the girl in the picture || elmax & byler

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i'm here.

janes pov (1985)

i lay in my empty bed after talking to myself about max. i need to find her. but first i need to figure out who it was, i know i knew her i just don't remember. it's 1am and i'm about to turn to the wall until i hear my door ringing? this late? i get up and look out the peep hole to see...mike standing there soaking wet from the rain. "um hello?" i ask, annoyed

"i-i have something to tell you."

"is it about m- the girl?"

"no it's about...will." he replies, his breath shaking

"what about him...?"

"can i t-talk to you?" he says

"yeah come in" i say as i open the door for him and he sits on the floor since he's wet with his head tucked in his knees

"talk to me mike"

"w-we need to...break up."

"w-what wh-why...? wait how is this about will?" i ask

"i...i'm with will." he responds, hitting his head back to his knees

"what?"

"i'm dating will." he mumbles from his knees

"o-oh...is that why you didn't say you loved me?"

"...yes. i-im so sorry and you probably hate me but it wasn't you it was me...i-i'm a useless faggot that no one wants and i-i tried to love you but it never worked and i have loved will forever but i couldn't accept it because of my parents and everyone would hate me and i tried so hard but i cant be away from will. im so sorry jane and you probably hate me and if you do it's ok..." he blurts out quickly with his head lifted slightly

"mike...it's ok."

"w-what...?" he says, fully in tears

"i don't care, i lost feelings a while ago. and i would never judge you for loving will, your still my best friend."

"really...?" he replies, wiping the tears from his red cheek

"of course mike. does will know you came out?"

"y-yeah hes fine with it."

"ok good, do you wanna stay here tonight?"

"yeah that would be nice, i'll sleep on the couch."

"got it" i walk back to my room and bring blankets out for him. i lay back in my bed and process what he had just said, i kind of knew he liked will. it was kinda obvious but i thought he was just being best friends? i support them i just didn't expect it, now that i think about it they are cute together. i'm glad he broke up with me, i've been thinking about it and i thought it was because he was just an asshole making out with another girl but he's just trying to be himself, and i get that. maybe i might even feel...the same.

max's pov

day 403, it's cold. or it's always been and i just never realized it. that voice gave me hope. so genuine and the things she was saying made me hopeful for the first time in awhile. i think i can live, i hope i can. deep down i know i can but it's not looking good. i close my eyes and lay down like a star fishing letting my body be emerged into the water. i miss lucas, will, mike, dustin, and that one girl, i don't remember her name. i miss home. i tightly close my eyes as i let the water soak into my already damp hair, i have days to go. it's hell. i never starve or get hungry which makes it a bit better but i just wanna be free. so bad. sometimes i feel like it's watching me, like it's tall, transparent body is always watching. i've lost some hope already.

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A/N: idk its so short😞