El
"Wake up kiddo it's your first day!" Hopper said.
I pulled the covers over my head.
"C'mon don't be like that, I made a eggo extravaganza." He said.
I pulled off the covers.
He grinned.
"I knew that would get you, be out soon." He said then left.
I dragged myself to the bathroom and knocked.
"Just a minute." Johnathon called.
I went back to my room. She changed from her nightdress and into a oversized light blue flannel shirt unbuttoned over a black shirt with dark jeans and sneakers that had been originally white but were so dirty they looked grey. She ran a hand through her wavy hair that now fell just past my ears. Sense it was so short I never knew what to do with it.
Once Johnathon had gotten out of the bathroom I brushed my teeth. I went to kitchen where Will, Johnathon and Joyce were eating eggo extravaganzas. Hopper placed a plate in front of me as I sat down.
"Morning, sweetie." Joyce said.
"How did you sleep?" She asked.
I flashed a thumbs up.
She smiled. "Glad." She said.
Johnathon shoveled his last bite of eggo in his mouth.
"I'll drive two to school today." He said.
I nodded.
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Mike looked awfully sad. I walked up to him, I don't know what possessed me, but I took his hand. He shot back to reality. But he didn't pull away.
"You good?" I whispered. No one was near us.
"My parents filed a divorce on Saturday." He said softly.
I squeezed his hand. But I didn't know what to say. What could I say?
"El." He said.
"Yes, Mike?" I asked.
"I really li-"
"Mike, El hey guys!" Will said walking up to us.
I released Mike's hand.
"Hey." Will said.
Mike
REALLY WILL?? I FINALLY GET THE CONFIDENCE TO TELL HER I LIKE HER AND YOU FEEL THE NEED TO WALK OVER?? I internally screamed.
El wasn't holding my hand anymore. I had really liked the feeling.
It had felt right. I wanted her to do it again.
Will was talking about how Jennifer Hayes has looked at him in the hallway. But I wasn't hearing a word he was saying.
We all compared classes.
My schedule was
1st: Algebra ll
2nd: Financial Literacy
3rd:History
4th:Chemistry
5th:English
Lunch
6th:Art
7th: Geography
Max peered at my classes over my shoulder. I could see El glaring slightly at Max. I kinda liked the fact that she was getting jealous. Didn't that mean she was interested?
"It looks like you and me are both in the same Algebra period." She said. "And History." She said.
"Yay." I grumbled.
El took his schedule gently from him and compared it to hers. She pointed to the classes they were together in.
-English
-Art
-Geography
She smiled at me. I loved that smile. Those lips were makeup free. Slightly parted. I couldn't focus on anything else. FOCUS MIKE!! I thought.
She saw where I was looking and grinned and gently but her lip. That didn't help.
"Earth to Mike?" Will said.
"Sorry, what?" I asked.
"Dude, I know you really like El, but can you not be so obvious? Your practically drooling." Will whispered to me.
I blushed.
"Dude you got it real bad." Will said pulling me a little ways away from the group.
"Yeah, um... if I asked her out so you think you'd let me date her?" I asked.
"Oh your asking my permission? Dude it's not my choice, she definitely likes you a lot, but it's Hopper your gotta worry about." He said.
I gulped. Hopper. The town sheriff.
"Yikes." I said.
"He's actually pretty cool, unless your you." Will said grinning.
"Haha."