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TK didn't know how he ended up here, dangling his legs over a rooftop. To him everything had just been gray for a while. He knew this was a selfish way to go; he knew his friends--his family didn't deserve this but he didn't know how else to make it stop.
TK had been pulling away from everyone recently. He called into work "sick" more, and blew off his friends more often too. But what was he supposed to do, he didn't even have the energy to get out of bed let alone go somewhere. Things had just gotten gray again.
He hadn't talk much to anyone ether, just keeping to himself for these past few weeks. He didn't talk to Owen, Carlos or really anyone unless it was necessary. He was starting to isolate himself from everyone.
He was still lost somewhere in his thoughts when a loud siren pulled him out of his trance. As the fire truck got closer and closer to him he could vaguely make out the big bold letters.
"1-2-6." He whispered to himself. Then realized he was supposed to be on shift right now. He had called out sick this morning for a stomach ache, he been having these "stomach aches" for 3 days in row now. He had planned to return to work in order for it not to seem suspicious but in the blur of getting here it had slipped his mind.
"Shit, shit, SHIT!" He stammered to himself. If he was supposed to be on shift then his friends-family would be the ones responding. They couldn't see him like this, so broken so hurt.
But the sirens just kept getting closer and closer.
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The 126 were only about 50 meters away when Owen started to ask dispatch questions, "Dispatch, do we have a name on our jumper?", "No, but he appears to be male mid to late twenties and has been sitting there for quite a while.", "OK, thanks dispatch arriving on sence now.", "Copy 126."
"Paul, Marjan, Judd I want you to set up the airbag, Mateo I want you to go get me the megaphone!" Everyone started rushing to do their jobs.
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TK put his hood over his head when the fire truck had arrived. He didn't want them to see him like this. He knew the pills that were shoved into his pocket we're a last resort but what else was he going to do.
If he jumps the airbag would just catch him. But if he took the pills and just let them take there course it would be alot faster. He slowly took out the orange bottle shoved into his front pocket. And he poured some into his hands.
The wind started blowing really hard in TK's direction. And his damn hood came off at the perfect time--Carlos had just arrived on the sence. It was all some sick prank and god was looking down at him and laughing.
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"Uhh, guys is it just me or does that guy look alot like TK?", "Guys he looks alot like TK because he is TK!" Owen yelled.
"Judd, keep Everyone in check I'm going up there!", "Sure thing cap.". "I'm going up with you." A soft but firm voice said, it was Carlos. "Carlos..." Owen started, "We've got no time to waste come on!"
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TK watch as his dad and Carlos went into the building, he knew they were coming up. As a desperate attempt he took all the pills in hand and then grabed more and downed them like they were nothing. He must of taken around 30-40 before Carlos and Owen made there away to the top.
The first thing Carlos and Owen noticed when they got to the top was the empty bottle of pills on the ground. They glanced at each other before attempting to talk him down.
"TK.. why don't you come down and we'll talk?" Owen asked in his most kind and compassionate voice. "Yeah.." Carlos continued, "And you can go back up if you want to?"
"Why..? He asked, why should I come down? I just fucked up my sobriety. And if I jump you two can finally be free. Dad... you won't be stuck cleaning up all of my messes and Carlos, go find someone who deserves to be with you."
"TK, I love you and only you baby. And if you jump I'll never ever be happy again." Owen continued, "And son I love you, you've never made a mess that I've had to clean up, so just come down and we can talk this out."
"No.. no..." TK kept repeating. "I'm not coming down!" And with that he stood up looked over the edge closed his eyes and jumped.
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Everyone was horrified, but thankfully the airbag caught him. Tk had passed out because of the pills that was unconscious and not breathing.
"Nancy check his vitals!" Tommy yelled. Nancy rushed to check his vitals and breathing as Tommy grabbed the narcan. "I'm getting a pulse but he's bot breathing cap." "Ok start compressions." She said as she jabbed the narcan into his thigh.
The hospital ride was the longest ever. They pulled in and there was a group of doctors waiting for them. "28 year old male, he jumped from a 8-story building airbag caught him, but he also OD'd on oxy gave him narcan but he's breathing but unconscious." Tommy blurted out. "Thanks we'll do everything we can."
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The next thing TK remembers his waking up in a hospital with a moniter beeping. "He's waking up turn off the lights!" Someone yelled he couldn't really make out who it was though.
He slowly opened his eyes and his head was throbbing. "TK?", A voice called out. He turned his head to side and saw it was Carlos.
TK just glanced at him and turned away, but on the other side of the room sat his dad.
"I'm so so sorry!" He blutted out while crying.
"No no shush baby it's ok it's ok." Carlos said in a shoothing voice.
"I'll give you two some space and I'll tell the doctor you're up." Said Owen.
"Thank you captain Strand." Said Carlos relieved that he got the chance to speak to his boyfriend alone.
"It's Owen, and I'll be back."
Owen walked out from the room trying to find his doctor.
All of Carlos's attention switched to him as he started "TK-," but before he could finish TK cut him off. "I'm so so sorry Carlos everything just turned gr-grey again." He said holding back sobs.
"Shhhh it's ok baby it's ok." Carlos said while giving him those eyes.
Just then Owen walked back in with the doctor who had brought the psychiatrist.
"So we manged to get the pills out of his system but he'll have to stay here on a 72 hour psychiatric hold, this is the psychiatrist if you wouldn't mind she would like to talk with you." She said.
"Hi I'm Sara, we have to do these alone considering what he went through but as soon as I'm done you can come right back in." She spoke sofly to Owen and Carlos.
Owen and Carlos left the room promising TK they'd be right back after the session was done.
"So Tyler, do you know where you are right now?"
"It's just TK, and yes I'm in the hospital because I tried to kill myself."
"Ok then TK, do you still feel like you want to harm yourself?"
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Whlist TK was getting his mental health checked on Owen and Carlos went out to the waiting room to inform everyone that TK had woken up and been placed on a psych hold.
"So how's our boy?" Judd asked with concern in his voice.
"He's currently bring check on by the psychiatrist because he's on a 72 hour psych hold. But the good news is that they were able to pump all the pills out of his system." Carlos explain while everyone listened.
So they all sat down and waited untill TK was don't with the questions.
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"Family of Tyler Kennedy Strand?"
"That's us." Carlos said while shaking.
"Well the psychiatrist has just informed us that is going to be held for longer because he said that he thought he was a risk to himself." The nurse explained. "He's going to be transferred to a mental facility untill he deemed to not be a danger to himself anymore." She said very warmly.
They all looked at each other but the knew what was best for him. Tk ended up staying at facility for 2 weeks and 3 days before he was deemed no longer a danger to himself and realized that he didn't want to die as he had too much to live for.