this story was inspired by the song lonely day by system of a down ( i highly recommend listening to it, especially for the story, and it's one of my favourite songs too) will byers is dead. everyone is grieving. his friends and family are all destroyed by the horrible death that happened. especially one boy. and that boy is mike wheeler. he starts writing letters for will, even though he knows he'll never get an answer back,it's his way of coping. upside down mentioned!