𝐈'𝐌 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 ( mike wheeler )

CHAPTER FIVE

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄
mind control

"THREE. YOU look different now." eleven said putting a hand on makenzie's cheek examining her facial features, while smiling.

"yeah. it's been awhile." makenzie chuckled.

"wait, you guys know each other? and why do you guys have tattoos?" mike said looking at the two girls beside him.

"yeah. i'll tell you later." makenzie said looking at mike.

"okay well eleven, my name's mike, short for micheal. maybe we can call you el? short for eleven." mike said and eleven nodded and smiled.

"and my name is makenzie now. it's not three anymore. you can call me kenz if you want. that's what my family calls me." makenzie smiled at the girl, and she nodded again.

"okay, well, night el." mike said.

"night." makenzie repeated.

"night mike. night kenz." eleven said making the two smile, and walk upstairs.

mike lead makenzie to his room, and the two of them sat on his bed.

"so wanna tell me? i mean, about the tattoo and stuff." mike said looking down at the ground.

"oh um yeah. well when el and i and a few other kids were born, hawkins lab took us away from our parents. we were tested on, and all of us were given number tattoos to label us, for our different powers. they tortured us if we didn't do what they told us too, and it was horrible. they took my childhood away. finally 3 and a half years ago, my parents came and found me and secretly took me out of there. i was homeschooled after that for three years because my parents were terrified. and well now i'm here." makenzie explained not even noticing the tears starting to prickle out of her eyes. mike had no idea what to do either, he was speechless. a girl he only met a few days ago, just spilled her past to him. mike wrapped his arm around makenzie trying to comfort her.

"i'm sorry." makenzie whispered wiping her tears.

"for what?" mike said looking at the girl confused on why she would be sorry.

"well i'm just sitting here crying while you comfort me. i never normally cry in front of people." makenzie sniffled.

"oh kenz. don't be sorry. you literally just poured your heart out to me about your horrible past, you have every right to cry. i think i might be softening you up a bit." mike said, making them both laugh and smile at the end. even though they only just met not too long ago, the two felt like they've known each other forever.

"so, did you say you have powers?" mike asked her after a few moments of silence.

"yeah. my parents said not to tell anyone, but i think i can trust you." makenzie smiled making mike smiled even bigger at the fact she said she could trust him.

"well what can you do?" mike asked.

"stand up i'll show you." makenzie smiled, and mike stood up in his room. makenzie can control, and pretty much go into peoples mind. makenzie went into mike's mind and made him start to do funny dances, which made them both burst out laughing.

"that's amazing. i wish i could do that." mike said making makenzie smiled.

makenzie woke up the next morning, laying across the middle of mike's bed, not even realizing she had fallen asleep in mike's room last night. she sat up on the edge of the bed causing mike to wake up as well.

"oh shoot, hey makenzie." mike said rubbing his eyes, also forgetting they both fell asleep last night.

"wanna skip school today?" mike asked her, which surprised her a little. she never thought micheal wheeler would be the someone skipping school.

"don't have to ask me twice." makenzie smiled.

mike and makenzie ended up staying at mike's house with eleven, showing her around his house, pretty much just hanging out and teaching eleven things.

they went up into mike's room, and mike was showing her some of his toys, like yoda, and his dinosaur rory. eleven wasn't very interested, but makenzie was entertained watching mike show off everything. eleven got up, and walked over to mike's trophies from all of the years he and the party had one the science fair.

"oh these are all my science fair trophies. we got firsts every year. except for last year when we got third. mr. clarke said it was totally political." mike explained walking over to eleven, makenzie following him. but something else caught eleven's mind. it was a picture of dustin, lucas, will, and mike. she stared at it for a while before shakily pointing to will. mike and makenzie both look at each other confused on how eleven would know about will.

"you know will? did you see him? last night? on the road?" mike asked, but before she could answer, mike's mom pulled up in the driveway.