CHAPTER 42: That's Enough

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'JOSH HATES YOU.'
'no he doesn't. I know he doesn't. Stop trying to tell me otherwise.'
'HE ONLY SAID HE LOVES YOU CAUSE HE FEELS BAD FOR YOU. YOUR NOT LOVED BY ANYONE.'
'I'm loved by lots of people.'
'NO YOUR NOT.'
'YES I AM!'
'FACE IT TYLER.. YOUR NOT WANTED ON THIS PLANET OR ANY OTHER PLANET. ALL YOU ARE IS A LONELY BOY WITH NO ONE WHO LOVES YOU.'
'THAT'S A LIE! JOSH LOVES ME!'
'NO HE DOESN'T. STOP BEING IN DENIAL!!'
'SHUT UP!'
'NO!'
'LEAVE ME ALONE!'
'NO!'
'I WISH YOU WOULD DIE! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU SO MUCH! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! DON'T COME BACK!'
'I THINK I NEED TO PAY YOU A LITTLE VISIT!'
'NOOO!!!'

I looked up from where my head was ducked between my legs.
Blurry stood with a smug grin on his face.
'INTERESTING.'
'whats interesting?'
'YOUR SCARED OF ME.'
'no I'm not.'
'YES YOU ARE.'
He slowly started walking toward me.
I closed my eyes.
When I opened them blurry was towering over me from where I sat huddled in the corner.
I looked up at him with scared eyes.
My while body shaking.
He kneeled down.
I felt tears run down my cheeks.
He suddenly grabbed my throat.
I choked on a gasp and grabbed at his hands, trying to pry them away.
It didn't help, it only made him tighten his grip.
My eyes rolled to the back of my head.
'I'M FINISHING THIS!!'
I reopened my eyes and looked at Josh's sleeping frame that laid upon the bed.
"JOOSSHHH HEELLPP!! JOOSS-"
I was cut off by blurrys hand tightening even more.

JOSH'S VIEW ~

I shot awake in a state of panic after hearing Tyler screaming.
I jumped from the bed and turned the light on finding Tyler choking himself again.
"TYLER!!"
I ran over to him as fast as I could and pried his hands away.
He gasped for air.
I grabbed him by the shoulders.
"What the hell Tyler?!?"
"B-blurry."
Tyler looked weak, pale and fragile.
He sat catching his breath for a minute before he opened his eyes.
They widened and he grabbed onto my elbows.
"J-josh! Look out!"
"What?"
I turned around but there was nothing there.
Tyler flinched and shut his eyes tightly.
"Tyler, Tyler there isn't anything there."
"GO AWAY!!!"
"Tyler calm down."
"STOP! DON'T HURT ME!"
"Tyler! Tyler! Your okay! Nothings hurting you! Everything is okay!"
"JOSH!"
"Tyler! You need to calm down!"
"JOSH!! NO! STOP! YOUR HURTING HIM! STOP HURTING HIM! STOP HURTING JOSH!!"
"Tyler no ones hurting me! I'm okay! Look at me!"
"JOSH NOO!!"
Tyler reached out in front of him, his lip quivering.
"LOOK AT ME TYLER!" I shook him slightly.
Tyler flinched, breathing heavily.
His mouth hung open as he stared at the floor behind me.
His eyes flickered around for a second before he made eye contact.

I swallowed the spit that had collected in my mouth.
"Josh."
He whispered.
"Yeah its me. I'm right here baby. I got you. Your okay."
He sat up on his knees and hugged me extremely tight.
I returned it without hesitation.
He sobbed into my shoulder.
I took a deep breath and kissed his temple with tear filled eyes.
We sat there for a few minutes.
Then Dr. James and a few guards burst in.
"Is everything okay? we could hear Tyler screaming." Dr. James said.
I looked up at him while Tyler remained crying and clutching to the back of my shirt tightly.
Neither me or Tyler felt like talking right now so we both remained quiet.
"What happened?"
He didn't receive an answer.
I slowly stood up, bringing Tyler up with me.
He wrapped his legs around my waist so he wouldn't fall.
I slowly and carefully carried him to the bed and laid down with him.
"Josh could you please tell us what happened?"
I glared at him for about two seconds then stared at the wall in front of me.
"Okay well I can see your not ready to talk about it. Well talk in the morning."
They left.
Leaving me and Tyler alone.

