Carnival✔

5

Later on during the night Josh was cuddled up in his bed, he had his window open because it was warm. He was asleep until he heard screaming. He got up and walked over to his window, across from his he seen Tyler again and his father.

Tyler was crying as the man tried to take bon bon away. "No! Daddy stop!" Tyler cried. Josh watched, anxiety growing in his chest. He wanted to throw up again but he was glued to his spot. 

When the man was successful in taking bon bon away Tyler cried harder and tried to get him back. The man used the toy to hit Tyler with before tossing it out of josh's view. Tyler stared at the man for a few seconds before jumping up onto his bed to try to get around him.

This failed, Tyler's father grabbed him by the waist and harshly threw him down on the bed before punching him. Tyler rolled onto his stomach and tried to crawl away but again, he failed.

His father unbuckled his belt before pulling Tyler's pants down and spanking him with it. Josh flinched at the shreek that came from Tyler. He was hit four more times with the belt before the man finally left him alone.

Tyler just laid there breathing heavy for a few minutes before he sat up and rubbed his eyes with his fists. He sniffled before looking in the direction bon bon was thrown. He got up, going out of view for a moment before coming back with bon bon hugged tightly to his chest.

He sat down on the bed and stared at his toy. "I'm sorry." Josh heard Tyler say, the boys voice hoarse from screaming. Josh then watched Tyler lay down and close his eyes.

He exhaled shakily before slowly leaving his room in search of his parents. They were downstairs with a few friends. Josh usually didn't bother them while they had company because he doesn't like being around them. They're strangers and they're adults so they freak him out.

Still, he crept down the stairs, his legs shaky, ready to give out and his stomach repeatedly doing summersaults. He slowly walked into the kitchen, standing in the doorway with tears in his eyes.

It was a few minutes before they noticied him but within the same second they did josh's father was springing up and running over. He leant down and picked his son up, holding him close as Josh started crying. His mother came over as well.

The other adults in the room gave each other sad looks, they knew about josh's anxiety and have only witnessed it on few occasions. Joshs mother tried to talk to him but he only continued to sob. She sighed and got his medication, helping him take it before instructing josh's father to go to a different room with him.

She turned to the guests. "I'm so sorry, just help yourself to anything, we gotta go calm him down. Again I'm terribly sorry for this." She said. "It's fine, nothing you can do about we'll be fine." One of the other women said. Josh's mother gave her a soft smile before going to the other room with Josh and his dad.

She stayed with them for a few minutes before josh's dad told her to out with the guests. "Are you sure?" She asked worriedly. The man nodded. "Yeah we'll be fine, once he calms down I'll take him up to bed and lay with him." He said.

His mother nodded, giving his father a kiss before kissing joshs forehead and leaving the room. His father paced the room with him until he calmed down a bit. "You wanna go up to bed?" He asked. Josh shook his head and sniffled. He was exhausted but he felt that upstairs was too far away from his mother for the time being.

"You wanna come sit out there with us?" His dad asked. He nodded. "Okay." His father whispered before walking into the kitchen. "Hey how's he doing?" One of josh's parents, friends asked. "Better now." His father answered sitting down.

Josh instantly reached his hand out for his mom's, which she took immediately and gave it a light squeeze. He listened to the grown ups talk for a while, fighting sleep the whole time and just staring at the wall instead.

'Is he asleep?' His father mouthed at his mom. She shook her head with a small sigh. His father rubbed his back, making his eyes close for a moment before opening them again. "You can go to sleep hunny it's Okay." His mom whispered kissing his forehead.

He shut his eyes again, finally giving in and sleeping. His parents friends stayed for a little longer before heading home with hushed goodbyes. He was carried to his parents room and set down in the middle of the bed. Both his parents hugged him as they too went to sleep.

He had two nightmares after that but each time his parents calmly coaxed him back to sleep.