𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐈𝐑�...

"well, at least we tried. we should go home, this is biting into our sleepover time." i say walking out of the boys locker room with max following behind me.

"why does mike hate me so much?" she asks half sad, half annoyed.

"he doesn't hate you, he doesn't even know you." i answer.

"he doesn't want me in the party though." she responds.

"correct." i say.

"why not?" she asks, holding onto my hand, making me stop from walking away.

"he isn't ready for another party member." i announce. "i'm our rogue, mike's our paladin, will's our cleric, dustin's our bard, lucas is our ranger, and el is our mage."

"el?" she asks angrily. "who's el?"

"someone. no one." i say sadly.

"someone or no one?" max asks disheartened.

"she was in our party a long time ago. she moved away, okay?" i say frustrated.

"she was a mage?" max asks riding on her skateboard around the gym. "well, what could she do? like, magic tricks or something? well, i could be your zoomer."

"zoomer, oh because you zoom around, very clever." i say smirking.

max starts to skate around me in circles.

"see? zoomer." she chuckles.

"mind-blowing." i laugh.

"come on, you know you're impressed." she boasts.

eleven's p.o.v

i walk down the hall before hearing a familiar voice.

"i don't see any tricks. you're just going around in a circle." the comforting voice says.

y/n!

"if it's so easy, you try it." another voice speaks.

"no." y/n responds.

"why not?" the voice says back.

"i'll fall and break my ass." she laughs.

"no you won't, harrington!" the other girl says.

"yes i will, mayfield!" y/n calls back. "okay, you're making me dizzy."

i look through a wooden door with glass windows.

i finally see her.

her h/c hair.

her e/c eyes.

her s/c skin.

perfect.

i notice a ginger girl spinning around her in circles on some sort of board.

no.

that's my y/n!

i turn my head to the side, making the other girl fall off of her board.

i can't watch anymore, so i leave.

y/n's p.o.v

max suddenly falls backwards and lands on her back.

"max! are you alright?" i ask touching her arm.

"yeah, yeah. i think so." she responds as i help her up.

"what happened?" i ask her concerned.

"i don't know." max responds confused. "it was like a magnet or something pulling on my board. i know that sounds crazy."

max goes to retrieve her board as i turn around hopefully.

el was always one to get jealous.

but when i see she isn't there, i fill a wave of sadness washes over.

i run out the room and search the hall.

"y/n?" max said standing next to me. "are you alright?"

"yeah, i'm fine." i sigh.

"here's your walkie-talkie." she says handing me my supercomm.

"thanks." i respond. "let's go catch up with the boys, then we can have the greatest sleepover ever!"

"let's." max giggles before she's inturrupted by my supercomm.

"guys... i found him." will says over the supercomm.

"where?" dustin frantically asks.

"in the bathroom by mr. salerno's." will responds.

"let's go then." i say as max and i start running down the hall.

"let's go. down here." i hear mike call.

"mike?" i yell.

"y/n?" mike responds.

"we're coming!" lucas yells.

"any luck?" mike asks.

"nope." i respond.

"where's dustin and will?" i ask.

"dustin's in there." lucas says pointing to the bathroom.

we all run in to see dustin adjusting his hat.

"where's dart?" mike asks.

"i don't know. not here." he says quickly.

"what?" mike says checking all the stalls.

"he said by salerno's, right?" max double checks with us.

"yeah, maybe will has him." dustin suggests.

i start walking towards dustin.

"where is will?" i say slowly. "shit!"

i run out the bathroom and through the halls.

"will? will! will! will!" i call loudly.

i hear the others call for him too.

"new plan. lucas, mike and i will go outside to look for him. max and dustin, you two look inside." i say before running off with mike and lucas.

we run through the doors and we spot will straight away, staring up at the sky with his eyes closed.

"i'll go get max and dustin." i say running off.

i run into the school as fast as possible, making my legs burn. i rip open the door to reveal max, dustin and mrs. byers.

"the field!" i pant before running out again with dustin, mrs. byers and max trailing behind.

"will." mike says lightly shaking him.

"we just found him like this!" lucas says sadly.

"i think he's having another episode!" mike says yelling.

"will! will! will!" joyce says shaking him shoulders. "sweetie, wake up! it's mom!"

i stand in-between max and mike, holding on to max's hand as tightly as possible. she hugs me even tighter, even though she has absolutely no idea what's going on.

"will!" she calls again.

tears run down my cheeks as i watch one of my best friends in pain.

"will, wake up!" she continues calling. "can you hear me? will, please, just wake up."

mike, lucas, dustin and i share the same expression.

fear.

as max looks confused and scared.

"please, wake up!" joyce yells. "it's mom! it's me!"

suddenly his eyes open wide as he gasps for air.

we walk through the school in silence. the only sounds around is our shoes, squeaking against the floor and the small whispers exchanged between the two byers.

"okay, that totally freaked me out." max says as the byers walk away with us left standing at the top of the steps. "did that not freak you guys out?"

"two episodes in two day." lucas sighs.

"it's getting worse." mike says.

"i hope he's going to be okay." i say wiping my tears.

"you think it's true sight?" lucas asks me.

"what's true sight?" max asks.

mike shakes his head slightly, telling me to keep my mouth shut.

"it's nothing." i respond.

we watch will and mrs. byers drive away from school.

"he has to be okay. he has to."

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