The Stolen Innocent Boy | Joshler✓

18

I wondered out the back after Dallon came back to give Josh something for him to sleep. I spend all morning sitting on a bench staring at the sunrise getting colder by the second until I was forced inside by Mikey who came to collect me.

"Brendon told us the plan, we think it might work. With alittle change of course"

"You discussed it without me? Without Josh?" I asked closing the door behind us softly, we sneaked passed Josh.

"Your the one who stayed outside" Mikey shrugged as we walked into the waiting room and down the hall towards Dr.Ryan office

"Shouldn't we wait for Josh to get better?" I asked

"The faster you get home the faster Brendon can rebuild his gang and we, the killjoys, can go back home"

"But-"
We entered the office and I closed my mouth

"Tyler" Brendon greeted "listen we've made contact with your father, he agree to meet us here in Kansas, not in California"

I stare at Brendon and nodded

"He caught the earliest plane and it lands in four hours"

"What's the plan? What do I do?" I took my place next to Gerard who was leaning against the wall, damn everyone looked so badass in this room while I was just a boy they where trying to save from their own clutches.

"You" Dallon spoke "just act natural as you can during the transaction"

"Okay, but what's the plan" I asked crossing my arms

"You shoulda been here kid" Dallon sighed

"I wasn't though, I didn't even know this was happening"

Dallon narrowed his eyes but didn't respond like I thought he would

"We'll follow after your father has you" Gerard said "right before you leave Kansas, we'll pull you out"

"But what if" I bit the inside of my cheek "what if we're all wrong and he actually just wants to see me?"

"We'll give you a signal," Mikey shrugged "we have time to figure everything out, don't worry Tyler"

"I'm not worried"

"Good" Brendon said "Gerard, Mikey can you go check on Ray and Frank, if their awake catch them up to speed?"

"Sure thing Bren" Mikey smiled and they disappeared

"I'm gonna go check on Josh" I said

"Okay" Brendon said opening a laptop with Dallon next to him

"Spencer is at the shop, "

I turned and faced the door leaving them be, only getting a couple feet away from the room before I hear "oh and Tyler"

When I turned around I was met with the barrel of Ryan's gun "if you rat us out about anything, and I mean anything, like, if we breath funny we'll find out and kill everything you believe is worth living for. We're helping you out of the goodness of our heart"

I gasped for air "everything, everything worth living for? Even" I shifted backwards "even Josh?"

The gun dropped two inches "don't test our instinct to survive"

"I will never speak of this, I will fill my mouth with glue to stop me if I have too" I placed my hand on the gun pushing it down slowly
"I just want everything to go back to the way it was"

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Josh was still alseep so I returned to the office, well first I stopped by the bathroom, It felt nice to go wherever I wanted.
I pulled my shirt off and stared at my chest, I had forgotten about that bruise Josh had given me when he slapped his knee into my chest to make me calm down.

I slide my fingers cross it's yellow patch and bring my hand up to my shoulder, slowly peeling off the band-aid exposing the two scabs on both sides, I wondered about going to get Brendon to help me but the bathroom door slowly opened. I thought it was Brendon but it was the doctor who saved Josh.

"Dr. Ryan" I looked at her through the mirror

She had big black bags under her eyes and look incredible tired but still manged to give me a smile.
"How'd you get that?" She pointed at my gunshots wound

"Long story, Dr.Ryan "

"Your the kid, on the news. Tylor? Tyler! Tyler Joseph"

"Maybe"

Dr.Ryan opened a cabinet and pulled out antibiotics and a cloth, she walked up to me, and began to clean my wound
"I'm sorry"

"It doesn't hurt" I reassure her

She stopped and shook her head "no, I'm the reason you where taken"

I nervously laughed "what do you mean"

"Josh asked Brendon to borrowed cash to get me out of the Gang, to get me into collage. " her voice was silenced by herself before working up enough courage to continue
"I was the one worth saving, everyone in this town with no family got a pass or future with gangs"

I stared at her through the mirror, guilt dripping off of her face onto my soul as she spoke of something she believed was her fault

"Everyone is telling me it's someone or somethings fault, I'm not so sure if was a sin but a gift"

"What do you mean?"

"I think, or know, I love Josh, he the best person I've ever met"

"He kidnapped you, what your feeling isn't love. It's- it's a mental disorder. Stockholm syndrome "

"Dr. Ryan-"

"Please call me Debby," she noted

"Debby this is different."

"That difference doesn't matter" she grabbed that same band-aid tape everyone been using "love isn't something you find in fear"

I felt tears form "I want it so badly. Why are you saying it's fake when I feel it so deeply"

"Please don't cry Tyler"

"Are you done yet?"

Debby sighed and nodded, taking a step back "here's your shirt"

I nodded and pulled it over my head "thanks-" I gasped as Debby hugged me tightly

"Please if you actually love Josh, know the difference between being his victim and being his lover"

With that I left the bathroom and headed to the office with a blank face
And a confused heart