I shot up in my bed. "First of all, when were you ever a couple? Second of all why?"

"Did you not realise?"

"No."

"Whatever."

"Well tell me the details."

"Basically once you left we carried on with truth or dare. And Mike asked Lucas who was the prettiest girl in our grade.. and Lucas said Betty Smith. "

"Ouch that sucks. Sorry about that Max.."

"It's fine.. he's a douche anyway.. but the snowball is coming up and I was wondering if you wanted to go together since neither of us have dates."

"Hang on. How do you know I don't have a date?"

"Sorry I just assumed you didn't."

"Well I don't. But I might get asked and so might you."

"By who?"

"Think about that later it's 3am."

"Okay goodnight."

"Night max."

I went to sleep thinking about the snowball. The next day I headed into school and Mike ran up to me.

"Will you go to the snowball with me?" He quickly mumbled.

"Excuse me?"

"Will you go to the snowball with me...?" He asked slower this time.

"Sure." I shrugged.

"Yes thank you!" He gave me a tight hug and swung me about in the corridor, receiving strange looks from other students.

"Wheeler calm down. Have you never been to the Snowball or something."

"Uhhhhhh........ no."

As he said that Troy walked by..

"Yeah he went with his true love Jane! Because he doesn't love you he only is using you as a distraction!"

I shook my head. Surely Troy is lying.

"Mike?" I asked, a stern look plastered on my face.

"Okay maybe I did go to the snowball but.."

I walked away from him and into the girls bathrooms where he couldn't get me. I'm so sick of guys.

Why did he lie? He could've just said that he went to the snowball before, unless there's something deeper he isn't telling me.

When I'm in the bathroom applying some lip gloss, Max walks in.

"Hey. Rumours going round that you and Mike had a fight?"

"No?! Not a fight. Just a disagreement . Well he's a liar. Said he's never been to the snowball or whatever but Troy said otherwise. It's not that deep."

"Well Mike lies a lot. I've already been through this with Eleven I don't need a repeat."

"Nah. I'm not going with him anymore anyway."

"Wait he asked you?"

"Yea."

"Oh."

"Max don't worry I'm not going with him so we can go together like you said."

"Okay cool. I'll find us some matching dresses. Cya."

She walked out of the bathroom and I walked out a few seconds later. Mike was waiting outside.

"What do you want?" I asked him.

"Please forgive me."

"How do I know you aren't lying?"

"Because you just need to trust me."

"But how can I trust you when you lied."

"Just please y/n give me another chance."

"Ok."

"Really?"

"Yea I'll be your friend or whatever."

"The snowball? Will you still go with me."

"No."

"What why?!"

"Because I said I'd go with Max as friends. Find someone else." I walked off to lesson.

I didn't actually mean that. I really wanted to go with him. He will probably ask me again in a few hours and I'll just say yes. It will be fun to go with someone romantically rather than just a friend or cousin like Max.

As I began skating home, Max literally sprinted up to me. She was panting and bright red from running.

"Guess what?!" She puffed.

"What?"

"Mike is going to the dance with some other girl!"

"What?!" I asked a lump forming in my throat.

"Yea. I literally watched him ask her. They are holding hands and all that shit! What a dickhead!"

"What's her name?" I demand.

"Huh?"

"What's her name?"

"Lena I'm pretty sure."

I sigh. I recognise that name. She's really beautiful. Prettier than me. I bet that's why he asked her.

But a part of me was furious, jealous that Mike gave up on me. Yeah I turned him down, but it took him just a few hours to replace me. So I wanted to replace him. I asked Max if I could find a date and she said it was fine. Most people already had a date so I was left alone.

Until one boy approached me. Will Byers.