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thirteen

mike 🔫

hey
i need your hyperness today
today is so boring

can't help you

oh come onnn
not you too
why is everyone so sad today!

life sucks that's why

tell me you at least have a joke
you always have one
or a funny story

tough

why are you so DRY

because i am

no you're not
where's el to tell me to go fuck?

GONE
SHUT THE FUCK UP!
IM DONE
IM GONE
CANT YOU SEE THAT
BECAUSE EVERYTHING FUCKING SUCKS
SO SHUT UP BECAUSE THERE ISNT EL WITH THE JOKES ANYMORE

el, are you okay?
(seen 4:26pm)

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el threw her phone across her room, slapping herself across the face for being so stupid and screaming her thoughts out on text.

she stared down at her wrist, her forearm full of new scars, so deep she could almost see her inside.

"what am i doing?" she asks herself

"what am i doing?" she asks again

she stands up, walking over to her window and sitting at the windowsill with her head leaning against the window.

"what am i doing? why did i lash out at him? he'll never like me anyways." she puts her palm on the window, a hot tear rolling down her cheek

"why am i like this?" she whispers, "snap out of it, el. snap out of it." she sobs, shaking her head

her phone starts ringing making her jump. she reaches for it and the contact read mike.

she shakily answers it and speaks up before he could.

"i'm sorry." she sniffles, "i shouldn't have lashed out on you, it wasn't you fault. i'm just in a bad mood."

"i don't care. you're not okay, you don't sound okay. you can lash out at me, i really don't care just tell me whats wrong." he replies

"n-nothing. i'm just...." she takes a deep breath, "i'm fine."

"you don't sound fine. el, are you crying?" he asks softly

she shuts her eyes shut, "no." she lies

"el." he sighs

"yes. i-i'm sad again. i have to go." she whispers, hanging up

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THE NEXT DAY

mike 🔫

you done ignoring me?

no

why hello there
talk to me 🥺
i used a emoji!
and it's the disgusting pouty face you love
expressing my anxiousness

🖕🏻🖕🏻
expressing my feelings
feeling like shit

want me to visit you or smt

nah
i'll be wasting you time
i'm gucci

it's cool
i finished my work already
and you're probably not that far away

mike, it's whatever
i'm fine
i like being alone

you sure?
because i really don't mind

yeah i'm fine
cheer me up tho?

sure
wanna hear a story?

sure why not

so today at school i was in science and of course we had to work in partners. i was praying to be with dustin or lucas or possibly even max even though i hate her fucking guts but anyways i had to get paired up with lucy. then the whole time she was trying to apologise and beg to get back together and guess what i said.

what?

so you want a third heartbreak?
and she almost cried

brooo
you meannnnn 😭

i was expecting a bigger reaction than that

it's the biggest i can give today
:)
shit i have to go

why
i finally got you talking

forced to eat

bruh
how you get forced?
i force my parents to cook
lmaoo

food is shoved down my throat

i-
oh
ok
i can't tell if you're joking or not so imma just leave it here

dope
bye

bye el
(seen 7:22pm)

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"got your fav, mac and cheese." hopper smiles

"not hungry." el mumbles, sitting down at the dinner table

"we both know thats not true." he hands her a plate as she sighs

she rolls her eyes, "i don't want to eat it. i don't want anything." she mumbles

"you're not leaving this table till you finish your food." he tells her

"but dad!" she whines

"el, no. you know why i'm doing this." he eats his food

"because you don't respect your daughters decisions?" she raises a eyebrow

"no because i'm not letting you go through the same thing all over again." he says

she rubs her arm, "and what if i go through it again?"

"then i'll help you out of it." he smiles softly

she frowns, a wave of guilt washing over her for everything she did.

"i know you started again." he says once he notices her frown

"w-what?" she breathes out

"i'm your father. i know everything." he grabs her hand, "and i'm not mad for what you did. you simply just found something to make yourself feel good about yourself. even though the way you chose was a little disturbing but at least you stopped."

"thanks dad. i love you." she hugs him

he hugs back, "i love you too."

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a/n: i hate my life