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A Scarlet Letter

Trigger warning: Suicide and other potentially sensitive topics are contained in this chapter. Be aware.

Tyler's POV

"Well I mean I guess I was pretty normal.." I start speaking and I feel nervous. Then, I see the look on his face and I just feel so cared for and I continue talking.

"You know like, riding bikes with kids and playing with Pokémon cards. Things were normal and great," I sighed sharply before continuing. "But uh when I was 14 almost 15 things changed."

I think of their beautiful personality and everything about them fills my mind again. Please stop, I think.

"Um well I had this friend.. she went through some things, her brother died, her mom left. You know just things kids shouldn't have to go through." I look down and twitch my head to try to keep myself from crying.

"One day things I guess just got to be too much or something, um.." I can't help it and a tear slips down my face quickly. I steal a glance at Josh and I see his mocha eyes clouded with tears as well.

"She and I were in the forest one time because we had a goal together, we were working on building a tree house." Another tear slips down my face as I think about the treehouse that I had to finish on my own after she was gone.

"We were about half way done with it before uh things happened," I inhaled deeply and continued, "anyways everything was great so far that day. She and I were laughing and chasing each other and things were just amazing."

"I realized that day how much I truly loved her, I always knew I loved her but it just had to be that day when I felt my love for her all over. Every time I touched her, when I saw my reflection in her ocean eyes, when I." I pause and I'm not sure if I can go on but I force myself to.

"That day I told her I loved her and she just.. she looked up at me and threw her arms around me and it was amazing, until she started sobbing and saying she was sorry."

"Why Jenna? Why are you sorry? It's okay, it's okay, I love you. You're.. you're gorgeous and I just I need you."

"Tyler I can't tell you.. you, you'd try to stop me. But I can't be stopped, my mind is made. It's too much I can't, I'm sorry."

She pulled away from me and she kissed me quickly on my lips and I watched tears slip down her face. She gently shoved a piece of paper in my hoodie pocket. She grabbed my hand in her delicate, beautiful hands.

"Tyler, I love you too."

Her voice was so sweet and lovely. I reached out to pull her into me again but she quickly shook her head.

"Please, be strong for me. I'm sorry for what I have to do. Please just remember how much I love you. When you feel like giving up. When Blurryface is tugging at your mind... please just think of me and stay alive. Stay alive, Tyler Joseph."

She gently grabbed my face in her hands and I stared into her beautiful, perfect eyes.

"Jenna?" I rested my hand on top of hers and kissed her back on her wonderful, rosy lips.

She pulled away and grasped my hand while looking up at me. She then started to slowly release my hand and she whispered to me.