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I couldn't help but stare at the television. His mother must have sent in his picture, because the picture shown was from high school. I remember because he had told me about it the day we were partners.
He was just coming back from a trip with his mother, he was so excited to show at least one person pictures. He had shown me pictures of the plane, of the airport, and his mother. But none of himself. I wondered why for the rest of that day. When he was showing me, he had the biggest smile across his face. I had never seen him smile. It was like seeing light in a dark tunnel, you know? Like, if it's pitch black outside, and you see a streetlight. His smile lit up the room. There definitely was happiness in him. He just needed to find where his happiness would shine. But i'm just saying this because it was obvious. I never had any kind of feeling towards Tyler, hell, I'm not even gay. I never had any type of friendship with him other than that day at school. Even though I wanted too.
It is now 5:00am. I don't know why, but I thought to myself, is anyone really going to try and find this boy? Like actually dedicate their time to find this boy. Well, the police obviously but. Will anyone really try and find out everything and every piece of what caused him to go missing. This sudden impulse washes over me.
I need to find this boy. And I need to find him before anything happens to him. I mean, who knows. He could be the same he was in high school. Who knows if he got even worse since then, because like I remember, he was a sad person. I wish more people were there for him. Honestly now that I think of it, I wish I was there for him. I wish I gave him more of my own time instead of the 45 minutes that I HAD to be with him.
This is the moment where I decide things need to happen, and they need to happen quick. Like, right now quick. I need to try and find Tyler. I need to find him. I need to find him.
I get my backpack and put in a few essentials. Even though I can't bring my drums, I bring my drum sticks. I grab a blanket, some waters, chips, and my hidden Taco Bell coupons. I mean come on, I couldn't go all this way without taking Taco Bell into consideration. I take my car keys, and look around my apartment. Who knows when i'll see it again. I leave and go down to my car, put the keys in and I just sit. I wonder if this is the right thing to do. I wonder if it'll even be worth it in the end. And if I do find Tyler, how will he react? Will he hate me for not being his friend years ago? Will he be happy to see me? I don't know what to expect. The only thing I do expect, is that this will be a very emotional road trip.
My first instinct is to go and check Tyler's house. His mother should be up, so I drive across the street to the missing boy's home. I step out of my car, and knock on the door.
A woman answers the door with a yawn, and politely asks me a question that shocked me.
