The Body of Will Byers

Mike let out a deep breath, his eyes watching the girl as the two stared at eachother. She was pretty to Mike. She had a round, pinkish face, showing her round, innocent eyes and stubby nose. Her curly, brown hair looked messy with her large clothes, but it seemed to work well with her appearance. She looked strong, but also in fear from her brown eyes staring at him like she knew something. He could smell the dank smell of the sewers from just through the entrance, the smell was dank and musty, as if they were at those weird bathrooms that were used for camping.

All six of them stood near the entrance of the sewers. They all seemed to be tense, almost in worry about what they were going to see. The girl turned her body around, her flashlight lighting the way as the boys stayed silent. Richie pulled out a lighter, helping to light the darkness of the sewers as all of them entered inside. Mike went right behind her, then Bill, Stan, Eddie, and Richie, who had pulled out his lighter to help with the light.

At first, Mike couldn't see much, the darkness made his pupils struggle to get use to the darkness, but after a few seconds, he could see more clearly. "Ev-Everybody grab on-onto eachother," Bill said, his voice quiet and calm as they were surrounded by the darkness of the sewers. Mike could feel Bill's gentle hand on his shoulder, making Mike flinch at the impact. "S-Sorry," Bill replied quietly to Mike.

"It's fine," Mike replied, placing his hand on the girl's shoulder slowly. The girl winced at the touch, almost going to turn her body around, but she just moved her head, staring into his dark eyes.

"Sorry," He whispered to the girl, feeling his cheeks heat up from embarrassment. The girl just looked at him before turning her head around and continuing to walk in the lead. All of them stayed quiet for a few minutes, walking with their hands on someone's shoulder except for Richie, who was in the back.

"I hope that we don't need to go into grey water," Eddie mumbled, his voice echoing through the sewers.

"What the hell is grey water?" Richie asked in pure confusion. Mike could almost see Richie's eyebrows furrowed just like his aunt would do.

"Grey water is all the disgusting excess from the toilet," Stan replied in a tone that said "Are you stupid?"

"Well, it doesn't smell like it at all, Eds,"

"Don't call me that!" Eddie hissed in annoyance, making Mike almost feel like the boy was going to slap Richie in the face.

"But seriously though," Richie said in a serious voice, silencing their discussion. "It doesn't smell like that at all."

"May-Maybe because we-we're close to the en-entrance that we can-can't smell that much," Bill implied.

"No." The girl said, making the boys shocked by her voice. She hadn't spoken at all through the entire discussion and yet it felt like she had from her quiet voice. "If we go deeper it will be bad,"

"How do you know that?" Mike asked in confusion, letting the curiosity of all the boys talk through him.

"I.. I just know," The girl said softly as she shined her flashlight through the tunnels.

The six of them stayed quiet, only hearing the sounds of their shoes walking through the damp ground and water that dripped down into the grey water that sometimes landed on their head. Mike could feel some drops go on his head, making the water shiver down to his neck as it was cold.

"We're almost there," The girl said to the others, making Mike's heart pound. He needed to see Will, deep down knowing that Will could be dead. Bill could feel that Mike was tense and squeezed his shoulder. "Hey, it will be okay," He replied quietly, whispering in his ear.

The girl turned right and the boys followed her, staying quiet as they waited for the truth. Mike wanted Will to be alive, hoping that his best friend was okay. He had been friends with Will since they were in kindergarten. He remembered the day as the best moment in his entire life. Mike had never gotten any friends when he was younger because he was shy, but when he met Will by the swings, they became instant best friends, never leaving eachother's side and becoming geeks together. Their friendship was eternal, a bond that was never going to break and he did not want to break it now.

It wasn't until the girl turned the corner that he knew that the bond had broken. The girl's flashlight lit the path, showing a slumped figure in the distance. It was small, wearing a red and orange vest with a red flannel with blue jeans. It's brown hair was dark and messy, covering in sludge that disgusted him. Cuts surrounded that figure on his arms and legs, ripping the clothing by the seams. Mike knew who this was, his heart pounding, tears beginning to flow down his cheeks.

This was Will Byers.

Mike ran towards the body, hearing Bill's cry to let him stop, but it did not help. He sat down next to his best friend, feeling his breathing rush as he laid the body on his back, seeing the truth of how his dead friend looked.

He let out a sob, a cry that echoed through the tunnels as he saw the cut on Will's head and how horrible he looked. Will's closed eyes were black and solemn, looking as though he had not slept. His body was pale and cold as stone as Mike held Will's hand.

