hurts. her entire body feels like it hurts. she can't help the sob that leaves her mouth and the thud of her cellphone. the door slams open and her brother's instantly rushing to her aid.
"el. d-"
"no, no. steve. please. don't call him." el pleads and through the tears she's begging. she feels like she can't breathe and she's not sure if it's because of the pain, the crying, or the thought of not being a normal teenager for once.
"el, you're in pai-"
"i'm going to meet some friends tonight. please don't call dad. please don't." she begs but there's so many tears down her face that steve can't help freaking out.
"do you want anything? how can i help you?"
"ice. please get me ice."
"el, the doctor-" he says and she knows what the doctors said. ice is going to make her bones ache more in the long run. but it's okay. she can deal with that later on. "i don't care." she grits, "please get me ice. please."
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she's like the wind ✔ mileven
Fanfiction( 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚞 / 𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚞. ) in which going to that dumb youth club happens to be the best thing to ever happen to michael wheeler. or, the fic in which elaine hopper changes his life.
