she's like the wind ✔ mileven

twenty-one ❅

el's physician visit turns into a surgery.

a surgery that comes as a surprised.

michael had never seen her episodes and nobody in the party has seen him either. obviously. the girl didn't want her best friends to see her in such critical situation. but this one, just happens.

the party were in one of the highest fields in hawkins and they had started school a few days before this. hopper was skeptical at first and even asked steve to go with her. but after begging, he said yes. will had music playing and she was spinning in one of her dresses.

max, mike and dustin were looking for animals for one of their experiments and it was fine. everything was fine. lucas was with her, so was will. everything was fine. until her legs gave out.

"oh shit, el are you okay?" lucas asks, kneeling to her eye level and she looks up. she's trying to focus.

but she can't.

her heart is racing and she's heaving for ear. lucas asks and freezes when he catches how she reacts. there's blood dripping down her nose and she's faded. she's not there with them.

"mike-- mike, michael!" lucas yells and he looks back in confusion. only to catch the situation. lucas has el in his hands. she's passed out and she has blood dripping down her nose.

"el, el, wake up." will shakes her but she doesn't react.

"mike, i think she's not breathing."

and with that, they're speeding to her house and steve is soon throwing her in his car. mike doesn't understand anything. max is the one driving because he's holding her in his arms. he has tears in his eyes and he's trying to keep himself intact. she's breathing but it's barely there.

he doesn't know how he goes home after seeing el like that.

he's dragging his feet inside and he catches how his dad is in the kitchen. their relationship through the weeks had gotten better and he felt like he could actually talk to him. he didn't feel angry all the time. he even stopped going to youth club.

"hey, mike." he greets and he's making himself a snack. there's a ball in his throat and when his dad catches no response, he looks up at him. mike looks utterly destroyed.

"hey... are you okay?" he asks in confusion and that seems to break him. he bursts out in tears and ted's holding him. it might be somewhat awkward, since he's never done it, but he's trying his best.

he wants to be there for his kid.

"el. it's el."