His Name Is Blurryface *Joshler*

4

Josh couldn’t stop thinking about Tyler all night. It was one way to start the week, that’s for sure. Josh laid in bed tossing and turning. Wondering how he could understand Tyler. Wondering how he could connect with Tyler. Wondering how he could help Tyler.

Josh didn’t sleep all night. In fact, he was working all night. He stayed up planning how he could possibly interact with Tyler. He wanted to get through to Tyler in the best way he could. He needed Tyler to trust him. He needed tyler to know that he cared.

Not before long, it was 6am and Josh needed to get ready for work once again. Josh got dressed in record time and ended up getting to the hospital 30 minutes early. He decided to stop by Tyler’s room to see how he was doing when he ran into Brendon, another nurse, in the hallway.

“Dude! What’s the happs?” Brendon chirps.

“Um nothing?”

“Liar! You got assigned that Tyler kid didn’t you? How is he? Is he as crazy as people say?!”

“Okay, chill. First of all, he’s not crazy. Second of all, he’s fine. People just need to give him a chance, he’s a sweet kid. Now, I’m actually going to check up on him now so if you’ll excuse me…” Josh says pushing Brendon aside.

“Fine! You better update me later though!!” Brendon yells from afar.

Josh chuckles and shakes his head as he walks to the end of the hallway with Tyler’s meds in hand. As he walks up the familiar door, he does his signature knock and walks in. He was promptly greeted with a pillow being thrown at his head.

“Woah there buddy.” Josh chuckles.

Josh looks at the bed, and without surprise, found it empty. By instinct, Josh glances at the corner of the room and there sat Tyler. He had a tear streaked face while all of his blankets were on the floor. Josh saw Tyler relax just slightly at his presence.

“Hey bud, can you do me a huge favor and climb back onto that bed of yours?”

He saw Tyler’s contradiction. After a few seconds, Tyler scrambled onto the bed while almost instinctively pulling up all of the blankets to cover himself. While Tyler settles himself on the bed, Josh takes the seat closest to the bed once again.

“Rough morning?”

Tyler nods, drawing in a deep breath. Tyler was tired and Josh could see it.

“You can sleep now if you want. Let’s just take your meds first and then you can doze off, yeah?”

Josh already sees Tyler starting to sleep so he hands him a cup containing water and another containing his meds. Tyler quickly takes them and falls asleep within seconds. To any other person, this act would be looked upon as harmless and sweet, but Josh knew better. Of course Josh knew better. Josh knew by the way that Tyler’s eyes looked at him and the way his body moved ever so slowly and weakly that Tyler not only didn’t sleep, but that something happened. Josh was going to find out what happened.

Josh exits the room and takes a walk down to the doctors’ station to find Patrick.

“Patrick!”

“Josh, shhhh. It’s early.”

“What happened to Tyler last night?! Did you do something to him?!” Josh basically screams.

Patrick’s face writhes with pain. “Dude! I told you, it’s early. Please, for goodness sakes keep it down. It’s been a rough night.” He pauses then continues. “...and yes. It had something to do with Tyler.”

“Well?!?! What is it?!” Josh urges.

“Shut up Dun! I mean it.” Patrick retorts. Josh stays silent, miming himself zipping his mouth shut.

“I stayed late last night trying to finish some paperwork for another patient when Dan, the main doctor for the adult psychiatric ward, came bursting into my office near 2am. I assume he was wrapping up some work too. He kept rambling nonsense words and once he calmed down a bit, he told me that a couple of our nurses were trying to get Tyler into his bedtime routine for hours. He told me that Tyler would just sit at the window sill, looking out into the forest surrounding us. At times, he would grip his head and squeeze his eyes shut.” Patrick pauses to think. “...almost as if he was trying to block out some invading voice in his head. Anyways, he stayed like that for the whole night. The nurses gave up after Tyler started throwing things at them and screaming. I was the only one left in the wing. I couldn’t even enter his room without getting a pillow thrown to the head and a very loud scream piercing through the hall. We both had a rough night.”

After getting over the initial shock, Josh went silent. “Why didn’t you call me?”

“Like you could’ve done anything. Josh, I know you’re one of our best staff members, but it’s not like you guys have some crazy strong bond already. No one can get to him. That’s the very reason why his old hospital sent him here. We’re his last resort Josh.”

“Patrick, that’s where you’re wrong. No, I haven’t gotten Tyler to talk yet. No, we don’t have some crazy strong bond yet. But. But, Patrick, he trusts me.” Josh urges.

Patrick just stares at Josh, almost suggesting that Josh himself was out of his mind. Not letting Patrick think any further, Josh grabs Patrick’s arm and drags him down to Tyler’s door.

“Take a look inside Stump.” Josh says while pointing to the door.

Patrick carefully steps near the door, resting his hand on the handle. With a cautious look on his face, he turns the handle and braces to catch something being thrown at him. When nothing comes whirling his way, he opens his eyes and sees Tyler, somewhat peacefully, sleeping in bed. In shock, Patrick carefully closes the door and stands in disbelief.

“You got him to sleep.” Patrick states in a whisper.

“Yeah and I think I can do more, Patrick. I want to help him and I have some ideas. I just need to build more trust and get through to him. I care about him. A lot.”

“I believe it Josh. Geez, you really are a miracle worker. Here. Why don’t I transfer your other two patients to someone else and you just focus on Tyler? I think you’re his only hope.”

All Josh manages to do is nod. This is what he wanted. He knows it will be a lot of work, but he is willing to put all of his effort in for Tyler. Of course he is.

A/N: Still updating in process!!