This is GARBAGE!! I am a busy 19-year-old who is dumb plz don't judge too harshly. ALSO if you are here for the 'spicy stuff' only then I haven't written any yet when it comes to that point I will add a star or something near it so you can skip to...
His body shook violently, Tiana and V slowly approached him. "No it's not true, he's - he's not " he mumbles. It clicks for T, he has PTSD. She has worked in a nursing home with people who had suffered from it countless times. She's just never seen someone so young suffer from it so severely. She makes sure she doesn't touch him as it may trigger a fight or flight response, and her arm extended in a comforting way. "hey...hey it's okay," she says with a soft voice. Jay looks up at the young woman, her eyes were soft, and the dry tear makes on her cheeks were the only evidence of her past distress. Now her attention was on the young man. His heart was racing, he was struggling to breathe and his eyes flooded with tears. He's scared and his shaky breath reflected that.
Vince had seen this before, his mother had the same kind of PTSD-induced panic attacks. Vince has shaken at the memories, he hated that the only thing he could do was wait it out. The only difference with this is his father wasn't yelling in the background. He knew it was best not to touch him or make sudden movements. He slowly walked towards him and kneeled down to his level, he was more than an arm's length away from him. Tiana looked over at Vince, her eyes carrying the same soft look as it does for Jay. She can see that Vince is shaking, and not sure of the cause she tries to think of ways to calm them both down. She sits on the floor "Take a deep breath," she looks at Jay and then Vince. She pats the space next to her, "both of you?" her statement was so soft that it almost was phrased as a question. Vince shakes his head in agreement, sitting next to her and taking a deep breath. Jay shakes as he tries to do as she says. She places her hand over Vince's hoping it would calm him down, even a little. It did. T leans slightly forward, "Jay? Jay sweetheart, please look at me. We are in your apartment." He doesn't look at her right away, his breath was unstable and his hands still covered his ears, Tiana knew she would have to be patient. She waits and squeezes Vince's hand. This is the moment Vince notices she was shaking as well, despite this, her voice spoke clearly and smoothly. He looks over at her his eyes nearly glossing over.
They sit in silence, Tiana consistently trying to remind Jay where he was. Her voice never changed in pitch, staying soft and calm. Jay's hands slowly drop from his ears, he looks down unable to make eye contact with the two. His body was numb and cold, he wants to feel someone's warmth, anyone's. "Is it okay if I touch you?" Tiana asks. Jay slowly looks up, no energy left in his body, and his eyes shook at the request, he wants to say yes but can't find the energy to form words. She waits to hear the acceptance or rejection of her request. They wait, he slowly nods, "p.....please?" He says it quietly, voice raspy and dry. Tiana and Vince make their way to him and embrace him, he melts into their hug.
They hugged, and their hug lasted for a while, the sky turned dark and the temperature dropped. T rocked them back and forth at a steady pace, their moment was interrupted by an alarm. They all jump, Vince reaches for his phone places it in his back pocket and turns it off. "Do you need to go?" Jay asks. He shakes his head deciding he's not going to worry about his father or schoolwork for the day. "um... no, but it's getting late and I can't go home this late... um, do you mind if... I spend the night?" His voice held uncertainty. Tiana jumps up in excitement, "BRO! A SLEEPOVER OMG OMG," Tiana's excitement startles the boys, they look over at each other with wide eyes and then burst out laughing. Tiana slouches and frowns, "What?" she pouts and her voice slightly cracks, the previous emotions taking a toll on her voice. The young men's hearts drop, Tiana took care of them now they want to do the same. Tiana's pout worsens when they don't respond to her, and their hearts explode. "Awwww I wanna spoil her!!" they think simultaneously. "Is it because I'm a girl? Can I not join?!?! Come on guys we are like twenty it's fiiinnnnee!" she argues. They smile, "You can spend the night, both of you," Jay says as he giggles.
