'𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚒 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚠𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚍, 𝚒 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞'
New state, new town, and new school. Three things the Byers family, along with two Hoppers had a year to get used to.
Now, as March rolls around and spring break s...
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Frankie fought back a scowl as the headstone stared back at her. 'I don't even know why I'm doing this, you're not even down there.' she spoke quietly to herself in a bitter tone.
'But, it's the closest thing I have to you.'
Frankie's eyes jumped over the words engraved in the stone about a hundred times before she continued.
'I came to say thank you. I didn't say it nearly enough, and now it's too late. Not because you're dead, but because you're missing.' Frankie paused, squeezing her eyes tightly and letting tears fall. 'Because I know you're not dead. I can feel it.'
'So, dad, thank you. For everything you ever did for me. For teaching me how to walk, how to talk, to read, for raising me, for always believing in me and never abandoning me, for always forgiving me when I made mistakes and for teaching me how to not make them again. For never giving up on me, for always fighting for me, for always loving me. Thank you for giving me a roof, for feeding me, for protecting me. For bringing me to Hawkins, where I found the now most important people of my life. For not hating me after that dumb mistake of mine, for staying next to me in the hospital that time i cracked my head open with a rock.'
Frankie's lips trembled as she continued.
'I'm also here to apologize. Something I also didn't do enough of. So I'm sorry. For being a pain in the ass, for all those times I lied to you about where I was, for scaring you, for making you have to take pills to relax, for stealing your cigarettes when I was 13, for not doing the dishes when you asked me to, for raising my voice during arguments and for all those times I disappointed you.'
Her eyes read the headstone again. 'I also came to say I love you. Now that, I did plenty. But it doesn't feel right that I don't get to say it to you anymore. So, dad, I love you. I know you're somewhere out there, I can feel it, so please, for the sake of your not so little anymore little girl, please come back to me. I don't think I can do this...life thing without you by my side. It's already hard enough to wake up every day and not smell your cologne, or smoke with you in the mornings and at night, when the world is the quietest and it feels like we can take over because...it feels like it's just us.'
The girl paused, taking her bottom lip between her teeth and biting down. 'In other news, we're moving. Joyce decided that it's for the best. We're gonna start packing up soon, even though I barely have anything to pack, since all of my stuff was at the cabin, which Lucas told us, was destroyed. Managed to salvage some of your flannels though, and some of of my clothes.'
Frankie sighed, tightening the jean jacket around her torso. 'That's all I had to say, for now, I think. Keeping the rest for when I see you again.' Her eyes unconsciously went to the starry night sky. 'Make it happen soon, please.' she whispered into the air.
A/N
SIKE WE MEET AGAIN
i love pain
so if its not like,,,,obvious this is after the events at starcourt, and before joyce and the kids moved to california
i might do a couple more short bonus scenes like this from in between season 3 and 4, maybe even go as far as 2-3, gotta think ab it
