oneshots 🧷 joshler

crashing

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"Josh? It's Tyler. Call me when you can."

"Josh? It's Tyler again. Listen, I know you're busy, but please, try to call."

"....Joshie? I.. I love you. Please call soon."

"Listen, Tyler, it's Josh. I, uh... I'm sorry that I couldn't call earlier. I was in a meeting. I'm real sorry, but I'm waiting for you to call back. I love you, too."

"Hey, Josh!"

"Hi, Ty! Listen, I'm sorry that I didn't-"

"It's okay, Josh. I get it. Okay?"

"Yes. Okay."

"What are you doing?"

"I was working on this pape-"

"What was that?"

"Tyler- Tyler, I-"

"Josh?!"

"Tyler, it- the building, it just- it just-"

"Oh my god. Oh my god."

"What- Tyler, what's- what?"

"Josh, I just- there was a- there was a- a plane, Josh- Josh, what floor are you on?"

"A plane? A pl- I'm on floor e-eighty-seven."

"Eighty-seven? Th- okay, try and get out."

"I- I can't, Tyler."

"Try! Please- oh, oh my god, Josh."

"It's 87 floors!"

"Please, Josh! Your building just got hit by- by a plane!"

"There's debris falling, Tyler. It's- it's falling, and I can see it falling, and-"

"Please, try and get out!"

"I.. I'll try! Okay? I'm gonna try and get out."

"Please, Josh. Please."

"There's people screaming, and- and it's so bad, and it- it- it's so bad, Tyler. I- I don't know how I'm gonna get out."

"The stairs? Do they have stairs still?"

"Tyler, I don't know if I can make it."

"You can make it!"

"I'm gonna try- I- I might have to jump-"

"Joshie! Please- don't jump!"

"I might have to! I'm not saying I want to!"

"Get out!"

"T-the building just s-shook again, Tyler-"

"There's- oh my god, Josh, just try and get out!"

"I'm trying, Tyler! I'm trying!"

"J-Joshie, I love you!"

"I love you so much, Tyler. I love you so so much. Please remember that. Oh, it's hot. It's so hot, Tyler."

"I can see the smoke. Just- try and get out, Josh!"

"I'm tr-"

...

"J..Joshie?? Joshie?"

"I'm here, Tyler."

"Are you okay?"

"I- ow. Mhmm. I'm t-trapped, Tyler."

"You're- what's wrong?"

"Nothing! N-nothing!"

"You said "ow," are you s-"

"I'm sure, Tyler. I'm fine. I only got a little scrape."

"But you're trapped-"

"It's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay, Tyler. Just remember that I love you, and I love you so much, and that I wish that if I don't get out, I wish that I could've been a better guy, and done all the things you wanted, and-"

"Josh, you've done everything perfectly. You're gonna get out, and you're gonna be fine. You've- you're my everything, Josh. Remember that."

"I will. I- I love you. It's all gonna be fine."

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I watched both towers fall.

I watched them crash to the ground.

I watched as they crashed to nothing but dust on the New York streets.

I heard it, and I felt it, and I watched, unable to peel my eyes away from the thick smoke and the debris.

I listened as the signal in Josh's phone cut out, and he talked until the very end, he talked and talked and talked and never let me off the phone. I didn't want to leave. I wanted him to be home with me, and he couldn't, because of his meetings that were too important that he didn't even get to do anyway.

I watched, for an hour and a half, as that fire burned, and I heard him yell and whisper and cry.

Josh never cried.

"Tyler, the building, i-"

Tyler, the building, i-.

That's the last I ever heard from him.

It was the most beautiful morning that year before it all came crumbling down.

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