Mike had never usually cried, but he found himself crying over his best friend. Tears fell down his cheeks and felt over onto his jeans that were soaked in the shallow water of the Derry sewers.

He heard the boys surround him while he cried, Bill and Richie hugged him, holding him close as he sobbed in sadness. Eddie and Stan sat across from Mike, their eyes showing concern while Mike sobbed and sobbed. His voice mumbling with nonsense that the boys' couldn't hear.

The girl just stood there, her flashlight staring at the body while tears filled her eyes. She could not believe that this was happening, she felt the entire world feel like they hated her.

Mike looked at El, his eyes filled with pure sadness and then fury. "You told us where he was!" He cried out before letting a sob. "You told us he was alive!"

"Mi-Mike, st-stop," Bill pleaded, his eyes filled with pure sadness. "This wo-won't he-help. He's.."

"Don't say that Bill!" Richie exclaimed quietly.

Mike sobbed as he was over his best friend's body, his heart pounding in sadness, holding onto his hand. He could feel Will's cold hand touch his warm one. Mike had never felt so sad in his entire life. He had lost someone dear to him. Will was the only thing that made him feel happy. He squeezed Will's hand, wishing Will could squeeze back and come back to life. He wished that all of this was a dream, but after this morning he knew it wasn't. Mike felt numb, like he was already dead.

Will's pale fingers gently moved, his hand touching the palm of Mike's palm as they grazed his palm. Mike could feel it and he let out a gasp, his breathing shaky in surprise. He dropped Will's hand, taking a step back as he tried to keep calm.

"What the?" Richie asked in confusion, seeing what Mike had just done. His eyes looked at Mike almost with annoyance.

"His fingers. They j-just moved," Mike stuttered in shock, his eyes looking at the boys who looked like they had just seen a ghost.

"Could be just the nerves of the body," Stan replied with a shrug.

Eddie looked terrified at Will, but moved closer to the dead body before laying his head on Will's chest, trying to hear his heartbeat.

"Eddie what are you doing?" Richie exclaimed with a smile. "I thought you hated being dirty,"

"Shut up," Eddie proclaimed as he just laid his head there, Mike felt his eyes widened. Eddie gasped and jumped up, his eyes looking at the boys with shock.

"Wh-What is I-it?" Bill asked out, his eyes showing curiosity.

"He's.. he's alive," Eddie said in a quiet voice.

Mike heart began to pound at the words and looked at Will as he felt relieved, but also worried about his friend.

"But he has a shallow heartbeat. We need to get him out of here and into a hospital,"

"Wait how the hell can we do that?" Richie exclaimed to Eddie, his eyes showing worry and also pure annoyance.

Bill looked at them and said. "I-I could ca-carry him,"

"Bill, this is insane!" Stan exclaimed, walking back and forth in a panicked state. "How is he alive?"

"He survived it," The girl said in a soft tone that silenced the boys. Mike felt like she knew something bad happened to Will, but he didn't know why.

Mike stood up, wiping his tears as he stood up. "We need to go," He replied.

Bill nodded and leaned down over Will's body and carried it like he was a groom and Will was a bride, which Richie would laugh at if he was in Mike's mind. Will's head gently leaned onto Bill's shoulder, his forehead touching Bill's neck. Bill looked as thought he didn't seem to care, his expression calm while holding the body.

Mike looked at the girl, his eyes filled with leadership which Bill also had and said. "We need to contact someone,"

"Could you contact any of your geeks friends?" Richie asked Mike which made Mike's eyes squint in annoyance.

"I don't have a super-com and if I could, they're at school without their super-coms and they would need to find it through their radio that I accidentally broke," Mike muttered.

"You broke the radio?" Stan asked in confusion and anger. "Why would you do that?"

"I just broke the antenna and it was by accident," Mike replied quickly.

The girl's mouth opened as she spoke in a quiet tone. "I.. I could help," She said. "I have a super-com," Mike could feel the honesty in her voice, showing that he could trust her.

"We'll have to do it when we get out," Eddie spoke in a whisper, his eyes wide with fear. "It won't be able to contact them through here until we go outside,"

"Then, le-let's g-go," Bill said in a serious voice, their eyes looking at the girl to lead the way. The girl turned around, the light of her flashlight going from behind as the boys followed her through the darkness of the sewers. The faint cries of a monster quietly called out through the distance.