Year one, need of distraction.

     "How's he doing?" Jenna asked Tyler's mother. A long sigh escaped her lips. Jenna understood. Tyler having to lose such a close friend like Josh sounds horrible.

"It's been a week." Tyler's mother said. She cut fruit on the counter and slid it into a bowl. "It's been oddly quiet around here. Tyler won't let me speak to him. I can't figure out what's going on in his head but I just wish I could help."

Jenna nodded, she knew what his mom was talking about. Tyler has never been one to express his emotions by talking to someone. He would lock everything up until he was ready to explode. Jenna hates seeing him do that to himself.

Jenna spoke hesitantly, "I hate to bring it up but school is starting soon. Eventually he's going to accept the fact that Josh could and may be gone forever-"

"My goodness Jenna, don't talk like that. Josh means a lot to my son and I know for a fact he won't give up on him." His mom said. Jenna was quiet. "Now when the time of school does come around, please look after Tyler."

Jenna nodded agreeingly.

Tyler sat against his door. He breathed in and he breathed out. He could hear Jenna and his mom talking. They were probably talking about him. Because he wasn't coping right. Because he hasn't left his room in days. Because he can't see any reason to go on without his best friend.

His mom suggested that he could see someone to help him deal with his emotions. She wanted him to see a therapist. He didn't want a therapist to help him. He wanted Josh.

Josh. Where could Josh be? Volunteers had scanned the whole forest looking for his best friend and they found nothing. Not a sign not an article of clothing just nothing that could prove any evidence of a missing teen. It was as if Josh had just completely vanished from the Earth.

Tyler felt as if the only options he had left were to give up on hoping Josh would just knock on his door saying that he was ready to go to school.

Tyler grimaced at the thought of school. He imagined all the rumours that were probably already starting. Yes, the two boys weren't popular in the slightest but it was a small town but people tended to talk a lot.

No doubt they would start coming up with theories or ideas on how the fifteen year old boy suddenly disappeared on the Fourth of July.

And younger kids. Tyler overheard his sister Maddy. She was talking to their dad about how her friends were running just outside forest yelling, "Josh Dun!" Three times as if he was a spiritual figure waiting to be summoned.

Josh was human. He was Tyler's best friend. Josh was always around to assure Tyler everything was okay.

Little did Tyler know, Josh was missing him just as much.

"Ty?"

The teenager looked up and saw Jenna holding a bowl of fruit. "Hey Jenna." He said softly. The girl sat next to him. She stared down at the bowl quietly and held it up to him.

"Want some fruit?"

Tyler shook his head and pulled her closer by putting his arm around her waist. He held her tight like he was afraid of losing another great friend. "I love you,"

"I love you too-"

"I'm scared to lose you. You mean so much to me that I can't imagine what I would do if you and Josh were gone." He said.

Jenna cupped the side of her boyfriend's face. "I'm not planning on leaving you anytime soon, Ty. I'm always here for you."

"And I'm always here for you." He kisses her cheek softly.

She smiled upon seeing her boyfriend in a lighter mood. "I'm still holding a bowl of fruit. I don't know what to do with it." She chuckled.

Tyler stood up and held out his hand to help Jenna. He took the bowl and walked out of his room. "I'll give it to Jay. Then we can go out and do something. That okay with you?" He asked.

She smiled, "Whatever you want to do."

Jenna followed him out of his room and went to the kitchen to see his mom still making lunch. "Tyler and I are gonna go out. I think we'll be back in a couple hours."

His mom smiled, "Thank you, Jenna."

"Mom! Tyler's making me eat bananas!" The two heard the little brother yell.

"If you eat the banana then you will get a victory royale." They heard Tyler shout back. It was silent for the next few minutes.

Tyler came into the kitchen with an empty bowl. "Jay's going to be so mad at me when he realizes that he's horrible at fortnite."

Jenna grinned, "Ready?"

Tyler nodded, "Yeah let's go." he said.

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