New Beginnings | Joshler

Chapter 3

Josh's P.O.V.                                                  ------------------
This was the day after the concert, when Tyler brought me the news. News that I wasn't ready for.

"We're going on a hiatus," Tyler mumbled as we were getting off the tour bus.

"What?" I asked for clarification. I could see that Tyler was stressed out about something.

"We're going on a hiatus." Tyler repeated with a stern tone. I could  definitely hear him that time. He seemed irritated for some reason.

"Wha-what, why? Our fans will be devastated!" I replied with plea in my voice. I didn't understand him at this moment. Why would he do this?

At first he didn't reply. A few minutes passed that felt like an eternity when he finally spoke. "I need to focus more on myself, and have some peace," he said turning his head with a devilish smirk.

I wasn't sure what he meant by that, but the way he looked at me send a spark through my body. He made me blush once again. I looked away from him hoping he wouldn't notice. Looking down at my phone, I could see all of the loving fans tweeting at us and sending photos. This made me smile.

"Our Clique is the best," Tyler said not looking up from his device. Hearing his voice got me out of the trance.

"Yeah, almost as great as you," I flirted. He pretended not to hear me, but I could see a smile on his face. Maybe he too, thought about me in that way. No. We were just friends, and that's all that we can be, unfortunately. Thinking that we can only be friends was incredibly upsetting. I almost couldn't bare this thought.

I quickly brushed off the sadness and put a smile on my face. " You want to go to Taco Bell?" I said to him with a grin.

"Yeah, sure. I'll drive." Tyler responded with a happy smile. That true smile, that's what I loved. I loved seeing him happy. Time seemed to stop when he smiled at me, he was beautiful.

When we got in Tyler's car, silence filled the atmosphere. I focused my gaze straight ahead, and into the road. I could occasionally feel Tyler glance at me. It was like a wave of happiness brushing over my skin.

"So when are you announcing the hiatus?" I asked and broke the silence. I could see Tyler's expression switch to an uneasy one. He didn't respond at first, but then he quickly glanced at me and said, "Maybe tomorrow, this is going to be hard, you know."

I did know and understand. But not as much as Tyler. I have social anxiety so it's usually him doing the talking and in this case, announcing. I wondered if I upset him with that question, but I didn't want to ask and possibly make him sadder. I couldn't handle seeing him sad. I would do anything just to make sure he was always happy.

I then noticed that I was falling for him more and more with every passing second. The thing is, I didn't know if it was good thing or if it was a disaster.