The Way She Makes Me Feel-Elmax [UNDER EDITING]

Chapter 13-She Deserves The World

-This chapter takes place during Season 3 Episode 8: The Battle of Starcourt-

-Max's POV-

          El cried out sobbing. "El it's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay", I try and reassure her. "Keep her talking. Keep her awake", Johnathan says before running off. I rub El's head as the thing moves even more. I shudder at the sight. El began to blink slowly for long periods of time. "Hey, hey hey. El no! Stay awake. Guys help me move her", I say. "You know, it's actually not that bad", Robin starts. "There was the goalie on my soccer team, Beth Wildfire, this other girl slid into her leg, and the bone came out of her knee, six inches or something, it was insane". 

"Robin", Steve says. 

"Yeah?". 

"You're not helping".

"I'm sorry".

          Johnathan runs back over. "Okay. All right, El?", he says. "This is gonna hurt like hell, okay?". El sobs out an "okay" somehow as Johnathan tells her to stay still. "Here, you're gonna wanna bite down on this", he hands her a wooden spoon. Mike grabs the spoon and gives it to her. El grabs it with her teeth and already has a firm hold on the thing. He holds the knife above her shin just barely before giving me a look. I nod. "Do it". El lets out a bloodcurdling scream as Johnathan slices her skin. He puts his fingers under her skin and I feel my own muscles tense as El digs her nails into my arm. El smacks Johnathan's arm many times before he looks up at her. "No, I can do it", she says. El sits up and moves her hand over her leg. Quiet buzzes fill the air.She starts screaming as the thing struggles to stay in place. Her wails echo around the mall as the glass behind us shatters. I move in behind El so none of the glass falls on her. Finally El pulls out a little piece of the thing that attacked us at Hop's cabin. It squirms and she launches is far away from the rest of us.

          I watch it wiggle away before it get's stomped below Hopper's shoe. Joyce, Hop, and some other guy stare at us. Will gets up and books it to his mom."Will!", she cries out before hugging him. Johnathan come here!". Johnathan gets up and hugs his mother. "What the hell just happened?", Hop asks, looking at El on the floor, then to the shattered glass, then the bottom of his shoe. 

          I help El up and she hobbles to a place she can sit. Hop takes a seat next to her so I stand an awkward distance away. Mike starts explaining the stuff about the Mind Flayer. Since I know all of this I tune him out and stare at Will, who's staring at Mike. It was quite entertaining, and somewhat remarkable. Even though Will was so in it for Mike, he knew there was a chance of heartbreak and is letting Mike figure out his shit, I was proud of him.

          The bald man gets up and rushes out the door before coming back with papers. The adults gather around a table that the bald man put the papers on. I sit next to El who's standing a few tables away. I insist she sits down but El refuses. She smiles down at me so I put my fingers through the belt loops of her pants and pull her closer to me. El rolls her eyes playfully and finally sits and I stare at her in complete awe. She was just so beautiful and perfect.

"More like 500", Erica says loudly. I look up, being snapped back to reality. "What you're just gonna waltz in there like it's commie Disney land or something?".

"I'm sorry who are you?".

"Erica Sinclair. Who are you?"

"Murray Bauman".

"Listen Mr. Bun-man. I'm not trying to tell you how to do things, but I've been down in that shit hole for twenty-hours. And with all due respect, you do what this man tells you and you're all going to die".

"I'm sorry, why is this four year old speaking to me?".

"Uh, I'm ten you bald bastard!". Erica is absolutely savage.