28. {353 days}

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november 4th
byers' residence - hopper&el's cabin





"eleven." mike stepped forward and pulled the girl into a hug.

"mike." el gasped as she cried.

"is that..." max started, lucas and dustin nodded, a shocked look evident on this face.

"it's eleven." slater stated in awe.

"i never gave up on you." mike confessed, "i called you every night. every night for-"

"353 days." el stopped him, "i heard."

"why didn't you tell me you were there?" mike asked her, his face distorted in confusion, "that you were okay?"

hopper stepped forward, "because i wouldn't let her. the hell is this? where you been?"

"where have you been?" el spoke back before they hugged.

"hey kiddo." daniel walked towards her and scruffed her gelled hair. he then looked at his hand in embarrassment before wiping the gel on his trousers.

"wait... what?!" tilly quizzed, confused by the whole situation.

"you've been hiding her." mike came to a realisation as he shoved hopper, "you've been hiding her this whole time!"

"mike!"

"hey!" hopper grabbed his collar, "let's talk. alone."

he pulled mike into a different room and shut the door, even though their yelling could still be heard clearly.

"protecting her! protecting her?"

"listen. listen to me. the more people know about her, the more danger she's in. and the more danger you and your family are in-"

"so i should be thanking you?"

once el had made eye contact with the brunette, she ran over to her and pulled her into a hug.

"good to see you too." tilly laughed.

"pretty." el smiled.

"thank you." tilly beamed, "i love the slicked-back style."

"pretty?" el asked, she had always found herself looking for matilda's validation.

"gorgeous." the girl updated her.

"your face?" el touched her bandage gently, "what happened?"

"i honestly have no idea." tilly sighed, her eyes shifting to lucas and slater.

"we missed you." lucas said as el hugged him and dustin.

"i missed you, too." el muttered.

"we talked about you pretty much every day." dustin explained with a smile.

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