November 1985
It's been about a month since I moved away from Hawkins with the Byers family to Illinois . We moved here since Joyce thought it was a good place for us to have a fresh start. Also due to the fact that partly bald headed guy lives hear who I still don't quite know yet. All I know is that he helped save all of us last summer and Joyce really trusts him.

Life without my powers has made me feel useless at times and like every other high school kid, however, I always try to remind myself that I'm not like them and that it's ok to feel sad, missing the life I started to build in Hawkins. At least, that's what Joyce has been telling me to do.

I started school at a local high school in Illinois called Birkwood High. Joyce explained to the school that she adopted me from my late father which is,.. partly true. She told the school that I was originally from Sweden and didn't know much English. I've started taking extra classes to help advance my skills in other subjects as well. It was very overwhelming at first, however, Joyce has supported me and kept me positive throughout this whole process.

She has been so great to me and has helped me grieve the loss of my dad. She makes me feel at home as a part of their family.

Starting school was terrifying and I didn't know what to expect. However, I had Will with me and I knew he would protect me. Jonathan would drive us to school every day and wait for us after school to drive us home. It's a routine that I'm starting to get used to.

It's been nice having siblings that I can call my own. Will is basically a best friend to me now and we hang out all the time. Jonathan is the sweetest and I know that he will protect me from anything or anyone. It's a change, a new and good change. Living with Hop I only really had him, and Max and well obviously, Mike.

Mike, just thinking of his name makes me miss him so much more. He always protected me and kept me safe. At times it annoyed me, and before I left, I kind of took his protection for granted. Nevertheless, now I miss it more than anything, and I wish I would have known to hold on to it for as long as I could. Especially with new mouthbreathers that I have encountered in school. He tries to call me as much as he can, whenever he gets his hands on Dustin's Cerebro. When he calls he always tries to sound happy, despite his attempt, I can hear in the tone of his voice that he really misses me as well. I know that we both need to look at the positive side. Therefore at the end of every call, we tell each other how many more days until we see each other again, and it helps.

In school I've been learning a lot of new things, I haven't made a lot of friends yet since I am not really open to trusting new people yet. However, I have been improving and my English has gotten much better.

Though, what I have been learning the most, is that life is always changing and there isn't anything that you can do to stop that. Since I was tested on in the lab, I've tried to take control of my own life. But now with moving and my life completely turning upsidedown, I needed to let go and let things play out the way they do.

I miss my father, my best friend, and my boyfriend mike.

Which on a less depressing note, who I get to see really soon for thanksgiving.

I know this chapter is really short, and not so great but it'll get more interesting soon!

Let me know what you think of it I'm going to try and update ASAP!

Bye! And thank you to everyone who read the chapter<3