INDIANA, HAWKINS.    HAWKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL

after school, the boys had gone to there bikes and took them out.

"I see you've met the group," I heard max annouced coming down on her skateboard.

"oh hey max," I said and waved. she smile and stopped once she reached us.

"we still going down the arcade?" she asked and the boys nodded.

"yeah and y/n's coming with," mike said sitting onto his bike. the boys copied as I stood cluelessly.

"uh, I don't know where my dad is,"
I said, looking to the car park.

"do you want to ring him really quick?" will suggested, I shook my head.

"let's just go, he thinks that I'm watching the poltergeist with you," I told them and look to him. "um, are we walking?" I questioned. the boys who were on their bikes stopped and looked towards each other. 

"um it's like a mile away," mike said, and got off his bike. "just get on the back of mine," he told me. I nodded and sat on the back, he got back on and we eventually pedalled , I saw max get on the back of lucas' bike and held her skateboard underneath her arm.

we was riding along the road and past town and into a small car park with a large space inside, a tall pole with a spinning logo with neon light showing 'arcade'. mike rode up to the bike stand and got off letting me off.

"thank you," I thanked, adjusting my jacket and backpack. mike got of and locked his bike again the bike rack, the rest of the boys copied.

"what games do you want play?" Will asked as we walked inside the arcade without his group.

"Dunno, what games you gonna play," I asked will, he walked over to a game labeled 'donkey kong'.

"this ones my favourite," he told me and inserted a quarter inside the machine. he held onto the joy stick and the two buttons.

the small pixelated character jumped into different platforms. I watched as he focus greatly on the surviving but eventually died.

"shoot," he moaned, and sighed. "You wanna try?" he asked, standing away from the game.

"I haven't got any money, I'll just watch you guys play," I told him, he furrowed his brows.

"hey will & y/n, come play dig dug, max is a pro," dustin told us, we nodded and followed max to the dig dug. max was slamming her fingers against the buttons.  

"shit!" she yelled realising she died.

"new top score though," I said and she shrugged.

"better than nothing," she joked, adding in her name. 'madmax'. we then cheered as we moved to another game. will every now and then when he was off a game, he checked on the time.

"hey y/n," will said and dragged me to a game without the others. "come play this game, it really easy," will said and inserted a quarter to the machine 'pacman'.

"no, I'll be bad at it," I told him and he ignored telling me directions.

"Y/n, just do it, you'll be good at it," he told me and stood aside watching me play. I saw the little ghosts moving through, taking coins and quickly running away from the yellow eating thing that was when I lost and was eventually eaten by the Pixal character.

"wow you was great for a first try," he complimented. I smiled and thanked him, he again looked at the time. "we should head home to watch poltergeist," he suggested. I nodded and went back to the group.

"hey we're off now, see you tomorrow," will told his friends as dustin was in the middle of a game.

"okay see you tomorrow,"  lucas and mike said. I waved at them.

"bye, nice meeting you guys," I quickly said before leaving with will as we walked to his house.