unholy (joshler)

chapter eight

"So, our fourth game of the season is Friday and we've won everyone but I'm still kind of nervous ya know?" Josh is ranting to Dallon from where they sit at the lunch table waiting on the rest of the guys to arrive.

"It's just pre game jitters. You're fine. Plus it's like three days away."

"You're right." Dallon offers a comforting smile before turning back to his sandwich.

Soon enough Tyler plops down next to Josh with a heavy sigh.

"No pizza?" Josh prompts and Tyler shakes his head. "Bummer."

By time the table is full of its usual kids Tyler has looked up about a hundred times.

"Are you okay?" Josh whispers and he points to where a few girls sit at the back of the cafeteria.

One of them being Jenna who won't make eye contact.

"I don't know what I've done." Is Tyler's sad reply and Josh wraps an arm around his shoulders.

"Don't stress it. Go talk to her." As much as Josh doesn't like Tyler belonging to someone else, even if it's someone as lovely as Jenna, he's still going to be there for him. And right now being there for him means helping him save his relationship.

The boy nods before standing up quickly. He paces over to her table, all eyes on him. After all, the schools power couple not sitting together at lunch? That's some juicy gossip.

Josh bets Chris is living for it. Chris, speaking of which they haven't talked in some time.

Josh watches Tyler from his seat as he bends down and rests his palms on the table in front of Jenna. She smiles sweetly and his back visibly relaxes.

Soon he's swaggering his way back, a smirk on his lips. Confident Tyler is back, even with the bags under his eyes and the tiredness of each step.

"So?" Josh asks when Tyler takes his seat.

"She said to meet her at Jeffersons park after school." JP is a park that rests right between Tyler and Josh's houses.

They walk home together, first coming to Tyler's house then past the park down a couple blocks and to Josh's.

"Sick. I told you you had nothing to worry about." Tyler flashes that messy half smile, barely showing his teeth, making Josh swoon.

"Thanks J."

"No worries T."

-

"Hey! Hey Chris!" Josh yells threw the hallways of the school, the boys back tensing before he scurries into the men's room.

Josh follows, confused and a tad bit hurt.

"Chris?" He calls awkwardly when he enters to find all the doors open except the handicap one.

"Leave me alone Josh." Josh's eyes widen, totally and utterly confused.

"What? Why? I'm your best friend dude. What's gotten into you?" Chris scoffs as he steps out from the stall.

His hair is black now instead of it's usual brown. His eyes look angry as he squares his shoulders.

"Best friend? I'd think you were talking to Tyler the way you put it."

"Chris you're being dumb you know-"

"No Josh, I don't know. Please, enlighten me. You've had three games this year. Do you know how many I attended?"

"No."

"All three. Wanna guess how many I attended do to the request of my best friend?" He spits the words out like venom and Josh feels like he could throw up right there.