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"It's not my fault you don't like girls!" Mike lashed out in a fit of bottled- up emotions, all coming out at once.
Will felt like everyone in Hawkins had heard him . He turned to look at Mike, teary-eyed and on the verge of crying ; he had no idea how to respond. Mike looked surprised , almost as if he didn't even know what had just come out of his mouth.
"Wha- Will , I- I didn't mean it," Mike said, his voice shaken , as if he was about to cry. "I swear," Mike begged as he slowly stepped closer to Will.
Will turned away from Mike and started getting on his bike .
"Will, wait !!" Mike shouted, but it was too late; Will was already out of sight. Will didn't even know where he was going; he just wanted to be anywhere but here with Mike.
He cried as he biked home , but as he arrived at his house, he went past it and headed in the direction of Castle Byers.
He entered Castle Byers and immediately collapsed onto the floor, sobbing and replaying the fight inside his head. How stupid could he be to actually believe that Mike could ever love someone like him back?