Don't Leave Me Alone | TØP

Chapter 15 // Josh

I know something's gonna happen right now.

I have the same strange feeling that I felt when I had that fight with Tyler. The same feeling that I felt when I heard Tyler had an accident. I have learned to accept that feeling now, because it is always warning me.

I try to stay calm but my anxiety is out of control and I feel terrible.

Why would anyone want to talk with me? What happened?

I look at Jenna who's walking by my side. She doesn't look the best either. Since we left the cafe she has been biting off her nails and walking faster than me. She's worrying me. The last few days she has been more stressed than all of us.

What if this has to do with Tyler? Probably his parents want to ask me something or they probably just miss me because I don't go to the hospital anymore.

I gulp, trying not to think about that. I focus on other things, like cats, for example. But my mind refuses to think about cats right now, even though I really want to.

But cats are pretty tho.

"Hey Josh." Jenna snaps me back to reality. "I know this may sound weird, but please don't get surprised if they ask you anything about Tyler. They just wanna make sure some things are right."

They.

"Oh." I bite the underside of my cheek. "What kind of things?"

"Just... things." She shrugs. "Don't worry. Is not gonna be a severe interrogation."

That doesn't make me feel any better, but I relax. Jenna takes me inside the hospital and we walk through the hall that goes to Tyler's room. There, in the room door, I see Zack Joseph (Tyler's brother). I raise an eyebrow as I examine him with my eyes.

He gives me a serious look.

"Hello Josh." Says Zack. "You have been missing, haven't you?"

I nod, still confused. Why would Tyler's brother like to to talk to me? And why did Jenna said they? Does his family want to interrogate me too? Did I suddenly became important on Tyler's family?

Oh wait, I already am.

"What's wrong?" I ask, trying not to sound rude.

Zack bites his lip and shrugs. I look at Jenna who's also biting her lip, but as soon as she catches me staring at her she stops.

"The thing is..." Zack snaps. "we have been wondering about something the last few days. We (and when I say we I mean everybody) have no idea what really happened that day. We only have clear that Tyler was in a car with a random dude, who died when the car crashed. But we don't understand who was this guy and why he was inside that car." He shrugs again. "Is something very confusing, as you can see."

I feel sweat on my forehead. I hadn't had time to wonder what really happened that day tho. My hands shakes violently and I bite my lip. Jenna notices my change of position and raises an eyebrow.

I know exactly where this is going.

"And what do I have to do with this?" I say. Zack snorts but doesn't sound comical. He sounds angry.