Tyler cried.
And cried.
And cried.
Until he passed out.
I didn't sleep.
The only thing on my mind was what the hell Tyler just went through.
What did he see?
Why was he so scared?
Why did he think I was getting hurt?
What just happened?

°~°

Tyler slept restlessly the entire night.
Constantly squirming, turning or whimpering.
All I could do was pull him closer to me.
It was nine thirty am by the time Tyler woke up.
When he did he started crying again.
I leaned my cheek on the top of his head.
Sighing through my nose and closing my eyes.
It pains me to see Tyler like this.
He stopped sobbing to try to collect enough air in his lungs before starting to sob again.
A few tears slid down my face.
Dr. James came in the room accompanied by Dr. Varrence, a few nurses and five or six guards.
"Josh were gonna have to ask you to leave for a bit. Go home and get some sleep. We need to run some tests on Tyler." Dr. James spoke gently as a few of the guards walked forward in attempt to grab Tyler.
"NO! DON'T TOUCH HIM!"
I held Tyler as tight as possible without hurting him.
"Josh let go of Tyler."
"NO!"
Tyler held onto my shirt.
Two of the guards grabbed Tyler and pulled him out of my grip.
"TYLER!"
"JOSH!"
Tyler squirmed in the guards grasp.
"LET GO OF ME! JOSH HELP!"
I scrambled off the bed and went to grab Tyler when one of the other guards grabbed me and held me in one spot as Tyler continued to be dragged toward the door.
The guard held me tightly, putting pressure on my ribs.
I winced.
"NO STOP! YOUR HURTING HIM! STOP HURTING HIM! STOP HURTING JOSH!"
Flashbacks from last night went through my head.
"TYYLLEERRRR!!!!!"
The both of us were reaching for each other.

"ALRIGHT THAT'S ENOUGH!!!!" Dr. Varrence yelled, silencing the whole room.
She walked over to the guards holding Tyler and pried them away.
Tyler instantly ran toward me.
The guard that was holding me let go.
We crashed into a hug, falling to our knees.
"Everyone out."
Dr. Varrence said pointing at the door.
All the guards, nurse and Dr. James left the room quickly.
Tyler was choking on sobs and struggling to breathe.
Dr. Varrence shut the door and kneeled down next to us.
"Come on. Get off the floor and get up on the bed."
I again picked Tyler up and carried him to the bed, laying down with him and holding him tight.
"Tyler breathe."
Dr. Varrences soothing voice flowed through the room.
Again Tyler cried until he fell asleep.
I still didn't sleep, this concerned Dr. Varrence.

"Josh you should try to sleep. I won't let them take Tyler don't worry."
I looked at her, but didn't say anything.
I looked away after a few minutes.
"Are you okay Josh? Is there any reason you don't want to sleep? You can talk to me if you want to. I'm not forcing you to."
"Tyler... I'm worried." I whispered.
"Understandable."
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"Getting them to leave... I can't leave Tyler right now. I just can't."
"I know and your welcome."
Tyler squirmed for a few seconds, whimpering then buried his face into my side.
I gently grabbed his chin and moved his face to a different position so he wouldn't suffocate.
"Seriously Josh. Try to sleep. You look exhausted. Tyler will be fine. I promise. I will not let them take him. The both of you need each other right now. Neither of you are in a good mental state to be separated."
I nodded and and cuddled into Tyler, letting my eyelids close and letting sleep wash over me.

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