Hey so I couldn't leave this idea alone, and will have at least one more chapter after this.
A week after Sherlock jumped from the top of the hospital, another letter arrived, addressed to him. John sat at the kitchen table, staring at it. He wanted to open it, but Sherlock horded the pictures, and let no one see them. John wanted to respect Sherlock's wishes. John sat there, staring at the unopened package, drinking his tea, still undecided.
Then, quickly before he could change his mind again, John grabbed the envelope and tore it open.
It was a picture of the same girl, Joy. Her dark hair was a bit longer in this picture, and still unruly. And still a smile lit up her face. John observed that had she been cleaned up, she would've been pretty. But she was too thin to be considered healthy, and he could see the fading of a bruise on her cheek. It was likely they (whoever they were) tortured her on a regular basis.
John studied the picture. There was a newspaper in the frame as well, dated at a few weeks ago. The more John looked at the picture, the more it confused him. By all means, this woman should not be smiling. But yet she did. It was as if the thought that Sherlock would see her filled her with a happiness that couldn't help but shine through.
She must really love him, John thought. With a sigh he picked up the picture and headed to Sherlock's room. He hadn't been in there since it happened, but now was as good a time as any.
John entered the room and froze. In the past few weeks Sherlock had been very particular about John being in his room. In fact, Sherlock hadn't let him in at all. Covering the walls were pictures of Joy spread out in chronological order, allowing John to see how she slowly lost life.
He held the newest picture up to the very first one. It looked like two different people. John sighed, and walked across the room to post the new picture at the end of the line. Then he left the room, leaving Sherlock's ghosts.
That was the last picture that came. Whoever was keeping tabs on Sherlock obviously had passed on the news of his death. And John was left to live with the ghost of Sherlock and the woman he cared for, Joy.
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