The stream.

WHAT  THE FUCK  IS  THIS   IM  IN TEARS 

The rain hammered against Tyler's bedroom window.

"I hate the rain" muttered josh

"I rather like it, the sound is somewhat calming" tyler replied.

"I find it annoying" said josh, in a cold tone.

Both boys sat in silence for a while. Josh abruptly stood up.

"I should go now, it's getting late"

Tyler looked slightly hurt.

"Everything okay?.." he said, concerned.

"yeah fine" josh replied. "Just my mum... you know what she's like. She'll start to worry if I'm not home on time."

"Can't you stay a little longer... please?"

"No." replied josh, sounding slightly irritated.

"Josh... are you sure you're okay?" asked tyler, frowning.

"I'm fine." snarled josh angrily "I'm fucking fine, always have been always will be"

"J.. Josh..." stuttered tyler. " What's going on, talk to me josh, talk to me. I'll understand."

"No Tyler. You won't understand." Josh began. "You won't understand what it's like to be trapped inside your own head day after day. You won't understand what it's like to have to walk around, smiling as if everything okay when it's not. My moms a raging alcoholic, she abuses me and beats me, every single day." he continued. "So no Tyler, you don't understand, nobody fucking does."

"I.. I do und... Josh why didn't you tell me all of this sooner?" Sighed Tyler.

"Because I knew you wouldn't understand" replied josh, through tears of anger. His eyes were deep, full of sadness and distress.

"But I do understand, trust me I really do..." said tyler softly, trying to grab josh's hand.

"Fuck off Tyler" murmered Josh through gritted teeth. He pulled his hand away and stood up.

Tyler looked taken aback and stared down at the floor. He heard the door slam and looked back up to see that josh was gone.

He sighed.

The next day the sun was shining. The rays blared through the window, nearly blinding tyler as he awoke.

It was mid-day. It was unusual for him to wake up so late.

Tyler sprinted down the stairs, threw on his bag and coat and left the house.

About an hour later he made it to the stream where him and josh first met.

He sat and waited, hoping josh would suddenly appear by his side.

It didn't happen.

Hours had passed and josh had not come.

Giving up, He got to his feet.

He looked at the stream, watching the water run, and remembered the endless days him and josh spent there over the past few years. He remembered the nights they spent together, both packed into the little black tent, laughing and talking the whole night. He remembered sitting by the side of the stream, next to josh. But now everything felt so different. Josh had started to act weirdly around tyler and it was beginning to become extremely noticeable.

He looked at the stream for a few more second, then turned to look at the little black tent.

He clambered inside. Straight away he could smell a light scent of cologne and instantly recognised it. A smile began to form on Tyler's face. He loved that smell so much. It made him think of josh.