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"Thirteen! Wake up!" I heard Mike yell at me. "I'm awake." I groaned. "It's time for breakfast, my mom made French toast." He said excitedly. "French toast?" I asked. "It's a really yummy food." He said. "Okay." I said getting up. Before we went upstairs Mike stuck out Hus hand which I took in my hands without a thought. We walked upstairs together. We went into the dining area where I saw Dustin, Lucas, an older girl, a little girl, a mam, and his mom sitting at the table. "Mike I don't like." I whined pulling into a different room. "What?" He asked. "The people. Too many people." I whined again. "It's okay. You'll be with me." He said. "Promise?" I asked. "Promise." He said without hesitation. I hugged him and stuck out my hand. He took it and we walked to the table. "Who is this?" The older girl, who I assume is Nancy, asked Mike. "This is Thirteen." He said. "And today you will be taking her shopping." His mom said. "Okay cool." She said smiling at me. "I thought you'd put up more of a fight." Mike said to Nancy. "How could I? I get to hang out with a girl." Nancy said. I smiled at the thought of making a new friend. During breakfast we all had a different small conversation going on. It was nice. After breakfast Nancy gave me a sweater and a pair of jeans. "Thank you." I said smiling. "You're welcome." She said returning the smile. After I was dressed we went off to the mall.

Mike's POV

Today Thirteen went with Nancy to the mall. While she's gone me and the boys met up at Will's house. "Hey Will." I smiled walking into his room. "Hey guys!" He said excited. "So what happened that night you went out looking for El?" Will asked since he couldn't come. "We found a girl." Lucas said. "Her name is Thirteen." I told him. "She's really pretty!" Dustin told him. For some reason I felt kinda jealous. "Is that all?" He asked. "Well... she has powers." I told him. "Cool! She's a superhero!" He shouted. I laughed and sat down next to him. After a few hours J went home. When I got inside I saw Thirteen on the couch talking to Nancy. "Hi Mike!" Thirteen squealed. "Hi Thirteen." I smiled. She jumped off of the couch and ran over to me. "Mike can we go downstairs?" She asked me. I nodded and started walking. When we were in the basement I turned towards her. "Mike I want

Thirteen's POV

"a new name." I told him. "You do?" He asked. "Yeah. I don't like the name Thirteen." I told him sadly. "Why?" He asked. "Because it reminds me of the bad men and that bad place." I sighed. "Okay. Let's find you a new name." He smiled. After about 2 hours we finally came up with a name. "How about Chakara?" He asked. "Chakara? I like it." I smiled. "Well it's settled. Your name is now Chakara." He smiled. "Hey Thirteen!" I heard his mom yell. I looked at Mike and he nodded, we both ran upstairs and stood in front of her. "Mom, her name is Chakara now." Mike told her. "Oh, okay. Well then Chakara tomorrow you are going to school with Mike and the boys." She told me. I nodded and smiled. "Okay." I smiled. "I got your school supplies earlier today. Also dinner is ready." She told us. "Okay." We nodded. After eating we got ready for bed and went to sleep.