-Will's POV-
"No way", Max says. "Nancy walked in on you guys?". I threw my arms up and groaned. "YES! Older siblings are always ruining the moment". I pause, studying Max after realizing what I said. She hadn't had a visible reaction but there's no telling what she was thinking. "Sorry", I quickly say. "It's fine", Max responds with a hint of sadness in her voice. "Continue". I keep telling her about the rest of the night and how Mike and I actually kissed a couple times. "Oh and when we were sleeping we just slept in his bed, but in his sleep Mike turned over to face me and wrapped his arm around me and held my hand and I swear I was like so close to just disintegrating". Max lets out a chuckle before a guilty expression crosses her face.
"Uh... Will?", Max starts. "About Mike and his sexuality problems, did he happen to mention if he talked to El about it beforehand? Or if he talked to El at all?".
"Yeah, he talked about it to her before he got home and called me. She actually told him to talk to me. Oh but uh... I got the impression that I wasn't supposed to tell anyone so don't say anything. I really shouldn't have told you".
Max's face quickly drops. "Shit", she says as she face palms. "Fuck me".
"Why fuck you?".
"I'm such a jerk! Oh my god".
"Max?".
"I know I said I was going to walk home with you but I have to get back to my house. Are you okay walking alone?".
I nod with a confused look. I had been walking myself the rest of the way home ever since me and Max began walking home together. Max turns around and bolts back to her house, leaving me there.
-Max's POV-
-The Day Before-
I wake up with the sunlight shining on my face, and El's. I unwrap my arms from her waist and get up. I glanced at my clock. 10:34 it read. My mom must have been at work already. I brush my teeth and head to the kitchen to look for something to eat. I put some bread in the toaster and began to put butter on it when it came out. As I spread the smooth substance onto my toast someone hugged me from behind. I gasp as El kisses me on the cheek. I smile and blushed.
The image of Mike and El hugging came in my head. Why would they even need to hug like that? It just didn't make sense to me. Maybe I should just ask her. So I did.
"So I seen Mike walk you to the Browns house yesterday", I say.
El nods.
"What were you guys talking about?", I ask.
"Nothing just, stuff", El answers.
"What stuff?".
"Stuff, stuff".
"Why won't you just tell me?"
"Secret".
"So you have secrets with Mike now?", I ask with a small amount of aggression in my voice.
She pauses to think for a moment before answering. "I guess so, unless he talked to Will like I said".
"Talk to Will?", I ask. I knew it. Her and Mike are getting back together and she wanted Mike to tell Will. But she feels bad for me so she won't dump me, she just plans on staying with me until I find out later down the road, only breaking my heart more. Maybe she never liked me at all. Maybe she only kissed me back out of pity. Or it's one big mean trick. This entire time she was dragging me! She set me up for heart break. And she knew the one thing about me that could destroy me. She knew about Billy. All she had to do was tell someone and twist the story a little bit and suddenly I was a slut, suddenly it was consensual. Suddenly I was the girl who was down to smash her brother. That was her plan, to humiliate me. "I can't believe you El!", I snap.
"What?".
"How could you? Why did you even ask me to be together if you never liked me?". I knew why, but I wanted her to hear her say it.
"Max because I do like you".
"No you can stop telling me that bullshit!".
"Max-".
"Maybe you should just run back to Mike like you always do! Go ahead and go back to kissing his feet and letting him walk all over you like you always did! YOU ALWAYS RUN RIGHT BACK TO MIKE WHEELER! MIGHT AS WELL WEAR A TAG THAT SAYS 'PROPERTY OF MICHEAL' AROUND YOUR NECK!". I feel rage burn in my whole body as I stand staring at El, who has tears forming in her eyes.
El walks to the bedroom and emerges a few moments later with her bag that doesn't even seem full. She's full on sobbing. I feel a stab of guilt as she grabs her things from the bathroom. "Wait El-", I try. "No". El opens the front door and I watch as she walks away crying. I stood on my porch watching her leave. I didn't call her name, or run after her, I just stood. I felt like Mike. This is exactly how he stood when she dumped his ass.
-Back to the Present-
I ran back to my house as fast as I could. I fucked up BAD. I had gotten so mad at El for something she never did. I had said such horrible things to her and all she did was be there for someone who needed help. How could I believe that El, my sweet and adorable El was capable of cheating? How did I think she was capable of spreading rumors about me? Of ruining me?! She just cared and wanted to help. I'm officially the worst girlfriend ever! I walked in my house and collapsed on my bed. I closed my wet eyes, although I didn't sleep. I just thought. I have to apologize. I have to make it up to her. I ruined things. I have to try and fix it.
Then it hit me. I quickly sat up and rushed to my phone. First I dialed Mike's number. When Mike's mom picked up I asked her to tell Mike to answer. "MIKE! PHONE!". I had to pull the phone from my ear before I went deaf.
"Hello?", Mike says.
"Mike? Is El at your house?", I ask.
"Uh, no. Why would she be?".
"Shit!", I curse. "Okay Mike, something really bad happened just call Dustin and Lucas and ask if they've seen her". I hang up after that and dial Julie.
"Hello?", Julie says. "Have you seen El since yesterday?". "Uh no. I haven't seen or heard from her after the picnic". Shit. I hang up again and put my shoes on. I grabbed my board and skated down the street to Will's. I didn't even knock and waltzed right in. Will looked up at me from the kitchen. "Are you okay?", he asks. "You just ran off".
"I know and I don't have time to explain right now but I have no idea where El is and I said something very bad and I just need help looking for her and I don't know what to do and I'm such a horrible girlfriend and person and neither Julie or Mike have hear from her or seen her and I'm so worried Will and I have no idea what to do or where to start looking and it's all my fault that she ran away and-". By now I was breaking down in tears as snot flooded from my nose.
"Max!", Will shouts suddenly as he gripped my arm. I guess I had been pacing because suddenly my body halts to a stop. "Max it's okay. We'll find her".
Will wraps his arms around me and I sob into his shirt. He shushes me and rocks me. Tears fall from my face along with snot and I start to feel guilty for ruining his clothes.
"Okay so let's gather the party at Mike's house and we'll start looking for her, alright?", Will says.
"Alright", I sob.
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