Dear Family

Dear Dustin

Dustin sits at the table, him holding the envelope in his hands. He wipes the tears from his eyes with his hands, lightly hitting the edge of the envelope in his hand in sadness. He didn't think he would be ever reading this letter, he thought by now Max would be back and they could just throw the letters away and whatever she wanted to say she could just say to them face to face. Dustin hates it, the uncertainty of things, he hates not being able to know what happens next. One friend lost, followed by another, he doesn't know how much he can take of loosing the people he loves. After a minute of zoning out he goes to open the letter.

Dear Dustin...

If you are reading this then it means things didn't work out, it means I died. Don't cry ugly about it, we all knew that most likely it was going to happen anyways.

I know you are wondering what I am doing, as of right now while I'm writing this I can hear you whispering to Steve and Lucas. I know you are reading this in the future but...you know.

I really need you to know that you are appreciated Dustin. When I was first coming to Hawkins you made me feel welcome, you along with Lucas, you both were the first that I grew close too. We grew even closer during High School, when me you and Mike sat at the far table by the garbage that smelt absolutely horrible. I knew I could come to you about what I saw with Eddie that night, and I am glad that I did because you saw the truth in the situation, you believed so greatly that he was innocent when no one else did, and you were right about him the whole time when no one else was, when everyone else was having doubts, including me.

It made me realize that you always see the truth and the good inside of people, you always do. You are like that Ray of sunshine of a friend everyone needs in their lives. You are insanely smart, I can't tell you how many times you have solved the great mystery that we were all trying to figure out. When it came to the whole Russians thing and many other things, you are very intelligent and you shouldn't feel bad or embarrassed for the intelligence you have just because some assholes probably make fun of you for it, because at the end of the day intelligence matters, and you won't go anywhere without it.

You are kind, you just always see the good in people even when it seems like they are all bad. You are admired Dustin, you should feel on top of the world for the personality that you have.

I need you to promise me something just like I asked Mike to promise me something in his letter. Please...be there for Lucas. As I said in Mike's letter, I don't know what his reaction will be towards my death nor the letter that he will read. I...I was wrong for not explaining myself to him and I don't know how he'll take things. Please be there for him and always comfort him when he needs it. Truth be told Lucas has always been chill when it comes to things but this...this isn't exactly a chill situation and I don't know how he'll react honestly.

I do know no matter what you all will always be there for him, you guys always are. You all have your arguments but at the end of the day you all always come back right to each other. I know that you guys will continue to do that but as I said do NOT and PLEASE do not let what happened to me be what years you all apart, don't let it bring you and sink you down into a depression. That is the last thing that I want.

I know out of the boys you are able to be the voice of reason during the hard times, you are the one that can bring everyone together when everyone is at odds because you don't like odds. Lucas told me once on how Mike and him were arguing whenever he wasn't fond of El when you all were younger and he said it was you that brought them back together, continue to always do that Dustin, continue to always bring everyone together.

I want you to flourish Dustin, become the next Albert Einstein or Issac Newton or someone else insanely smart, find a occupation that describes you and puts all of your skills to the test which you will pass. Become your best person Lucas, thank you for all that you did for me and I'm sorry that this is goodbye. Im glad of the friendship we were able to have and it is one of the many things I appreciated about you.

P.S. You should introduce Suzie to everyone, of course not through song but I don't know face to face. I feel like you both will be completely perfect for each other because both of you are smart of course and it seems like you just both are on the same frequency when it comes to things, plus you both can sing good.

Love, Max.