Child • Jøshler

chapter føurteen

"Hey, Josh! Hold up!"

"Hi, Tyler" Josh smiled "What's up?"

Tyler gulped, suddenly anxious; he started to play with the bottom hem of his shirt "I was just wondering if you're okay? Brendon's been kinda down ever since you guys talked"

Josh bit his lip in discomfort "I- Tyler, just don't worry. I'm fine"

"Can you at least tell me what Brendon did for you?"

Tyler knew he was pushing Josh, but he couldn't fight his curiosity. Josh was one of the nicest people he's met and seeing him sad was honestly hurting. He wanted to help. He wanted to help killing whoever Brendon was talking about.

Josh looked around himself, as if he were checking if the coast was clear. He then grabbed Tyler by the biceps and pulled him over to the nearest boys' bathroom.

He shut the door and checked if there was anybody in there with them. Once he was sure they were alone, Josh exhaled and met eyes with the freshman.

"Listen, I- I lost my parents and siblings when I was a kid" Josh started talking, pacing circles nervously "I've been living with foster parents ever since and I just- I never found out how they died, who killed them"

A memory struck through Tyler's head and his eyes popped. He wasn't sure though "W- Wait, what's your last name?"

"Dun" Josh answered, stopping his pace and smiling lightly.

Tyler's mouth fell slightly agape. The Duns used to be his neighbors. In the neighborhood where he killed everybody. He was little, he doesn't really remember everything clearly. He was amazed with the fact that Josh survived.

But he felt more than awful. He was the reason why Josh was sad. He was the person Brendon swore to kill.

He can't look like he knows something, he can't look like he knows something; say something Tyler, say something "Uh, wh- what is it that Brendon does for you?"

Josh chuckled emptily "Brendon can- he can talk to the dead; the killed to be exact. And I just- I- I don't know, I need to avenge them, I miss them so much, Tyler"

"It's okay, Josh, I- I get it" Tyler assured, gulping in fear for his own life. Brendon is the goddamn son of Satan, if he finds out Tyler killed Josh's family... Tyler will be more than dead. Tyler will be so dead not even someone with Brendon's powers will be able to reach him.

"You seem like a great kid, you know?" Josh said, placing a hand on Tyler's shoulder "I'm glad I met you"

Tyler forced a smile "Yeah, I'm glad I met you too"

"I don't wanna seem weird but" Josh led the way out of the bathroom and the two walked the empty halls together "Do you- Do you kill a lot?"

Tyler let out an honest chuckle, that wasn't an everyday question "Yeah, you know I gotta stay alive"

"Yeah, I get it" Josh laughed a little, pushing a paper around the ground as he walked "Pete would drink blood from animals, because he didn't want humans fearing him"