lost love

chapter 24

-november 12th 1983-

-reader's pov-

"michael? y/n?" my adoptive mother's voice called out as she desperately searched for me and mike.

mike and I leapt off the ambulance at the sound of her voice, we searched around until we saw our mother sprinting towards us.

"oh my god.." she sobbed before engulfing us both in a warm hug. even more tears trickled down my face and onto her dampening shoulder. karen swayed both me and mike as we huddled together in a lovingly hug, whilst ted stood at the side because he's a total loser.

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-november 13th 1983-

I sat in the hospital lobby along with everyone else who was involved in this nightmare, including steve harrington for reasons I do not know.

my hands fidgeted more than ever but this time el was not here to comfort me and I was not there to comfort her. I know that she's out there somewhere, I know that she's not dead. never will I believe that she's dead.

heavy snores escaped lucas and dustin's lips as they rested upon eachother whilst they slept. but other from that, the whole room had a lingering silence afloat in the air.

jonathan then entered the room and everyone besides from the sleeping boys peered their heads up to look at him.

"he's awake." jonathan informed.

mike immediately jumped up from his seat and bolted down the corridors. I too got up in a rush and tried to wake the boys up.

"guys! will's up!" I said whilst shaking both dustin and lucas. they both grunted and pulled off of eachother before we all ran down the hallways after mike.

mike burst the door open and sprinted right over to will, just like everyone else.

"be careful!" joyce softly warned as she watched everyone pile into a big friendly hug.

"guys, guys go easy on him," jonathan chuckled as he came into the room.

"you won't believe what happened when you were gone!" lucas exclaimed with a wide, excited grin.

"it was mental!" dustin smiled.

"you had a funeral!"

"-jennifer hayes was crying!"

"-and troy peed himself!"

all the voices mixed into one as everyone couldn't wait to catch will up on the calamities that had occurred since his disappearance.

"what?" will beamed at the news of his bully being humiliated.

"yup! in front of the whole school!" dustin beamed.

will then erupted into a coughing fit and worried looks etched themselves across each of our faces.

"you okay?" mike asked as he gently rubbed will's arm.

"it got me.." will replied with dry lips, "the demogorgon."

"we know," mike nodded, "but it's okay, it's dead. and we made a new friend and y/n, a new lover." mike then reached over and ruffled my hair which caused me to chuckle lightly for the first time in a while, "our new friend, she stopped it.." mike continued, "she saved us."

"but she's gone now.." I spoke with a shaky voice as I felt the tears start to reform in my eyes but I then tried my best to blink them away.

"her name's eleven." dustin added.