Chapter 23: A New Side Of Him

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At Carlos's apartment

HE stares at his window, his mind seems so distant, his body is there yet his interest isn't. Carlos looks at his hand, his mind bringing back memories he wishes to forget. Blood oozing from his hand as he watches the person he thought he knew just vanish. Carlos thought he moved on from all this but it seems he just lock it away.

He didn't overcome his fear, he just lock it away in his mind, and now, it appears the shackles are starting to break, memories leaking out without his will. He tries to get a grip of himself and lay down in bed. Carlos then stumbles on a cardboard box underneath his bed along with bottles of alcohol

"That's..." He saw it and remember what it is.

Carlos picks up the box and opens it to view the content he wishes to not see, but he knows that this must be the way to move forward... right?

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"Here Carlos, when you miss me you can open this box and it will remind you of me" ------ he said and gave the box to Carlos

"Haha you're an idiot, but you're my idiot" Carlos smiled at him and gave a wink which made him smile even more.
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Before he can open the box, TK burst into his room and said that he just got back from his shift and bought takeout. TK observes and realizes what is going on when he saw Carlos holding that box he thought he throw away.

"Carlos give me that box... Now!" TK said, his voice sounding powerful.

"NO" he objects.

The doctor walks towards the man's messy room, the cop, and tried to take the box by force, but Carlos resists.

"Carlos, you know the last time you look at it, you became so depressed. I'm not going to let that happen again" TK responds pulling the box.

He manage to take it and sprint to the living room, Carlos followed him and demand that he give the box back to him.

"No, I know that you're upset about him, but..." TK was quickly interrupted by Carlos's yell

"BUT WHAT!!! You say that everything is going to be better? Wow, Tyler, don't give people shitty advice if you yourself are miserable as I am" Carlos responds with rage and anger resonating within him, the emotions mixed with alcohol can be brutal it seems.

"You have a great love story, you found a guy that loves you and he basically gave you everything but guess silly TK isn't satisfied with it, he wants everyone to feel sorry for him because he is broken, oh because he almost tried to kill himself" Carlos respond.

TK is now breaking, he has never seen Carlos at this state, and honestly, this Carlos, is not the Carlos he knew, the guy who thinks before he speaks, the one who was more controlled in life than he ever was, all he sees is a stranger afraid and anger at a person that already passed away.

"You're drunk Carlos, and you're not yourself" TK respond trying to calm the policeman.

"what can't handle the truth TK? Maybe David was right about leaving you, 'cause you're so damn needy" Carlos provoke TK long enough

With the anger that build-up due to Carlos's words, TK clench his fist and hit Carlos in the face yelling for him to stop talking.

Realizing what he has just done, he walks forward Carlos knows is knocked on the ground by his punch, lip seems to be bleeding. TK regrets it and told him he is so sorry but Carlos hits TK knocking him on the ground dropping the box.

"GET OUT... GET OUT OF MY APARTMENT TK!!"Carlos yelled and head inside his room closing the door hard and locking it.

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At Buck's Apartment

"Oh, you'll be back tomorrow? that's great, hope your sister is doing great" Buck responds through his cellphone as he sips on a beer and watches something on the TV.

"Yeah, and Buck after I get back we need to talk" Taylor respond and Buck felt something off, it sounds really serious, but he respond and agreed with his girlfriend.

They continue to talk until suddenly, a knocking on the door occurred that cut their conversation, She said her goodbyes and drops the call.

Buck stands up and heads to the entrance to see who is knocking at his hour. Once he opened it, he was shocked at who it is.

"TK? what are you bleeding?" Buck said pulling him inside and quickly grabbing a medkit from his kitchen cabinet.

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Buck clean the wound and then put a band-aid near his left eye.

"Now tell me what happened, Did somebody rob you or..? TK quickly stop the firefighter and denied all of his speculations

"No, it was Carlos" TK replied looking at the firefighter.

"What Carlos? As in Carlos your best friend?" Buck was taken back from what he just heard.

Never he thought would Carlos do such a thing, but he can't blame him though. He found out from Eddie that Carlos has been acting differently for the past few days.

"I kick me out and I have nowhere else to go," TK said and Buck understands.

He told him that he could stay at his apartment for the night until things go down.

Buck was about to put back the medkit when TK stop him.

"Um... Buck... Thanks" TK said, thanking the firefighter to let him stay.

"No problem Tyler, I'm your friend and we stick up for each other" Buck smiled and ask if the doctor is hungry.

"Kinda" TK was kinda embarrassed but Buck laughs and told him that there is nothing to be embarrassed about, he added that he is his guess and he should feel welcome.

"Now... What would Tyler what?" Buck ask and TK smiled as Buck started acting silly.

"Anything edible" TK replied.

"Take out it is" Buck and TK had a fun night as they wait for the delivery to arrive.

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