Please enjoy my new fanfic, Out Of Reach. This will be a small sneak peek on the new book.
Mike's Pov
She was beautiful, her hair only touching her shoulders, and her quietness was so mysterious I just had to be intrigued by her. Only a handful of kids had heard her voice. Never did she ever answer a question in class, but she always aced every class and test. There were rumours that her parents abused her when she was only six years old and that her parents died in a fire after they went mad. She survived and was adopted by Jim Hopper, the chief of the police. Everyday she spent ten seconds at her locker and walked to her class, every class she was silent. I sat next to her in only one class, history, and every lunch she was in the library reading a book. People never messed with her after the bully Troy tried to trip her and ended up with a broken hand, from time to time people would say they saw blood dripping from her nose but she just whipped it off like it was normal. Her name is Jane, but people call her El after her middle name.
"Mike, Mike, MIKE!" I turned around to Lucas.
"Jesus I've been talking to you for an hour and you've been too busy staring at 'her'." he said pointing at El, who was reading a book under a tree.
"I was not, I just got distracted."
"He's doing it again." Dustin yelled annoyed.
"Doing what!" I asked.
"Lying again." Max muttered.
"I just am curious okay!"
"No one has ever talked to her Mike, she's dangerous."
"She's a human just like the rest of us Will!"
"You don't get it do you!?" Lucas yelled.
"What is there to get!"
"She broke Troy's arm with her bare hands!" Max yelled.
"Well he deserved it!" I turned around looking back at El, she stood up and looked away from her book and glanced at me for one second, and I swear that's all it took and my heart rate skyrocketed. I watched in aw as she walked away and into the chief of police's car with no trace.
"We're just looking out for you Mike." I sighed looking at Will.
"Fine I won't mess with her, or talk to her."
"Good, now come on, let's go to the arcade already." I followed the party on our bikes and I couldn't help but just think of what a big lie I just said.
5:00 pm
Jane's\ El's Pov
I groaned, he's doing it again. Mike Wheeler, known as the leader of the nerds, Will Byers a weird quiet kid, Dustin Henderson the kid with an illness that makes his teeth go inward and also a smart but awkward kid, Lucas Sinclar probably the second most normal out of them, he's smart but in a way easily awkward in different situations, and finally the newest addition to their group Max Mayfeild, normal, tomboy, and slightly smart, but also ranked as third place for not to mess with, she's currently dating Lucas Sinclar so her popularity dropped. Many people call the group by many names, the ghost busters, nerds, circus freaks, but I just call them people plus a stalker.
Ever since the first day I moved here to Hawkins I knew I wasn't going to be popular like many other kids and I made sure of it, but Mike Wheeler. The one kid that can't stop watching me. In every class I have he's there, every test, I swear by now he's watching every breath I take.
He doesn't know what danger is, and that's why I hate him. Every kid knew not to mess with me, I'm ranked number one for kids not to mess with and yet here I am with a stalker. I even broke a kid's arm to make him leave me alone.
My thoughts were interrupted when I heard a familiar engine and saw Hopper's car in the parking lot waiting for me. I looked away from the book I was looking at and there was Mike Wheeler staring at me again, I made eye contact and looked at Hopper's car again. Walking away I could hear the arguing of the group even then. I stepped in the car and Hopper drove off.
"You okay kid, you look tired."
"I'm always tired." I muttered.
I heard him sigh. "I have some big news that I have to tell you." I looked at him in interest.
"I met a nice woman and-."
"Oh no."
"What do you mean 'oh no.'" he said.
"I mean what I said 'oh no', we have the same conversation every time we move. You met a woman and want me to meet her because you banged her." The car stopped and he looked at me with complete anger on his face.
"What did I tell you," he said through his teeth. I looked down knowing I messed up.
"Respect and Responsibility." he sat back in his chair calming down.
"Look kid I'm sorry I just- I don't want you to end up like them okay." I nodded my head half halfheartedly.
"Trust me this woman is different okay."
"Okay." I whispered. The car engine started again and I looked out the window and felt a tear fall down my face.
Mike's Pov
6:00 pm
The Palace
I raced on my bike and parked in front of the arcade with the party.
"Hey guys look!" Max yelled anger clearly in her voice, I looked at the direction that she was looking in and saw the game Dig Dug with a new high score on the leader board.
"No way." Dustin and Lucas whispered. We ran to the game and the top high score was 872, 675 by a person named 'Eleven'.
"That's impossible!" a coworker walked by and Max grabbed him by his collar.
"Who beat the Dig Dug high score!" she yelled. He yelled as he knew her ranking for being a person not to mess with.
"I-I can't tell you." She gave him a skeptical look, raising her fist.
"Okay, Okay! Her name is Jane Elanor Hopper! That's all I know!" Everyone's eyes went wide.
"How am I supposed to get pay back now?!" she yelled fuming. The whole night Max tried beating the high score but it was unbeatable, I walked home still thinking about her, Jane. She likes video games. Who is this girl?