i wish you the best

<The Wheelers House>

The plan was for Will to sleep in the basement and Jonathan with Nancy in her room.

Mike was helping Will set up the couch in the basement. But suddenly Mike hugged the other. 

"wow tow hugs in one day lucky me" will says jokingly 

But to Will's surprise Mike starts to sob a bit into his shoulder.

"Mike are you alright?" Will asks

Mike struggles to speak

"I feel like Im letting El down and that Im a big weight on her back"

Will slightly stroking his back says.

"If you feel that way you need to talk to her" 

"but I can't we haven't spoke since the incident" Mike says slowly moving his head up showing Will how red his eyes where.

Will wipes Mikes tears away.

"when she's ready that you can speak to her, you will need to be patient this time. In the meantime we need to get some sleep because we will have a  long day tomorrow."

Mike nods and slowly backs away from the hug. Mike walks up the stairs stops midway to turn to Will.

"Will"

"mhm" he says looking back at mike 

"Thank you. I know i've said it a lot lately but you have helped me through everything and I haven't gave you the credit you need" 

Mikes eyes start to water, Will just looks at him and just smiles.

Mike walks all the way up this time and to his room. He got dressed and sat on his bed. He turned to see the painting Will made smiled and pined it up onto the wall. Mike stared at it for a while and realised El told him in one of his letters from her that Will was painting something but he wouldn't tell her what it was. Was that the painting? But Will said El told him what to do. Maybe it was a different painting. But that painting looks like it took a long time and he normally does one painting for a long time. Did Will think of all of this and paint it for me? But why i've been a selfish asshole to him for the past year. He laid down on his bed thinking to just ask will tomorrow.