Authors note: Hi everyone, this is my first ever story so I apologise if it isn't great but I had some really cool ideas that I wanted To share with you guys :)
AU story
Enjoy - an unknown stranger…
CHAPTER ONE: the new girl
It was another normal Monday morning in 1985 for mike and his friends. They were all in Mr Clarke's Biology class, learning about all the different parts of the brain. To the boys, they thought this was oh so interesting. Mike was so intrigued and was excited to hear what Mr Clarke was going to say.
Out of no where, the door slammed open. Everyone turned their heads to see what was going on and this small innocent looking girl walked in. She had short brown curly hair that just passed her chin, and she had these big brown doey eyes. She was wearing some cute overalls with a red tank top underneath. She looked so shy and innocent mike thought.
Usually, Mike wasn't very nosy when it came to situations like these. But he couldn't stop glaring at her soft face.
Cute cute cute
"hello you must be Ellie hopper?" Mr clarke queried.
"Eleanor not Ellie" she replied shyly
"oh my mistake! Well welcome aboard to our curiosity voyage Eleanor!"
"thank you" she said simply
Mike couldn't help but watch her intensely as she walked to the back of the room to take a seat.
He had never seen her before which is unusual as the town is so small pretty much everyone knows everyone.
He wondered what her back story was, where she came from, why she moved here.
"earth to mike" dustin practically shouted to mike
Mike snapped out of his daydream and realised that everyone was now staring at him. including Eleanor.
Great first impression he thought
"for the third time Micheal which part of the brain is split into left and right hemispheres?" Mr Clarke asked with slight anger in his voice
"oh.. um ss.. sorry is it the uh um medullae?"
"incorrect. Anybody else want to answer?"
"yes Lucas?"
Mike had put his head in his arms in humiliation
"he likes you"
"w- what?" El asked curiously
"I'm max nice to meet you"
El just smiled
"hey seeing as your new here and all, I was wondering you wanna hang out during lunch?"
"i would like that" el said softly
"aww lil mikeys got a crush on the new girl" dustin teased as they walked through the crowded halls of Hawkins high
"shut up dustin no I don't" mike hissed
"then why were you staring at her like a weirdo?" Lucas interrupted
"i wasn't looking at her I thought I saw something out the… the window."
"sureee mike suree" dustin said sarcastically
"guys cut mike some slack! So what if he has a crush or not. He's a teenage boy for Petes sake. We all know you have a crush on max!"
Mike honestly wouldn't know what he would do withought will. He always knew what to say, always so wise. He can talk to will about things he cant with his other friends. He doesn't know why this is though. Will is his best friend.
"exactly, thank you will" mike replied smiling at will
It was the end of school now and mike went to return the keys to the AV room. His friends had left to go home, he was pretty much the only student there. After he returned his keys he went to his locker to get some things out. As he was getting them out he could hear this noise. He was curious so decided to follow the sound. It sounded like a girl was sobbing. He looked round the corner to see something the made his heart shatter into a million pieces.
There she was. Eleanor. She was sat on the floor head in her lap. Sat in a ball. she was in the corner of the hall crying. Mike started to walk towards her trying not to startle her. But failed. When el heard his footsteps she immediately looked up to see that mike was now standing in front of her. She quickly wiped her tears and stood up
"hey are you okay?" Mike said in a soft tone
"I'm sorry" was all she said and walked away quickly
Mike quickly followed her.
"hey wait up!"
He grabbed her shoulder causing her to turn around
"is everything okay?"
"yes"
"are you sure"
"promise" she said with a small smile
"your the new girl, Eleanor right?"
"hehe Eleanor, yes. I have to go now, see you mike." She giggled
Mike stood there for a few seconds confused.
Earlier today before the end of school
El was leaving her last lesson of the day.
Today wasn't that bad actually she thought
But it wouldn't stay that way for long.
A group of girls were now standing in front of her, staring her up.
"what?" Jennifer asked
"ugh what the fuck Is she wearing" the other girl said
"if you're worrying about what she's wearing then you obviously haven't seen her hair"
They all laughed
"whats wrong with my hair?" She asked worriedly
"oh what a freak".
"freak?"
"yeah freak! K. Freak"
"what is freak?" She asked slowly
"is she serious?" The girl at the front asked
They all laughed again for what felt like an eternity
"do you want me to show you?" The girl asked
"yes" she said innocently
They took her to the bathroom and stood her in front of a mirror.
"i bet she's gay"
"oh withought a doubt"
"why am I here?" She asked now petrified
"to show you what a freak is honey."
"a freak is somebody who has no friends. They wear weird clothes and oh god there face! Don't even get me started on that"
"im a freak?" She asked
"one of the biggest freaks out there"
they then pushed Eleanor's head into the mirror and left.
She got a cut on the top of her head.
El then burst into tears an ran into a corner.
Thats when mike found her.
