At Mike's we all stood in front of the couch where the mysterious girl was. She wasn't saying anything but she didn't try to leave or something.

There was something odd about this girl. She didn't speak or do anything else. Then finally someone said something.

'Maybe she should change clothes, she is soaked,' Mike said.

'Yeah that is going to help after standing an hour watching it dry,' I said irritated.

'So, it isn't like dry as in the air in a desert!' Mike said angry.

He couldn't take much in a conversation, even if it was a joke.

'Okay, you win,' I said.

'Well, is someone getting those clothes or what?' Lucas asked.

Mike ran upstairs. It took a while when Lucas, Dustin and I heard something. It was Mike arguing with his sister Nancy. Nancy was always hating on us being so nice to each other.

That was because she didn't have friends who were always coming over. She did have Barbara Holland, who everyone called Barb, but that was it.

'You are not taking my clothes you idiot!' she yelled at Mike.

'And why would you, o does little Mikey have a girlfriend!'

'No I don't, not like you and Steve!' He yelled.

Steve Harrington was the most awesome guy at school. He was the pretty boy and the popular boy and any other boy you could think off.

And it looked like Steve and Nancy were a thing.

'Oh, you are so annoying!' Nancy yelled which was then followed by a slam of a door.

Then a couple of minutes later Mike came back with the clothes.

'Wait, but if she doesn't know how to talk, does she know how to dress herself up?' Dustin asked.

'Then how did she get these clothes on?' I answered. Dustin shook his head.

'Yeah, you're right,' Dustin said.

Mike gave the clothes to the girl. But then he saw something on her arm. He grabbed her arm but she pulled it away. Now I was curious. What could she possibly be hiding?

Mike asked about her arm. She nodded and showed us her arm. On her wrist was a tattoo that was the number 011.

'Why does she have a tattoo on her arm at this age, she is what, twelve years old?' Lucas said.

'Maybe it is her name,' I said. Mike, the one who the girl only trusted, asked her: 'The tattoo, is it your name?'

And then she nodded.

'So her name is Eleven?' Dustin asked.

'Yes!' Lucas said.

Then Eleven grabbed her shirt and started to take it off. But Mike stopped her.

'Mike, why are we even doing this, we are looking for Will, not teaching a twelve-year-old some manners!' Lucas said angry.

'But we can't just throw it back into the woods, she was alone and scared, I think she was running from something,' Mike said.

'And she was exactly at the place where our trace to Will ended so I am afraid we have no other choice,' I said.

'I'm leaving!' Lucas said.

'Wait,' Dustin grabbed him by his shoulder but he shook Dustin his hand off.

'You should probably leave too,' Mike said.

'But…'

'But Eleven only trust me so if you could leave please.' I listened to Mike and me and Dustin left.

It felt just like the night before. Biking home, just without Will it felt cold and empty. At home, I went to my room. I sat down and started thinking.

Why was I so worried about Eleven and Will, and why was this all happening? Just by thinking I came to a conclusion.

I loved Will.

Not as a friend but as more. I needed him in my life. And I didn't realize it until he was gone. Maybe forever. But I still had hope. Maybe Eleven knew something about Will.

I decided to go to bed. I couldn't sleep though. I kept thinking about Will, his beautiful eyes. I grabbed a pillow and hugged it pretending it was Will.

And I think he really was there. I felt his presence. Not knowing about my thoughts about him. But I was happy enough.

The next morning Mike invited me to come to his house. His parents and sister weren't home. When I arrived I saw him and Eleven playing with the chair of his dad. I rang the doorbell. Mike opened.

'Hey (y/n), come in!' He said.

When I came in Eleven stood up. She saw me. Eleven walked to me and hugged me.

'It's okay,' she said.

I thought of my discovery about me and Will and started to cry. He was really gone.

'What is wrong?' Mike asked.

'Nothing!' I said sadly.

'Don't lie, I know there is something wrong!' Mike said angry.

'There is nothing wrong!' I said angrier.

'TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG!' I let go of Eleven and looked at Mike.

'I know we are all upset about Will but especially now we aren't supposed to lie!' Mike said calmly but still angry.

'Okay, then, I am in love with Will, and I just noticed when he disappeared, I need him in my life and now he is gone forever,' I explained him. Mike couldn't handle this for some reason.

'Get out!' He said.

I grabbed my bag and opened the door. But it was immediately closed by something. I tried again but failed yet again. Then I looked at Eleven. She seemed angry.

'No,' she said.

Then she walked to the stairs. Mike and I forgot the whole fight and followed Eleven up the stairs. She entered Mike his room and grabbed a picture of me, Will, Mike, Dustin and Lucas. She pointed at Will.

'Do you know where he is?' I asked hoping for her to say yes.

'Yes,' Eleven answered.

Mike ran to the telephone downstairs. He called Lucas and Dustin.

'Eleven knows where Will is,' he said.

When Mike came back upstairs with Lucas and Dustin, I looked at Mike. While Eleven tried to explain her discovery I asked Mike if he would keep my story a secret. He answered:

'Yes.'

'So if Will is alive and she knows where he is. How can she not explain where he is?' Lucas asked.

'She doesn't have the words to tell,' Mike said.

'But she does have the mind,' Dustin said. He looked at Eleven.

'Take her to the basement!'

I jumped up and walked to the basement. After a couple of minutes we were back to last night. Eleven sat on the couch and we stood in front of her.

'Now, pick whatever you need to explain where Will is,' Dustin said.

Eleven grabbed the D&D game set and opened it. She laid the board on the table with the back at the top.

'Hawkins?' I asked. She shook her head.

'No,' she said.

Then she grabbed the silver figure that Will always used when we would play D&D.

'That is Will!' Mike said.

'But where is he?' I asked.

Then she grabbed another silver figure. This one was none other than…

'The Demogorgon,' Lucas and Dustin said together.

'But where is this?' I asked.

'I don't…' she didn't finish her sentence and started to cry.

Mike sat down next to her, hugging her.

'Seriously Mike, you once again choose her side, we are looking for Will, I thought she knew where Will is, but she doesn't know, and I am sorry to say but Will is dead!' I started to cry by the think of that.

'No not you too!' Lucas said furiously.

Then footsteps were coming from the stairs. Mike grabbed Eleven and put her under the table.

I tried to stop crying. It was Nancy. She was crying too. Nancy walked to Mike.

'Barb is gone!' She said and fell down on the couch. I couldn't believe my ears. There were two missing people now.