I excuse myself from Josh's confused gaze. In the bathroom I grip the sink and stare into the mirror. I hear a gentle knock. "Melanie?" Josh sounds worried. I open the door and just look at him. "He didn't tell you?" He asks. I push past him into my room. I sit on my bed and feel a tear in my eye. I blink fast. Weakness is not an option. "Why hasn't anyone tried to escape?" I ask, not lifting my head. "They have it on lock." Josh says quietly. "If you think of a plan, they thought of it first." I take a deep shaky breath and grip onto my bed for support. So that's why he let me walk to meet Josh. "They all work together." A small buzz comes from Josh's pocket. He pulls out a small cell phone and I look at him quizzically. "Uh, I was good, I guess." He said pointing to the device. "You'll get one." He says. "Um do you want to meet tyler?" He says. "Let me ask." I manage to say. What is going on?
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Five minutes later a boy in a yellow hoodie with a mini piano keyboard was standing in front of us, introducing himself . He's from Ohio and he's my age. I stay silent. "This is Melanie" says Josh. Tyler nervously asks-" does she know?" "Yea" I say. He hugs me and tells me it will be okay. I feel safe with him. I take a deep breath and ask him to tell me about himself. Tyler Robert joseph, age 16, from Columbus Ohio likes to write music, play keyboard, ukelele, and piano. He used to play basketball. Used to. I quickly say I have to go, see you tomorrow. Fighting back tears. Used to.
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