Everyone was at Mike's house, it was after the winter ball and they were having pizza. They were laughing and joking, having a good time, and why wouldn't they? All was well, the world was safe for now, the upside down was quite, and Will Byers was safe once again.
El looked around at the room full of these people she loved and smiled. She was sitting next to mike on the end of the coach, eating as much junk food as she could. Hopper wouldn't stop her tonight.
She tapped on Mike's shoulders, "Bathroom."
"Oh yeah, sure, use the one upstairs it's cleaner." He said with a chuckle.
El noded and went up the stairs. She started walking down the hall when she past by Nancy's room. From within she heard something that made her stop.
She heard the faint sound of her sobbing. Curious and slightly concerned, she looked into her room. El never really knew Nancy that well, but she was nice to her.
She peered in and saw her on bed surrounded by photos layed out on her bed. It looks like she had a box full of framed and unframed photos. El went closer and closer until she punched the door a little to far and it creaked.
Nancy looked up and quickly wiped her eyes. "Oh, uh, hey el."
"Hi" She walked up to the bed and looked at the photos. She had seen some of them before on Nancy's wall a long time ago- when she was first in their house alone. They were all pictures of Nancy's friend. She couldn't remember her name. What she did remember is the image of her in the upside down.
"Um, I was just looking through my pictures of Barb. I'm trying to find one for her parents to have. They have a lot of them, but it's always nice to give them more...and talk about her." She said voice cracking. She wiped more tears from her face.
El walked up to her and put her hand on Nancy's. She looked up. "Sorry"
"It's not your fault." She stood up and walked toward the window. "Sometimes I feel like it's mine...like if I had just stayed with her instead of fooling around with Steve."
El just stood there, not knowing what to say. She stared at the photos on the bed.
"You should go back to the party." Nancy said, still looking out the window. "Go...have fun."
El looked at her for a moment. She was about to leave the room, then she looked at the photos again. She looked at Nancy before pocketing one of the pictures and leaving the room.
She went down the hall toward the bathroom, planing.