𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟒 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲)

Chapter 01~ Confused

April 17th, 1986

~  The scene opens up to the new Byers' house, a small residence on the end of a quiet road. The house was dimly lit, and the lights inside were off, due to the fact that it was 1: 03 am. Inside this dwelling though, not everyone was asleep. A miserable looking Will Byers appeared on the edge of his twin-sized bed, drawing. Upon closer look at the sketch, you could see the distinct features of detailed human faces. Freckles, fiery red hair, beautiful chocolatey coloured skin, curly light-brown hair. 5 teens. His friends. ~

It had been around 8 months since Will had last seen the party, because he, his mother, Joyce, and El had decided to move out of Hawkins. There were too many traumatic memories there, not to mention the fact that there was interdimensional activity inside the core of the small town. The truth was, Will missed them. He missed playing Dungeons and Dragons in Mike's basement for hours, even though it was a school night. He missed the sleepovers, playdates and the thrilling adventures that they always had. He even missed working together as a team, to defeat the terrifying creatures of the Upside Down. He would never admit the latter, though. No one would ever enjoy that disturbing experience. 

While the pensive boy was busy finishing his artwork, he heard a shrill, ear-splitting scream. Starlted, then he heard the fast footsteps of someone in a hurry. That person shuffled past his room and burst into the door of the bedroom beside him. It must have been El who shrieked. For the past few months since they had moved, she had been getting these recurring nightmares. He had tried to make her talk about them, as a form of therapy maybe. It didn't end up working very well. Even El herself was confused as to why she had these awful dreams. The most Will knew about them was that they were usually about the horrors of the Upside Down, Papa in the Hawkins Laboratory, and especially about loosing Mike, one of the people she cared about most in her life. Will had never seen anyone love someone else as much as El loved Mike. They never stopped caring about each other. Two years ago, when El was still missing, Mike was dedicated enough to call her for 353 days, almost an entire year. When they finally met again, Will remembered seeing how over the moon Mike was to see the love of his life again. He had tears in his eyes, and was smiling from ear-to-ear. That night was a very confusing night for Will, because at that moment, during that eventful night, he had felt a strange sensation from inside of him. He was never really good at deciphering his emotions or his feelings. It had seemed like a pang of a very strong emotion. Sadness? No, El was back. That was supposed to be was a happy moment. Guilt? No, he had done nothing wrong. Rage? Definitely not, he wasn't the kind of person who got very angry. Maybe... jealousy? This was a new feeling for him. He had concluded, that night, that he had felt jealous of Mike and El's heartfelt reunion. But why? They were his friends, and they were not purposefully annoying him. He supposed that maybe he wanted someone to love him like that. Someone as compassionate and as selfless as Mike... 

Wait? What? Mike? No. He's my best friend. We've known each other since kindergarden. Plus he's a guy. That doesn't make sense, right?

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Because of his detailed thoughts, Will was oblivious to the fact that Joyce, the person who had come running into the room beside him with rapid footsteps in the hall earlier, had coaxed El back to sleep, reassuring her that everything was ok, that they had defeated the Mind-Flayer a long time ago, and that the Upside Down was no more. But deep inside of her, Joyce had her doubts that what she was saying might not be the complete truth. 

So, at 2: 06 am, confused with his feelings, Will Byers had somehow found a way to drift off to sleep, with his questions still to be haunting him in the morning.

Author's note: 

Hi guys! I hoped you enjoyed the first chapter of my book. In the next chapter, we will start to see Max, Lucas, and Mike's point of view. Please feel free to comment, or leave feedback! Thanks for reading! :)