“You say, "Don't you go beg and plead, " and you booked the night train for a reason. I think I've seen this love before, I think I've seen this love before; Oh, she was hangin' 'round my block and now she's walkin' through my door. Oh yeah, I've seen this face before, I think I've seen this face before. Oh, she was walkin' 'round my block, and now she's comin' through”

You’ve lived in Hawkins Indiana your whole life, born and raised. There wasn’t much to do in a small town and it was rare when someone moved there, which is why you were surprised the new girl Maxine, though she preferred Max, moved from California to here. The teacher introduced her and she seemed quite uncomfortable and uninterested in 90% of the kids in that class - or the school for that matter.

She seemed like a cool person, you wanted to make her feel welcome so you offered her the seat next to you, she sighed and sat down next to you, you gave her a smile before turning your attention to the front of the class once more. You two didn’t talk but glanced at each other a few times - clearly wanting to say something but neither being brave enough to say it. The teachers chalk screeches across the blackboard as the lesson carried on, thank god today was a Friday.

the rest of the day was a blur, but that didn’t matter, you just wanted to go to the arcade; once you got there you spotted the familiar redhead outside flipping off her brothers car as he sped away in his Camaro. She headed inside and swerved through the games, you spotted her following you a few times before she finally caught up to you

Max: “hey- you’re in my history right? The kid that gave me the seat next to them?”