After Mike left I called El's house phone, it rang and rang until someone picked up. "Hello, Jim Hopper Speaking," It was Hopper, the chief of police and El's father, "Hi Hopper, It's Will, can I speak to El?" I said, "Yeah, let me get her," then the line went quiet.

"Hi Will!" I heard her shut the door behind her.

"There's something I need to tell you," I said

"What is it?"

"It's about Mike, he told me he.." I couldn't spit it out of my mouth.

"He what?"

"He likes you," I whispered.

"Oh uh well I don't like him so,"

it went silent and nobody talked again.

"Well I have to go, bye Will!" she said and then the line hung up.

I remember that Mike was coming over again because we had monday off, something stupid i'm sure. I don't think I could see him honestly without crying but I didn't wanna be alone or rude so I said yes

How stupid could I be to think he would actually like me, I mean its the 1987, what was I thinking.

I remember I cried myself to sleep that night. I woke up the next morning and my eyes were puffy, very puffy.

"Oh my gosh, Will are you ok?" When I opened the door for Mike, of course that was the first thing he noticed. "Yep, I'm fine." I said, I wasn't really, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, let's go outside, I need to show you something" I brought him to castle byers. Jonathan and I built it together, "Cool, did you build it?" Mike asked as we went inside. "Well I had help from my brother, Jonathan," I pointed to my brother in one of the photos, "He's away at college though," I continued.

Mike loved castle byers. That's where i'd cried for hours on end about my father or when my mom stopped showing up at home on time. I told Mike that, he held my hand "Well you have me now, I won't ever hurt you, I promise." he said

That was his first promise.

a/n: The byler will come soon, I promise