Soiled Seed

Chapter Sixteen

                  

Chapter Sixteen

Home sickness already?

Warm and wrapped in a big towel I glare at Dusk. About an hour ago Dusk decided to teach me how to swim, which I failed to realize I had never been swimming before. Dusk being Dusk, he picked me up and tossed me into the pool. I barely made it out alive!

"Oh stop staring at me like that, it wasn't even that bad. You managed to get to the ladder didn't you?" Dusk rolled his eyes at me. I continue to glare at him. I was so NOT his friend right now.

"You shouldn't have been so harsh with him if it was his first time being in water higher than his head." Whitney says coming out of the house and handing me something warm to drink. "I honestly can't believe you've never swam before."

I remained silent and continue to give Dusk the glare of Death.

David and Lara were sitting at the pool's edge with their legs in the water. I also find them guilty since all they did was throw huge beach balls at me. It did help me stay afloat, but whatever I'm angry.

"Will you get off of me." Dusk pushes Whit's arm off his shoulders. Whitney only brings it back un-affected. Even though the rejection was clear as day I could still feel the affection they had for each other. It was a little weird to see someone all over Dusk though.

"Only when you admit you're in love with me." Whitney purred hooking his arm onto Dusk's. He growled and shoved a cute circle sandwich into his mouth. Whitney turns his gaze to me. It wasn't threatening or friendly. In fact it was almost blank. He suddenly reaches his hand out toward my face. It was creepy and scary so I panic and scoot away.

Dusk smacked Whitney's hand causing him to retract his hands to himself. "Don't touch him, you might give him your creepy obsessive disease."

"I do not have an obsessive creepy disease Dusk." He hissed and hugged Dusk's arm. "It's called being in love."

"It takes two to tango." Dusk pulled at his arm.

"Exactly. The TWO of us can tango."

"Yeah, no."

The two start arguing again.

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I snuggle into the pillow dusk had given me. It felt really weird to be sleeping in a place I didn't know much about. Even though the big house looked cool in the day time at night it was creepy.

Everyone stayed over so Whitney had me sleep in one of the guest rooms, instead of sleeping in the same room as Dusk. The guest rooms were on a different floor of the house. If I remember correctly David, the red head, was in the room across from me. As for Lara, I never did figure out where she slept. To be completely honest I didn't want to be depending on my brothers and Dusk to feel safe.

Keeping that thought in mind I forced my eyes closed and focused on breathing softly. It was something I used to do when I had to sleep down in the freezing cold basement years ago. It usually put me to sleep seconds later. When I'm alone I end up thinking about how I struggled to grow up.

With thoughts like these pushing their way around in my head it was hard to fall asleep.  I kept my eyes closed for another two hours before finally letting them open. I can't do it. Even though I had my own room at home I felt safe because everyone was close by. I could usually hear Tommy snoring or Hearn watching television as he stayed up late. Giving up trying to act tough and sucking it up I pushed the comforter off to the side bringing the pillow I was given with me as a I found my way upstairs in front of Dusk's room.