𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧 | Max Mayfield

THIRTEEN

''You must be an angel. I can see it in your eyes.'' Max sang as she held El's hairbrush like a microphone.

El opened up one of Max's magazines.

On the cover was Ralph Maccio.

''Oh you found Ralph Maccio!'' Max chuckled.

''Maccio?'' El asked with amusement.

''Yeah! He's the karate kid!'' Max replied as she demonstrated karate.

Tara let out a soft giggle.

''He's so hot, right?'' Max asked.

''Hot?'' Tara asked. 

''Yeah it's like, when somebody's so good looking. So-'' Max explained.

''Pretty. So pretty.'' Tara said as she cut her off.

''Like Ralph. I bet he's an amazing kisser too.'' Max said.

El shot her a weird look.

''Hey uh, is Mike a good kisser?'' Max asked.

''I don't know; he's my first boyfriend.'' El replied.

''Ex boyfriend.'' Max corrected.

El's smile faltered.

Max readjusted her seat.

''Hey don't worry about it, okay? He'll come crawling back to you in no time, begging for forgiveness. I guarantee you, he's totally wallowing in self pity right now. He's like, Oh I hope she takes me back!'' Max dramatically said to El.

The three of them giggled.

''God, what I wouldn't give to see their stupid faces!'' Max exclaimed.

El bit her bottom lip; she definitely had an idea.

They set up the radio as El wrapped a blindfold over her eyes.

El sat down cross legged on her bedroom floor.

''Is this really going to work?'' Max asked with excitement.

El and Tara nodded.

''Holy shit, this is insane!'' Max exclaimed.

''Max.'' El said firmly.

Tara put her finger on Max's lips.

''Quiet. I'm sorry.'' Max said to herself.

''I see them.'' El said after a few moments.

''What are they doing?'' Max asked curiously.

''Eating.'' El replied. ''They say we are species.''

Max's eyes widened.

''What?'' She asked.

''Emotion not logic.'' El added.

Max went bewildered.

El suddenly ripped the blindfold off and her eyes went wide with fear or shock.

''El?'' Tara asked worriedly.

A small smile came from El's lips as she fell down laughing.

''Wh-What?'' Max asked, giggling along with her.

The girls suddenly sat up straight as they heard the sound of a familiar car.

Hopper's.

El quickly wiped her nose as Max reached for three magazines.

''Copy me.'' Max whispered as she laid down on the bedroom floor and picked up the magazine.

She started looking at it as if that's what she'd been doing this entire time.