𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 • (byler)

020

"i wish i were..."

it was halloween night and the party was in mike's basement.

"so, have you talked to will?" dustin asked mike.

"yeah, i've talked to him everyday since they moved." mike answered.

"that's good. how's el?" dustin asked.

"i think she's okay, but i don't know, we haven't talked much." mike shrugged.

"will called me yesterday. we talked and got caught up, he said you told him about the break up." max shared.

lucas rolled his eyes at max.

"what's your problem?"

"i don't have a problem." lucas insisted.

"yeah, okay, sure." max snorted.

"here we go..." mike whispered.

"why do you have to be such a bitch all of the time, max?" lucas yelled.

"you have no right to call me a bitch! you're just a stuck up asshole and you know what lucas, i took you back many, many times, but this time we're done for good!" max stood up.

"where are you going?" mike and dustin stood up with her.

"i'm leaving." max walked up the stairs.

"good, let her go." lucas seethed.

"shut up, lucas."

mike followed max outside his house.

"he's being a real asshole." mike said.

"whatever." max shrugged and sat on her bike.

normally max didn't get upset over boys or relationships because she's a strong, independent woman and she felt that she didn't need to, but this time she was upset.

"max..." mike whispered.

max turned her head away from mike and started to cry. this was the second time mike had seen her cry. he's known her for almost two years and the only times he's seen her cry was when will and el left and today.

"j-just go back inside, okay." max uttered.

mike sighed and instead of going back inside like max told him to, he gave her a hug. it was unexpected and max was shocked, but she hugged back.

"thanks mike, but i think i'm just gonna go." max sniffled.

"are you sure?" mike asked.

"yeah. bye, stalker." max waved.

"bye." mike chuckled.

she started biking away and mike went back inside.

"max went home." mike said.

"oh." lucas looked down.

"sorry, bud. honestly i think you should talk to her." dustin advised.

"no, not until she talks to me first! she started this mess!"

"yeah, but—."

"guys, stop. let's just call will." mike suggested and the two boys nodded.

the byers's and the hopper's were sitting on the couch watching halloween movies

"i'll get the phone." will jumped up.

he answered, hoping it was mike.

"hello, this is will byers."

"hey, will." mike smiled when he heard will's voice.

"mike!" will exclaimed. "how's your halloween going?"

"it's okay. the party's here, but max left." mike explained.

"oh. ours is so boring."

"i bet. you want to talk to lucas and dustin?"

"sure!"

will got on the phone with lucas and dustin and talked about how everything is at his new home, his new school, etc. eleven then came over and talked to them about how she's doing, until mike and will both got the phone back.

"28 days." will mentioned.

"i can't wait." mike whispered.

"you know, your sweater still smells like you."
will muttered.

"good, now you really can't forget me." mike smiled.

"yeah." will let out a small, sad laugh.

"i love you."

"i love you too."

both boys just sat there for a moment in silence.

"i should probably go." will whispered.

"yeah, me too." mike whispered back.

"okay."

"okay."

mike and will were silent again, but neither of them hung up.

"so, are you going to hang up?" mike asked.

"i think you should hang up first." will smirked.

"no, you should." mike grinned.

"no, you." will giggled.

"i don't think so." mike blushed.

"you guys are weird." lucas cringed.

"shush!" dustin scolded.

"we'll do it at the same time." mike suggested.

"okay, three..."

"...two..."

"one."

they both put down the phones and gushed like two fools. well, they were two fools, two fools in love.

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