weldherwings
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joshua jones
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Mood I'm having a heart attack hahaha
Location Dying in front of the port-a-loos.
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No matter how long he spent in the port-a-loos, there was one thing that was going to happen; he was going to have to go back out there, stand by his family, hand out pamphlets, and forever endeavour in being that weird kid from school handing out cult stuff. I mean, he didn’t believe it was cult stuff – that’s just what he heard other people say about it. To Joshua, this was all he had ever known. From the moment he entered this Earth, he was taught to praise Jehovah through every action, thought and breath. His weeks and weekends were filled with 2-hour mid-week meetings, Sunday services, family worship every Wednesday night at home, door-to-door ministry and bible studies. There was no time for anything else, really. It was the life he lived and the only life that he knew. No amount of time spent hiding in a public restroom was ever going to hide away the truth.
Once finishing washing his hands, Joshua took hold of the handful of pamphlets he had placed aside and exited. It all seemed to happen so quickly; the sight of the fireworks sparkling and illuminating the darkening sky was before him, the warm summer breeze tickling the back of his neck. Within a second, it was gone. Instead, replaced with a sudden coldness and dampness and someone apologising tangled up with a curse. What in the world had just happened? Whiplashed by the experience, Joshua gazed down at his now drenched shirt, feeling it stick against his skin. The orange substance began to darken the blue and white subtly striped button-up shirt his brother had passed down to him only a few weeks ago. But the thing that was highly noticeable was… the smell.
What was that smell?
It reminded him of the unmarked bottle he had once found in his father’s study whilst vacuuming the house. The whiff of the substance was enough to make his eyes water. Dear Lord, it was strong. There were just so many things to take in at this current moment of time that he was left with a dumbfound stupid, mouth agape complex. His eyes gazed from his shirt, up towards the girl, back to his shirt, and up once more. How was he meant to react to this situation? Was he meant to go home and get changed? Or was he meant to go back to handing our pamphlets smelling like this? A million thoughts ran through his mind before he noticed the girl take a step backwards.
Well, a stumble back.
Without a second of hesitation, giving zero time for his brain to process anything, Joshua’s arms flew, and his hands placed themselves steadily upon the girl’s bare shoulders. His pamphlets which had been tucked under his arms were now raining onto the floor, shattered. “Woah, woah, woah!” his voice full of concern as he attempted to bring some stability to her balance “Are you okay? Do you… do you need to sit down for a bit? Or some water?”
Suddenly, he could feel his ears burn. A hue of strawberry formed from the tips of his ears and threatened to welcome his cheeks. He had all a sudden become very aware that his hands were placed upon her bare shoulders. Clearing his throat, he quickly brought his hands by his sides and then it happened; a form of word vomit. Things were just flowing from his mouth and he had zero control over it. However, his volume could only be recognised as tiny italics, not wanting to raise it to bring any attention to those where were around them. After all – it was better to be invisible, wasn’t it?
“I’m so sorry. I didn’t get your permission to touch your shoulders. I just wanted to make sure you wouldn’t fall over. I think… I think maybe you should sit down. Are you able to sit down? Do you need help? Is it- is it ok if I help you? Like, guide you?”
Once finishing washing his hands, Joshua took hold of the handful of pamphlets he had placed aside and exited. It all seemed to happen so quickly; the sight of the fireworks sparkling and illuminating the darkening sky was before him, the warm summer breeze tickling the back of his neck. Within a second, it was gone. Instead, replaced with a sudden coldness and dampness and someone apologising tangled up with a curse. What in the world had just happened? Whiplashed by the experience, Joshua gazed down at his now drenched shirt, feeling it stick against his skin. The orange substance began to darken the blue and white subtly striped button-up shirt his brother had passed down to him only a few weeks ago. But the thing that was highly noticeable was… the smell.
What was that smell?
It reminded him of the unmarked bottle he had once found in his father’s study whilst vacuuming the house. The whiff of the substance was enough to make his eyes water. Dear Lord, it was strong. There were just so many things to take in at this current moment of time that he was left with a dumbfound stupid, mouth agape complex. His eyes gazed from his shirt, up towards the girl, back to his shirt, and up once more. How was he meant to react to this situation? Was he meant to go home and get changed? Or was he meant to go back to handing our pamphlets smelling like this? A million thoughts ran through his mind before he noticed the girl take a step backwards.
Well, a stumble back.
Without a second of hesitation, giving zero time for his brain to process anything, Joshua’s arms flew, and his hands placed themselves steadily upon the girl’s bare shoulders. His pamphlets which had been tucked under his arms were now raining onto the floor, shattered. “Woah, woah, woah!” his voice full of concern as he attempted to bring some stability to her balance “Are you okay? Do you… do you need to sit down for a bit? Or some water?”
Suddenly, he could feel his ears burn. A hue of strawberry formed from the tips of his ears and threatened to welcome his cheeks. He had all a sudden become very aware that his hands were placed upon her bare shoulders. Clearing his throat, he quickly brought his hands by his sides and then it happened; a form of word vomit. Things were just flowing from his mouth and he had zero control over it. However, his volume could only be recognised as tiny italics, not wanting to raise it to bring any attention to those where were around them. After all – it was better to be invisible, wasn’t it?
“I’m so sorry. I didn’t get your permission to touch your shoulders. I just wanted to make sure you wouldn’t fall over. I think… I think maybe you should sit down. Are you able to sit down? Do you need help? Is it- is it ok if I help you? Like, guide you?”
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