Tyler's POV: 

I hate the silence, I can't tell what is going on with Dakota I need to know what's going on and that b*tchy nurse is no help. I don't know why I started apologizing I know I haven't done anything. I barely speak to Dakota this is all probably confusing them I feel awful but I can't do much to help if I don't know the situation I'm in... I want to be able to help them. 

Today was really weird, first I faint, Tyler argues with a nurse while I'm in a hospital, the car ride home is so awkward, Tyler decides that he did something wrong and wants to apologize for it, as well as the random dizzyness and loud noises. I think Wisconsin is driving me crazy because I doubt that Tyler even sees and hears what I am. I went to the living room and watched TV, Tyler was making food and he looked really sad and worried. He probably knows something, I know he does. "Tyler.." Again the cycle of trying to say something but no sounds come out it's driving me crazy. "Hey Dakota, come here for a minute I want to talk to you." hopefully It's not another meaningless apology. "I hope you know that I am going to be taking care of you for a bit until things get sorted out. but because of that I don't want you to think that since I'm older and they only guardian with you, that you can't talk to me about certain things. I'm here for you to talk about anything, I'm pretty open to any conversations." he said it really calmly. I hated that so much but now it seems like he has somethings that he wants answers to as well. I'm guessing that I won't get the answers I want until I have an open conversation with him. Open conversation about what periods. I mean what else is there to be an open conversation about. " yeah It's okay I get it." Wow for the first time in the longest time I have managed to speak without stuttering. I'm really glad Tyler didn't catch onto it other wise it would be very embarrassing. I have always been made fun of for my speech why would I need that from a grown man. "Dakota, You just spoke a full sentence. That's amazing" well I just jinxed myself what could be worse. An open conversation with a grown man, I couldn't possibly do it. "The food is ready." "I'm not hungry." Well there's another "conversation" I really just wanted to leave this creepy town. I decided to eat some of the food Tyler made, It was sad seeing him eat alone. "do you do sports?" He looked at me with the same smile he always does "no, I don't like sports or anyt-thing athletic" Stutter mid sentence great It's just like when you're walking and your shoe trips you out of nowhere. Sometimes it's very noticeable and rarely ever goes unnoticed in this situation I really hope Tyler didn't notice. "well have you ever even tried out a sport." yes I have many times, There was one time when I tried out for volleyball and It was not for me. I kept missing the stupid ball. "yeah but I didn't really like any" " oh well I'd say you look like the type to be in wrestling or something." I get that he is just trying to get to know me and be nice but It kind of made me uncomfortable. I just looked at him "Are you good at any instruments, or just music in general" I have a guitar but I barely try to look at it since 6th grade I am also in choir I have been doing this since Elementary to get an easy A but now it's more of a class that comforts me. "y-yeah I guess" "What instruments can you play" "g-guitar" This was going terribly I'm stuttering even more. I need to get out of this room I hate this, I finished my food really quickly. It's almost 11 in the morning I haven't done anything except for that "open conversation" which only lasted ten minutes but I guess it's a start. "Dakota, the lake is open do you want to go swimming?" "I don't know, I don't really like swimming." I hate swimming or anything to do with water. I never learned how to swim but if Tyler found out that I don't know how to swim then he is going to make fun of me and I'm going to dread this little vacation more than I already do. "why what's the matter?" "nothing I just don't like swimming" I feel like he already figured out that I can't swim because he had a smile on his face and it wasn't like the creepy grin he always did this was an ear to ear teeth, bearing smile. In that second all I wanted to do was punch Tyler in the face. A straight clean punch to the face to wipe off that smile. "Oh my god you don't know how to swim, this is amazing." "No no I do it's just that I don't like getting in the water." "because you can't swim" " No" this went on for 5 minutes until another loud noise happened this time Tyler heard and just looked at me we were both frozen. The noise sounded like it was in the house. Tyler went out to make sure it was in the house. The second he opened the door a wave of smoke filled the room, I was coughing so hard I thought I would never breathe again. " try to get out of the house before you pass out." But I couldn't something was blocking the hall, everything was dark. After a few minutes the cloud of smoke started clearing out, Tyler had opened a window and as soon as I could see again I ran out the house. I waited for Tyler to come out. While I waited there was these weird things in the sky flying so far away they looked like dots but I knew they weren't birds, birds never fly that far in the sky well at least not in my town. 

Tyler's POV: 

I want this kid to feel comfortable enough to talk to me but how can they do that if there is something always going on. It would have been best if I sent this kid home where they are safe but I can't send them home if Dakota's parents are gone. Oh shit the foods burning!

Dakota's POV: 

What the hell. thats all just what the hell. I just saw Tyler stare into space and run to save the food he burnt.. I'll just order pizza. 

"HEY! WHO ORDERED PIZZA..ooh cheese." "calm down tyler, you burnt the food and I didn't want you to spend another hour on food just to burn it. " I tried to tell him but he was too busy fangirling over cheese pizza. I went to my room and did 20 minutes of nothing and silence. Try it. It really helps you. I did this until Tyler came into my room like my little cousins on holidays. He had a slice of pizza in his mouth holding his phone in one hand and a drink in the other. Which was a beer. two of them exactly. He offered one and then proceeded to sit on the floor and tell me about his day. Which in this case were the 20 minutes I was not around. Apperantly you can get so much done in 20 minutes, Tyler however spent the entire 20 minutes trying to shove a whole box of pizza and three beers. He said it was like heaven for him. "I want to go to the park, lets make friends there and play on the swings and go down the slides." I didn't know the park mean't so much to him I feel bad for whatever family has to see this drunk 20 something year old go down a slide. " I'm okay here, everyones like dead anyways." I told him as I was trying to avoid the fact that his face was sweaty and touching my dirty shirt that was covered in blood. "Dakota, Dakota, Dakota. you need to get out more and live your life, I know you smile." please just go away, never come back. "I said I'm fine, I just don't like the park. I'm sorry." I hate him so much he's so annoying. "Tyler, I'm sorry but please go away I want to be alone and I'm just really tired. Maybe we can something later." oh god his faced dropped he looks like he's going to cry. "I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET ALONG WITH YOU AND DO SOMETHING TOGETHER BUT YOU NEVER WANT TO DO ANYTHING ALL YOU DO IS SIT AROUND AND BE LAZY." why is he so pissed off I have been doing something. Almost dying in the hospital. "I said I was sorry I'm just tired but I didn't you would get mad at me." I said as he turned his back to me. He turned around, hugged me

and started apologizing. "I didn't mean it I'm just going crazy I don't know whats going on right now. I have to take care of you and I mean It's pretty tough I've never had a kid. I just I don't know what to do and I'm sorry." Damn I feel bad I'm not very helpful to him. "It's fine." I said quietly. he sighed like one of those sighs of disapointment and relief. As if he wanted a different response but he got what he deserved. "I just feel like you should be taken care of by someone else." I shrugged it off and that was the start of our friendship.