Yours Truly

Yours Truly Chapter 5

Hi

This is becoming a habit

But it's okay 

And I don't mind

Because at least

I am talking to you

El still wears that hairtie

And I know that it was Sara's too

You gave it to her

Hop

You gave her the light that kept you going

Through nights of endless pain

Through blackened skies

And falling rain

But I suppose I almost understand

What it feels like to have someone taken from you

Just as things were going to plan

And Hop

Believe me or not

But I miss you as much as miss her

El is too young for this bullsh*t

Its goddamn insane

Cos none of our kids got a childhood

Instead they learnt the meaning of true pain

Whatever this is

It's not normal Hop

And people think you died for Hawkins

But really you died for us

For Sara and El

And I suppose my heart hopes you died for me too

You died

To protect us from the monsters

But my battle is not done

Because sometimes the worst monsters

Are the ones in your head

That cause the millions of tears

Not the ones under your bed

I don't know what else is out there

Or even what happened to you

But 

God I really miss you

Yeah Hop

I really do

You'd laugh 

And find it funny

That I still doodle your name

Like I'm seventeen

But it's grief that's pulling me to pieces

And it's like nobody else can see

I hope that you are finally happy

That you're living the life you deserved

Because if anyone deserves a second chance

It's you

It was

Always

You

You didn't deserve what life threw at you

And I'm partly to blame I know

So don't tell me the odds

Let me think you are happy

And I won't follow you

Any time

Soon

Yours Truly,

Joyce

(A/N: Hey again!  I hope you like this week's update! Who knows we might be looking at a northern hemisphere summer 2025 release for season 5! Hope you're all having a great day and stay totally tubular and I'll see you in the next one!)