Something was wrong.
Mike was late. He was never late.
El paced around in her room impatiently waiting for Mike to arrive. What was taking him so long? El thought as she glanced around her room trying to distract herself. Her eyes flickered to her favourite item in her room: the photo of Mike in his Ghostbuster uniform he had worn on Halloween in 1984. She adored the picture. Mike had given it to El during their first Valentine's Day as a couple following the Snow Ball. The picture meant so much to El. When she missed him, she would stare at the photo and admire how small he had once been. Now Mike had grown taller forcing El to have to stand on her tiptoes to kiss him. Not that El was complaining of course.
Ever since the Snow Ball, Mike had made it a point to see El every single day, much to El's delight. She looked forward to seeing Mike riding his bike to Hopper's cabin and greeting him with a hug and kiss.
What if something had happened to him on the way to Hopper's Cabin? What if he somehow injured himself? Worry filled El's head as she walked outside to the veranda to look for any sign of him.
Nothing.
Frustrated, El walked back inside, passing Hopper as she made her way to the phone.
"Is everything okay?" He asked.
"Yes." El replied as she began to dial the number for the Wheeler Household.