mixed ON PAUSE //joshler au

c h a p t e r f o u r //dad

im watching supernatural as i write this so it might not be that great oof, also, wait to start the song plz and thanks

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tyler decided that josh was an okay worker. he was great with the dogs which was good and surprisingly knew a lot about fish and just about every other animal there. tyler had learned a lot about the red boy. he was, as some would say, an open book. apparently, he plays the drums, he has two sisters: abigail and ashley, and then one brother: jordan (i n u t for jordan dun) . he had a pet golden retriever named jim and he wanted a ferret. josh also had an intense love for taco bell, so did tyler but he didn't say that. josh's best friend was the one who suggested he try and get the job at petco. tyler wasn't going to lie, he's kind of glad he did. the company is nice and makes his job not as boring. as much as tyler did enjoy the company, josh talked a lot, a lot a lot.

"-so then jim went running around the yard like crazy!" tyler whipped his head around stopping dead in his tracks.

"okay! well, as much as i like to here about jim, we need to get back to work." josh's face fell quickly turning to embarrassment.

"i- i'm sorry, my mom always tells me i talk to much.." his voice was quiet now and his red skin was extra red in his cheeks. tyler noticed and felt kind of bad for causing the boy to feel awkward.

"hey, uh, it's okay. i just want to be able to show how to do everything today. that way tomorrow you can try and attempt to do some of the stuff i do while you walk around with me." the red boy's face lit up again.

"really? hands on tomorrow? awesome!" joshua let out a small giggle, blushing after he heard himself make the noise.

tyler noticed the time: 10:30

"okay so it's time to close up shop!" the two went around and cleaned what needed to be cleaned and made sure the dogs and cats were doing okay. finally they were both outside in the cold ohio weather as tyler locked up the store. "well, i'll see you tomorrow josh."

the boy turned towards the taller one as they walked out to their cars, "see ya!" josh a little to cheery for it being well past ten o'clock at night.

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later that night tyler had been sleeping when suddenly he woke up crying. he immediately wrapped himself in his arms and rocked back and fourth. this was a nightly occurrence. he was used to it, but that didn't mean it ever got easier.

his thoughts were.. dangerous. the rough sleep didn't start up until two years ago when he was fifteen. his dream tonight once again contained his greatest threat. his father. tyler's father was a good man, key word was. like said before, his dreams started two years ago, soon after his dad died. tyler blamed himself. if would have just been a pain in an ass that day his dad would have seen the car. he would of been able to move the car out of the way. but tyler was arguing and not listening. so his dad was looking at him yelling back. he didn't notice how he had been in the other lane. then all of the sudden everything was slow motion. the first thing tyler noticed was a car horn, then he saw the headlights. then everything went black. tyler woke up in the hospital, both legs broken. thankfully they were saved, that's honestly what made tyler take up piano. he had to give up basketball so he needed something to do. however, his dad wasn't so lucky. he was in a coma for over a year. it's wasn't until 11 months ago when they cut the life line. all it was doing was costing money they didn't and giving his dad more pain. that day was the worst day of tyler's life.

the blue boy had finally calmed down and all that could be heard in the room was soft sniffling. tyler looked across his room and saw the piano. he knew it would help, despite it being 4:00am. he slowly got off his bed and made his way towards the instrument. plugging his headphones into the keyboard he let his fingers going to work. he was playing a song he wrote awhile ago when his dad was in the hospital.

(play song now)

Now the night is coming to an end
The sun will rise and we will try again
Stay alive, stay alive for me
You will die, but now your life is free
Take pride in what is sure to die
I will fear the night again
I hope I'm not my only friend
Stay alive, stay alive for me
You will die, but now your life is free
Take pride in what is sure to die

sorry for the short chapter... i wanted to get something out but uh yeah. here's this piece of shit thing i call a chapter. i also didn't read through, so there's most likely mistakes, yikes