𝓟𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓮 𝓢𝓽𝓪𝔂 *{𝓐 𝓙𝓸𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓻 𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂}*

Rescued

Hopper suddenly awoke to a loud growling he recognized. He shot up and realized one of the monsters were about to break into the house. He got up quickly, knowing he couldn't beat the monster, so he made a run for it out of the back door. He wasn't exactly sure where he was going, but he kept running until he found a weird looking hole in a tree. Being him, he began to go through the hole. He didn't realize where he was until he got through the tree. He was free!
He began to pull himself to a house his brain told him he knew, and knocked on the door before he passed out from huger and tiredness

When he woke up, he wasn't sure where he was until he heard a voice he knew
"Jim? Are you awake?" Murray came into the room
"Mm...How did I get here?"
"Slowly. You're heavy." Murray smirked "You've been gone for almost two weeks."
"Joyce... Is Joyce okay?" He asked Murray. Murray bit his lip "What's wrong? Is she hurt? What happened?"
"Nothing. She just-really missed you. Like a lot."
He felt his face get hot, but then, a sudden pain in his leg started
"Ow..." He muttered
"Yeah....I was going to say, don't look at your leg."
"What's wrong with my leg?" He asked. He ripped the blanket off his body, and saw his leg, slightly bloody, infected with whatever stuff from the upside-down "WHAT THE HELL!?"
"I TOLD YOU NOT TO LOOK!" Murray exclaimed, then sighed "Just-I'm going to get it out of your leg."
"How? I do not trust you. Last time I checked, you're not a doctor."
"Just trust me, Jim. Stretch out your leg."
He did as Murray told him, but since he wasn't on any pain meds, the second Murray started to poke at his leg, it hurt like crazy
"I can't do this." He said, hoping Murray would stop stabbing at his leg
"You have to. Just-Talk to me about Joyce." Murray told him "Why do you like her?"
"S-She's amazing. She's an amazing person, she's kind, smart, funny, a great friend and mom, and she's always been there for me. And god, she's beautiful. I had been a total jerk to her. I'm going to apologize once I see her again."
Thinking about seeing Joyce again made his heart skip a beat, but since he wasn't talking, he started to feel the pain more, so he continued
"I'm not even sure if she likes me like that, but I don't want to keep lying to her. I-I think-no I know-I love her."
That was the first time he said it out loud, and to anyone, and Murray's reaction was what he expected
"Told you." Murray smirked "And...Done!"
Finally.
"I'm going to get you some food and call Joyce." Murray said, finishing bandaging his leg
"What time is it?"
"5:00 PM. Get some sleep. You look terrible."
"Thanks." He smirked. After Murray left, he realized he was wearing some of his other clothes, which was nice instead of an infected and ripped up Russian uniform.
He was still tired, so he decided to get some more sleep, and quickly fell asleep