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5/21/1988
Dear diary
It's been 2 years after everything that happened, everyone seems to have forget about it. Well, not really Max still can't fully see she can see thankfully, just not well. Eddie has some bad scars from the bats thingies but he seems to like them! (Even though he almost died when getting them) but other then that everyone is trying to live a normal life in the best way they can even though they still have nightmares about it. El and Mike ended up breaking up a few weeks after everything, Eddie and Steve got together (I'm not sure how that happened Steve seemed like the straights man alive) out of no where when Eddie was in the hospital. When they told everyone I was happy for them and that everyone was fine with them being together, that means they don't care about two boys being together! I still don't want to tell everyone about me however I'll give it sometime. Everyone has tried to forget everything that happened but I'm having a hard time with that. I still feel him sometimes and I have nightmares about it, everyone knows that I still feel like I'm stuck in the upside down. I'm still having visions and I haven't told anyone that I still have them so they stop worrying about me as much. I started to stop talking about it to them a while ago I want them to think they're gone because I don't want to worry them and take away them being able to forget and have normal lives. I feel like I'm going crazy with how hard it is to hide them the only time I don't feel like this is when I'm with Mike. He makes me feel safe.
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Will was sitting in his room drawing the vision he saw only a few minutes ago still a little shaken and as much as he sees his room being swallowed by the upside down it always seems to scare him, it's not just his room that turns, wherever he is turns when he has a vision. He always seems to be alone when it happens so he had to come up with his own ways to calm down after seeing one, so no one finds out that he had one and that something he does is draw what he sees so it leaves his head and stops thinking about it.
As he draws he hears a knock on the door and a few seconds later his moms voice calling to him.
"Will Mike's here!" as soon as Will hears Joyce's voice from down the hall calling him, he put his pencil and sketchbook onto his bed, basically jumping off of his bed going down the hall as fast as he can. When he reached the front door Mike is taking his shoes off.
"Hey," Will whisper shyly when the other boy looks up from his shoes and at him.
"Hey Will," Mike said stepping a little closer to Will.
"Do you want to go to my room?" he asked jestering to his room down the hall.
"Sure! let's go," Mike answered as he starts walking to Wills room as Will follows him.
Just as they're walking into his room he remembered that he left his sketchbook wide open with the drawing of his room on his bed. He looks down at the floor thinking about how dumb he is and when he looks up again Mike is sitting on his bed with the sketchbook on his lap tracing the pencil marks with his finger. His eyes were wide with shock and concern.
"Will what is this?" The sound of Mikes voice filled with worry as he whispers loud enough for only Will to hear it at the door because the door was still open not wanting Joyce to hear him and come in asking questions.
Will just stood there as silence fills the room none of them moving from their spots both staring at each other. Mike's eyes darting around Wills face as if he was looking for something .Will sighs, closing his bedroom door behind him as he walks over to his bed and sits down next to Mike, looking down at the drawing.
"Please tell me why you drew this Will."
Falling down with a quiet thud so he is laying on his bed looking up at the ceiling, few seconds later Mike follows laying down too, that's when Will started talking.
"Remember four years ago when I was having the visions because of the Mind Flayer?" Will glances at Mike for a few seconds before looking up at the ceiling again.
"Yeah I remember," Mike replies, looking over at Will but not back up at the ceiling his eyes staying on the boy next to him.
"Well the thing is.." the thought of Mike getting mad at him for keeping it a secret from them for so long it stops Will from telling him. It's just Mike, why am I so worried about him knowing the truth? I trust him with everything. Will thought, I trust him with my life thats why I lov-
Wills thought is cut off by the someone nudging him in the arm, "Will?"
"Will are you okay?"
then he remembers Mike is there and wants the answer about his drawing.
"Huh? oh sorry I'm fine it's just that..." Will takes a breath and sits up before continuing, "it never stopped after everything, it just happened less. It's been getting worse for the past 2 years and it's really starting to get to me. I don't know how much longer of it I can take before I break. I didn't want to tell any of you because I wanted you all to get back to having a normal lives! Not me ruining them every time I freak out about it!" tears start rolling down Wills cheeks as he started crying wanting to continue.
"Will. " Mike quietly said as he sits up moving closer to him and wraps his arms around Will pulling him into a tight hug as he cried into Mike shoulder. Mike started drawing circles on his back that helped him calm down a little.
The two sat on Wills bed hugging for who knows how long.
"I hate it here Mike, I really do. Whenever I see the town all I can see it is the upside down everything around here I just see it covered in vines! I feel like I'm stuck there again and I just want to leave it. I don't care how long, I just want out of here. Even if it's only for a day. So please Mike get me out of here. I want to leave Hawkins," Will whispers pulling out of the hug looking Mike in the eyes as he talks seeing the pain in Mike's eyes he started regretting looking at him so he puts his head back on his shoulder.
"I'll get you out of here Will, I promise. You just have to wait a little, I will take you away from here for a little," Mike whispers into Wills ear, hugging him a little tighter.
"Oh, and Mike can you not tell anyone about this please, I don't want to worry them."
"Okay, I can do that."
So that's how they both ended up hugging for like an hour before Joyce called them for dinner.