Him. //joshler {Completed}

Chapter 4

The next day it was the same routine. Get up, maybe shower, get dressed and leave. I didn't eat breakfast.

I went straight to my first class and sat down in the back corner, hoping to be invisible. Tyler came and sat next to me. I kept on thinking of what he said yesterday.

"I have them too."
"Have what?"
"Scars."

Those words kept repeating in my head over and over and over again. It wouldn't stop. I looked at Tyler's arms to see if he really did have them. He caught me staring and moved his arms so they were on his lap. "Sorry." I mumbled, expecting him to not hear me. "It's okay." He mumbled back that I barely heard him. The bell rang to begin class.

When lunch came I went where I sat last time, alone. Tyler left to sit with his friends so I sat alone. A guy came to my table and sat. I didn't know him so I wanted to leave. "Hey." The guy said with his pants so low I'm surprised they didn't fall off. I looked at them, then looked back at my phone. "I'm Ralph." By that name and the way they talk, and dress, I knew he was popular. "I'm Josh." I said surprised that I wasn't shy or stuttering. "Why are you sitting alone?" Ralph said sitting next to me. I shrugged. I didn't want to tell him cause I didn't have any friends.  "You can come sit with us if you want." He said pointing to a table filled with people. "No I'm okay, thanks though." I said. I didn't want to socialize with people. He sighed. "Okay." He said then went back to his table.

After lots of classes it was finally the last class of the day, gym. Tyler and I barely talked until gym. I didn't dress out, but I still played. We were playing basketball, once again and I got really hot. I was about to take off my sweater when Tyler stopped me. "What? I'm hot." I said. "Your arms." Tyler said looking at my arms. I instantly remembered of what I had. I quickly put on my sweater and continued playing. "Thanks. For doing that." I said after I shot a basket.  "Anytime. What friends are for, right?" Tyler said smiling. I wanted to be more than just friends. I smiled and nodded.

When school was let out I was waiting for my dad until Tyler came up to me. "Uh, Josh?" Tyler said, surprisingly, shy. "Yeah?" I said turning to him. "C-can I go to your house? I-I mean I know we-we just m-met and all but- I- well- I need- um-" Tyler said scratching the back of his neck. "Yeah you can come over. I'm sure my dad wouldn't ca- he wouldn't mind." I said the last part quickly. "O-okay." We both waited in a comfortable silence until my dad came and picked me up.

When my dad picked me up I opened the car door for Tyler and I. "Who's this?" My dad said, obviously trying to be polite. "This is my friend, Tyler. He's coming to the house with us." I said more as a statement. "You sure he's just a friend?" My dad said in a combo of smirking and angry. "Dad!" I said doing a forced laugh. Tyler stayed silent but I can see him smile by the corner of my eye.

When we got home I went straight to my room with Tyler. I was thinking about taking off my sweater when Tyler said something. "You can take off your sweater if you want." Tyler said looking around my room. "Are you like a mind reader or something?" I said laughing. Tyler laughed as well, "I guess so." I hesitated to take off my sweater but I did. When I did I felt a cold gush of wind come to my arms. I almost regretted taking off my sweater, revealing all my scars. Tyler, gently, grabbed my arm and kissed it. "There're beautiful." Tyler said as he let go of my arm. I can feel my eyes water. I waited for someone to do that for so long. I felt safe, I felt like I could trust him, I felt like I was loved. After a few seconds I felt water coming from my eyes. Tyler looked at me and smiled. He knew it was a mix of sad tears and joyful tears. After that Tyler and I talked and talked. We were in a deep conversation until Tyler stopped himself and said, "hey, I think I should go. Thanks for having me over, it was fun." Tyler said with a sad smile. I walked with him to the front door. "Anytime. Come over whenever." I said smiling. My eyes went to his lips, same with his. We both leaned in, we were so close i could feel his breath on my lips. "Uh, i should go." Tyler said pulling away and leaving. "O-okay." I said sadly.

Maybe Tyler doesn't like me.

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End. It's done. How'd you like my story?
Nahhh I'm kidding. It's not over. It barely started.
I've been feeling sad lately so expect some sad chapters..
Anyways..
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Stay alive frens |-/❤️