unrequited love. a byler story

i need to forget you.

song of this chapter: heather by conan gray

will stood in the school hallway. it was the middle of class and he was going to the bathroom. he heard something behind him and turned around. suddenly everything around him was dark and dusty. he was in the upside down again. how did he get here? why was he here? he saw some kind of smoke moving towards him. it was the mind flayer. he started to run, thoughts running through his head "why am i here? why am i back? i thought we stopped it? did i imagine it all? am i imagining this?" he ran as fast as his little legs could take him. he ran out of the school onto the field and suddenly, he was back. back in the real world. he looked around, more confused as ever. he saw mike, his best friend and he called out to him, "MIKE! MIKE!" will ran up to him, "mike i'm so scared i was just-" mike walked forward, through will. will looked down at himself. he touched his face. "wha-wha-" he looked at mike with terror in his eyes. mike was walking towards his girlfriend, eleven. he hugged her. "MIKE COME BACK" will screamed at him. will ran towards them. towards mike. he tried to touch mike but he just went right through him. will started to sob "MIKE CAN YOU HEAR ME? MIKE IM RIGHT HERE" he watched as mike walked off holding hands with el, and left him in the dust. "'please hear me." will collapsed onto the ground. he was overwhelmed with emotions. all he wanted was mike. all he needed was mike. the world around him started to crumble away. will dissolved and, he sat up in his bed.
it was all a dream. it wasn't real. mike didn't leave him. mike would never leave him. he wiped his cheeks and took a deep breath. in and out. in and out. in and out. he got up and walked into the kitchen.
"Morning will, you're just in time for breakfast" his mom smiled at him and placed a plate with eggs and bacon on the table. Will sat down and gave a weak smile. He was trying to forget about his dream. he couldn't stop thinking about how he felt as he watched mike abandon him. he sighed and ate his mother's breakfast.

will used to ride his bike to school everyday, until he got kidnapped, and possessed, and almost died. now his brother jhonathan drives him. will sat in his brothers janky car staring out the window watching the trees go by.
"everything alright will?"
"bad dreams."
"well it was just a dream right? nothing to worry too much about. try to focus on reality ok?"
"yeah. i'll try."
jhonathan pulled up to the school and said goodbye to will. will left the car and walked into school. will hated being at school. it wasn't about the learning or the teachers, it was about the students. how they always stared at him. only knew him as "the boy who came back to life" or better yet as "zombie boy" after everything, he kinda just wished he could move away. but he knew he could never say goodbye to his friends.
him and mike had lockers right next to each other. well him, mike, and el since mike and el shared lockers. he only liked when el wasn't there to make out with mike. he hated watching them make out. maybe more then he hated school.
he saw mike at his locker, and luckily el wasn't there. "hey mike" mike looked over at will and smiled at him. will immediately remembered his dream, mike walking through him, leaving him for el. el, el, how he despised el.
"hey willy" will quickly opened his locker and shoved his face in, he couldn't forget about the dream and seeing mike didn't help. and he also didn't want mike to see him blushing as he always did when mike called him willy. he loved when mike called him that. it made him feel special.
will heard someone else approach. 'please don't be el please don't be el please don't be el' he heard the noise of two lips smashing together. it was el.
"hey mikey" will hated her adorable voice, so sweet and innocent. why couldn't she just get out of his life? get out of mikes life.
"i was starting to worry you weren't coming today"
"aww you missed me"
"school isn't the same without you" there voices started drifting off, they were walking away. will slowly closed his locker. he saw them walking away into the distance holding hands. mike left him behind. just like in his dream.