Flightless Birds // Joshler Fic

Crap

TYLER'S POV

Shit

I just punched someone

A girl

I hear the man behind the counter scream and run towards a phone

Debby is passed out on the floor, bleeding to death

Josh is trembling to my right

What have I done?

"Ty-Tyler?" Josh stutters

I take him by the wrist and drag him out of the door, down the street, and away from the scene.

I keep speed walking away

"Tyler?"

I keep waking

"Tyler?"

I can't stop

"TYLER?" Josh yanks his wrist from my grip

I turn and look at him. His face is painted with terror

I think he's gonna run

But he just wraps his arms around me and tells me it's gonna be ok

We hear sirens come from the down the street and Josh pulls me into an alleyway

"We're gonna figure this out" Josh tells me. He's shaking. There's tears in his eyes. He's gonna have a panic attack

I hug him tight and take twenty dollars from my wallet.

"Stay here" I instruct him

He nods his head and tries to steady his breathing.

I run across the street to a small corner store

I see packs of gum being sold for a dollar a pack. I slam the twenty on the counter and take all the gum

I run across back to the alleyway and give Josh the packets. His trembling hands rip one open and he puts a piece in his mouth. He leans his head against a wall. I rubbed his back as he focused on the chewing.

His breathing eventually evened out and he stood up straight.

"Ok. Here's what we're gonna do"

I take his hands

"Josh. We're not gonna do anything. I'm gonna go in there and hand myself in"

Josh's face turns white.

"No, Ty"

I nod slowly

He hugs me tight.

"Ty. Please. Don't do this. Oh can't go to jail. I need you" Josh sobs into my shirt

I pat his back and pull him away.

"I love you, Josh"

Back at the store, i brought a pack of zip ties. While Josh was hugging me, i ziptied his hand to a drain pipe. I can't make him a part of this.

I walk back to the police cars and open the door to the pizzeria.

I hear Josh's Broken screams call after me

His sobs

I'm sorry, Josh

I love you

JOSH'S POV

"TYLER!!!!" I scream. My voice breaking. I try to pull myself from the pipe but I can't.

Everything seems to travel in slow motion as he walks away from me.

I fall to my knees, screaming Tyler's name. Crying.

I stay like that when I hear the sirens drive away. Knowing Tyler is in handcuffs, in the back of one of those cars

Tyler...