We're broken people~ Adopted by Tyler Joseph

5~ secret

Some trigger warnings of abuse and self harm. Stay alive my frens |-/

Crystals p.o.v
I jump out of my seat as fast as I can with my ukulele. Tyler and Jenna laugh as we make it to the door step. My heart is pounding so fast Tyler and Jenna could hear it. As the door opens I head in and take a good look at my surroundings.

"Ok....Jenna is going to show you your room now. I'll be down here" Tyler says, I nodded and walk to my new room. I open the door and look around. The walls were painted white and dressers are black. I turn to the bed and throw my stuff on it.

"This is so beautiful thanks!" I manage to get out, still in awe.

"I'm going to talk to Tyler real quick," Jenna started "if u need anything just yell."

"Ok" I say as Jenna closes the door.

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Tyler's P.o.V

When Jenna and crystal went up stairs I immediately start to panic. What if she is hiding something I thought, I don't want it to be true, but that's the most logical reason at the moment. I sit down and start to comb my  hand through my hair. I want to help someone, even if it was my own daughter. After what feels like forever I see Jenna walk down the stairs.

"Does she like it?" I ask

"She loves it"
Jenna comes over and sits down next to me. She sees the worry in my eyes and realizes what it is

"Are you still thinking that?"

"Yes I am Jenna, it's still the most logical. She hasn't taken that sweatshirt off and that time I accidentally grabbed her arm she winced"

"Honey, if you think this you should talk to her. You know this topic better than I do."

I nodded as I headed up the stairs. I began to shake at all the things that could happen, and all the things crystal can say. I wanted to help her. I slowly approach her new room and knock slightly on the door.

"come in" she says, I open the door to see her on her bed playing the ukulele. I smile alittle before remembering what I was up there for.

"Can we talk?" she nods slowly as I began to sit on her bed. For a couple minutes their is silence before it is broken by me.

"Crystal, I know this is all very new to you" I start "You know you can always come to be and jenna about anything right?" She nods again and her face grows pale.

I think about how I am going to approach this question without making it too hard for her to answer.

"you probably might find this question hard but....do you... do you harm yourself?" I was never fond of the other word. She slowly looks down and nods. Shortly after I began to hear the sobs from the child. She looks at me then pulls me In to a hug. I hold her there for a couple minutes, not wanting her to be scared or frightened of what I just said.

"T....tyler.. it wa..was so b..bad there"

"may I see?" She held out her hands and began to roll up one sleeve without trying to shake much like I was. I get a good look at her arms, scars fresh and new, scabs starting to form and some fading. I roll her sleeve back down and hug her again. She begins to cry once more.

"Crystal its ok, we are here for you.... please.." I start. she lifts up her head as I began to finish speaking "Talk to us...Jenna wants to help, I want to help. Don't take your life away from us" She nods and stands up to put her ukulele away.

"tyler, when I was younger I was abused a lot. My parents never treated me right, I was forced to ask like everything was okay so I wouldn't get hurt as much. One day while my mom and dad were drunk, they started to get into a fight. That led them to taking their anger out on me." She paused and sat back down, "I guess a neighbor heard my yells and called the police, then the next thing I know they got arrested, I'm not used to anyone wanting me to talk to them"

I start to think, this 15 year old went though so much, and no one was there for her.

"the only thing that got me through the whole thing was your music and that's what I'm most thankful for, that you and jenna decided out of all the children you picked me"

"well you have a good taste in music" I laugh

"Ohhh! When do I get to meet josh??"

I start to laugh even more "actually hes coming over to visit tomorrow"

"OMGREALLY"

"yes" I almost fall onto the ground, still laughing.

"dinner!!" jenna yells, I look over to crystal "lets go down"