Voices ❀ Joshler

4 | Its okay.

Tyler opened his eyes as he heard the door creak open.
"Hi, Tyler." Josh spoke softly and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Hey." He said and looked at the yellow bedsheets.

"I heard what happened earlier." Josh said and played with the hem of his jacket.

"Oh." Tyler frowned and looked at the wall.

"I'm so sorry, ty." He frowned and out a hand on Tyler's shoudler.

"Its fine." He said.

"My mom brought doughnuts and taco bell." He said and let out a small smile.
Tyler faked a smile and looked at josh.

"Let's go eat." Josh said and stood up.

"Let me use the bathroom " Tyler mumbled. Josh sighed and nodded.

He walked into the bathroom and looked into the mirror. His eyes red and puffy, his hair sticking out random places.

You're alone.

"Fuck." He groaned out and rubbed his face. He turned on the water and rinsed his face. He rubbed his face in the towel and turned off the towel.

He looked into the mirror and turned off the light. He walked out and walked down the hallway.

"Hey Tyler!" Laura smiled. Tyler let out a small smile and looked at the small family sitting on the table.

"How are you feeling?" She asked.

"Okay, I guess." He shrugged and sat next to Josh.

"Okay, eat up." she said and gestured her head to the taco bell in the middle of the table.

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"Hi." Tyler looked behind his shoulder and saw josh's brother standing there.

"Oh hey." he said and stood up.

"Do you, wanna' maybe play basketball together? Y'know, since we're living together now. I want to grow a bond with you." He smiled.

Tyler looked at the basketball in the boys hand and scratched his head. He hasn't played basketball in ages. Ever since he got the "voices" he never had energy or motivation to play basketball.

"Tyler?" He called. Tyler stepped out of thought and snapped his head up.

"Uh, yeah, let's go." Jordan smiled. He followed Jordan to the backyard and looked around the large backyard with a basketball hoop on the end.

"Hey!" They both turned their heads and saw josh standing there.

"What are you two doing?" Josh asked as he stepped closer.

"We're growing a bond, Josh." He said and rolled his eyes.

"But I want Tyler to hang out with me." He pouted. Tyler smiled and felt blood rush to his face.

"Oh my god, josh. You can go." Jordan said.

"Um, okay." He said and walked up to josh.

"Let's go watch movies." He smiled. He grabbed Tyler by the hand and dragged him to his room.

"Jesus." Tyler said under his breath.

"Okay. What do you want to watch?" He asked.

"I dont know. Ou put on Corpse bride." Tyler said. Josh nodded and out on corpse bride.

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"Dude, why is it so cold in here?" Tyler asked as he rubbed his arms.

"I don't know. Let me get a blanket." He said and stood up from the large love sac the two were sharing. He grabbed a white fluffy blanket and sat back down.

He spread the blanket so they were both under the sheets.
"Better?" He asked.

"Better." Tyler answered and yawned. He felt sleepy. Without even thinking, he rested his head on josh's shoulder. He felt josh's body tense up but relax after.

He yawned and closed his eyes.

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Tyler opened his eyes and saw the credits rolling on the screen. He tried sitting up but something was hold him down. He looked over and saw josh grabbing onto his arm. He smiled and wiggled his body.

Josh squirmed and opened his eyes. He realized he was holding Tyler and immediately let go.
"sorry." He whispered. Tyler looked down and laid back down.

You're alone.

Tyler frowned and gulped.

"Hey, you okay?" Josh asked softly. Tyler shot his head up and looked at josh in the eyes, his brown chocolate eyes asking josh for help.

"I'm fine." He said simply and bit his lip.

"Look, ty. I know you're not fine. And I'm sorry. But you need to talk to me or my mom or even brother to be able to say that you're fine and actually meaning it. We want to help you, Tyler. You just need to talk to us." Josh felt his own eyes water.

Tyler looked at his leg and broke into tears. Josh wrapped his arm around Tyler and rubbed his back.

"Its okay, let it out. You're good. Its okay " josh cooed as Tyler sobbed into his shoulder.

"I c-cant handle all of this , josh. My depression, my anxiety, my demons. Then this happens! Its too much to handle at once." He choked out as he hugged josh tightly and sobbed.

"I know, I know. Its okay. Just let it out." He whispered to Tyler. Tyler coughed into josh's shoulder and sniffed.

Josh looked up as the door slowly opened and laura walked in. Josh put his finger over his lips, signaling for her to be quiet.

She frowned and nodded. She walked back out and quietly closed the door.

Josh rubbed tylers back and sighed. He looked at Tyler and he was peacefully sleeping on josh's shoulder, cheeks stained with tears. Josh lightly pecked Tyler's shoulder and laid him back down.

He played with Tyler's brown hair and rubbed away the tear that slowly rolled down his cheek.

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So I was at the store the other day and heathens came on. I literally gasped so loudly and started smiling like an idiot. But thne I realized how much I miss them and I almost started crying.

Anyways, I gotta blast.

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-m🌹