Hounded

44. Criminal

Josh and the family didnt realise Tyler was gone until it was too late to know where exactly he went. They had spent a good amount of time calming dix down and tending to the injuries Tyler gave him and when they turned around tyler was long gone.

They had no way of knowing where he was or how to find him. They searched the house and the yard, even the neighborhood but found nothing. Tyler on the other hand was so stoned he could barely keep his eyes open. He stared up at the ceiling with hooded eyes. He had smoked every last bit of marijuana that he had  left. He didnt really care at the moment though.

Josh was freaking out. His mind thinking of all the bad possibilities of what happened to Tyler. They had spent the whole day searching the neighborhood but now they were back at Josh's moms. Josh couldnt stop himself from thinking about how Tyler could have gotten found and taken back to the hospital or even sent back over seas.

He couldnt stop thinking about how Tyler might be dead somewhere or hurt. He didnt know what to do though. It was late now and momma Dun was making him stay in the house and rest. She promised they could go looking again tomorrow.

Tyler spent the night at his and Josh's house though. Josh hasn't been paying the electric bill cause they havent been there so Tyler had changed into sweatpants and a hoodie from his and Josh's closet then covered himself in blankets so he wouldnt freeze.

In the morning he woke up with a migraine. He sighed knowing he didnt have any weed left to get high so he has to deal with it now. It wasnt as bad as some others have been but it left him laying in bed for a good two hours before he forced himself to get up.

He headed downstairs and tried to find food. He found the food from the last time they were here sitting on the table. He grimaced at the smell and the look of it. There wasnt anything for food that wasnt expired or rotten so Tyler sighed and went back upstairs. He got dressed in some Jean's but left the hoodie he wore last night on.

He searched through Josh's dresser hoping to find money of some sorts hidden somewhere but he found nothing. He sighed again but headed out anyway. He grabbed a backpack from the closet before he left. He had no cares at the moment. He walked himself into town a few blocks away and headed into a little convenience store.

Josh and the family had gotten up, eaten breakfast and were now looking for Tyler again. They searched the yard and neighborhood again before going to the mansion. He wasnt there either. So they decided to take a risk and check Josh's house. They couldnt get in because Josh didnt have his key and the spare one was missing.

They looked through the windows bt didnt see anyone in there. Josh sighed. "Hes not here... I dont know wher else he could have went. I already texted jenna and she said hes not there either." He said. "Let's just head back home. He'll come back. He always does." Momma Dun said.

"Good morning." The lady behind the counter greeted tyler. He ignored her and went to the back where the drinks were stored. He took the backpack off his shoulder and opened it. He glanced over at the lady but she wasnt paying attention so he grabbed a carton of chocolate milk and a bottle of water, shoving it in his bag.

He then went over to the snacks isle and grabbed a few things he thought looked good or that he knew he liked and started shoving them in his bag too. "Hey!" The lady yelled when she seen him. He looked up at her. "You know you gotta pay for that right?" She asked. He looked away without saying anything and continued shoving things into his bag.

He had grabbed probably twenty chocolate bars, a bag of chips and some candy before moving on to the small cold food section. He grabbed a a bunch of premade hamburgers and subs as the lady walked out from behind the counter. "Hello? You need to pay for those." She said, walking over to him. He looked at her again before zipping his bag up and throwing it back over his shoulder.

"I'm serious... do I need to call the cops?" She asked grabbing his arm when he went to walk away. He look at her once again. "Do I need to hurt you?" He asked. She raised her eyebrows and let go of his arm taking a few steps back hands raised in srurender. He stared at her for a moment. "How much money do you have?" He asked.

"I- Theres a couple hundred in the register." She said. "Give me it." He said. She swallowed thickly. "Sir i-" she gasped when Tyler grabbed her by the throat. "Now." He said through clenched teeth. She nodded as he dropped his hand and quickly scrambled behind the counter. She opened the register and handed him whatever money had been in it.

"How much is it exactly?" He asked, he didnt  know how to count money or handle money cause hes never done it, josh usually takes care of that stuff. "I-I dont know five or six hundred." She said. He nodded and stuffed it in his pocket. He was about to leave but stopped. "Give me those." He said pointing at some pain killers that were behind the counter. "All of them?" She asked. He nodded. She gave him the seven boxes that were left and he stuffed those in his bag as well.

He put the backpack back on and adjusted his sunglasses and headphones before putting his hood up.

He walked over to the door then. Before he left he look at her one last time. "..for what it's worth I'm sorry... but I dont think that's worth much." He said before opening the door and walking out. She watched him go blinking a few times and breathing heavy.

Tyler walked down the sidewalk, stopping when he heard sirens. He didnt want to risk getting caught so he teleported himself back to his and Josh's house. He landed in the living room and plopped down on the couch. He unzipped his bag and dumped its contents on the coffee table.

He opened on of the boxes of pain killers and took out the bottle. He put a couple in his hand and swallowed them with a drink of water then ate a couple of the burgers. They werent that good quality but they were something. He opened the chocolate milk and drank some of it before eating some of the chips.

When he was full he cleaned up a bit, he brought all the stuff he got to the kitchen and set it on the counter before going about throwing all the rotten stuff out. It was disgusting if he was honest and he had gagged a few times at the smell of some of the items. He threw the garbage bag full of rotten food out in the outside garbage bin before finding a place for all the new stuff he got.

He put the stuff that needed to be cold in a picnic cooler Josh had under the counter so it would stay cold and put the chips and candy and stuff in the cupboard. After that he washed the dishes that were dirty from the last time they were home and put them away. Then he went back upstairs and laid down.