Tonight was the Snowball dance of Hawkins High, 1984. The whole party was going, Mike, Dustin, Will, Lucas, Max, and of course, the Upside Down closer girl herself, El. I didn't like El, because I really loved Mike, but Mike and El were going to the Snowball together, and I was all alone. I don't bother to ask things, mainly to Mike, because there wasn't a point. I was still going to the Snowball, just alone. It's like getting all dressed up for a date that had been canceled, but oh well.