'What's going on mate?' Finn questions as he leans against the brick wall. Waiting to be invited into the warm house.

Josh hesitated, looking at his best friend. His hand firmly on the door handle.

'You gunna let me in then?' Finn asks, bored of hinting.

'Oh yeah, course' Josh babbles, stepping aside to allow Finn in. Quickly slamming the door behind Finn despite the possibilities, someone could be lurking out in the dark somehow waiting to get him.

'What's going on? Finn asks, as Josh heads through to the familiar and safe living room.

'What'd you mean?' Josh begins to panic, his eyes firmly darting around the room. A small gap of light beaming through as the curtains allowed a small gap. Josh's arm sprung up almost yanking the curtains to a close the living room in complete darkness except from a small black lamp in the corner letting of a dim light.

'Woah, mate?' Finn continued completely bemused.

'You've been acting strange recently' Finn says shaking his school bag from his body and placing it down onto the floor.

'It's nothing. I'm just under the weather' Josh smiles, scratching at his neck. Finn's eye brows narrowing together; things hadn't been right for weeks.

'Right everyone Josh is the fire warden, do as he says' Mrs Diamond announces, as the fire bell signals the pupils instantly getting up from their stools in a style of panic and disorder.

'Come on then Josh, what are we doing?' Finn asks casually, waiting for his friend to announce the instructions. His eye brows narrowing together, as his friend stands in complete silence.

'Alright mate, keep it together' He tries to offer a sense of encouragement.

'There's a fire exit right out there' Trudi points out. As Josh darts away from the class, out through the science door.

Finn completely bemused. 'What's going on mate?' He asks, witnessing as his friend smashes his fist against the fire alarm despite the fire alarm already blaring. It was no use; it was like he was some sort of empty shell. He couldn't get through the him.

Blood spilling from his cut hand, Finn grabbing onto his arms. 'What are you doing? It's OK. Hey mate, It's OK' Finn tries to calm his friend. Josh falling against him his cut hand hitting at his shoulder.

'Hey' Finn continues to attemp to calm his friend. Josh's behaviour completely out of character. He couldn't understand why this was happening. Josh bolting away from him.

'The fire drill?' Finn spoke, as Josh looked straight through him. Josh remembered it alright; he just didn't understand why he had done it. He didn't understand a lot of the things he did now.

'I don't know things haven't been going right' Josh admitted. Trying to avoid the truth. If he didn't say what was happening then it couldn't be happening right?

'The newspaper article thing?' Finn continued. Josh's hands now covering his ears. He didn't want reminding he just wanted to curl up into a little ball, forget all the things.

'Why Josh?'

'I think it's high time we addressed those sloppy keyboard skills' Ms Boston announced standing above several students who were slumped in front of a computer screen a bored expression covering their faces.

The students began fastening their ties around there eyes as the teacher had ordered.

She continued to order instructions before she allowed them to unleash there writing skills. It got off to normal the students tapping down onto the keys. Josh suddenly lurching forward in his seat before getting to his feet sending the chair hurtling.

'Josh?' Ms Boston asked as Josh quickly yanked the tie from his eyes, his posture bent over. Almost swaying.

'I don't understand?' Finn sighed, trying to get through to the Josh he knew. The Josh a couple of months a go, witnessing him cycling down a hill on Mr Chalks bike. Before sprinting off, broken camera in hand.

'There's something wrong' Josh mumbles grasping his hands together.

'Well what is it, mate?' Finn tries.

'Schizophrenia' Josh says the word quietly but loud enough to hear. The word circiling around in his mind.

'No...' Finn shakes his head.

'You can't?' Finn mumbles, he doesn't understand. Josh was so normal, Josh was the normal one.

How could he?

'It's true Finn. I don't know how I'm going to deal with it. It's too much' Josh stutters. The truth becoming to much to handle, for a boy of his age he's just an average teenager. Why him?

'You'll be alright. Your a fighter' Finn nods, getting to his feet before heading over to the other sofa where Josh sat slumped up near the edge clutching onto his knees.

'It's alright Josh. It's OK' Finn clears his throat, placing his arm around Josh. 'You're my best friend Josh. I'm going to help you, no matter what it takes'

'I'm here for you, please don't shut me out'