Our Fading Stars

11. Wants and Needs

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Parker's POV

This was absolutely not what I'd expected.

Tiana stood next to me, washing the dishes from dinner. She didn't even look at me once after she had arrived. Not even once.

How could she do that? She spoke with James, laughed with Charlie, and even let Nate flirt with her, but wouldn't even look at me!

I knew that I had been acting like a jerk. The morning we had breakfast together, I almost let my guard down. The wall of lies that I had built up firmly for all my sixteen years of life had almost collapsed. I was about to let myself go to her, when my mind snapped. My problems were mine, and so was my life. I didn't need to share it with anyone. I was alone from the start, and would be until the end.

After that, I couldn't keep the awkward relationship ongoing. Being with her, I kept slipping in the puddle of Tiana Kings. I needed to step out and get away from it. That's why I had avoided her for the past week.

It wasn't that of a hard thing to do, especially with my twin stuck in my mind. I thought of so many things I could do. Should I ask my Mom for directions to see my long lost brother? Or did I not need a brother? What would he say if he knew I existed? Did he know I existed? What was his name? Who was older, me or him?

Okay, that last one was a really stupid one, but who wouldn't ask that?

Now, looking at Tiana, I just wanted to let everything go. I wanted to be closer to her than anyone else in any other way. Special.

Yet, I hesitated.

"What are you doing?" her harmonious voice flew into my ears, breaking me out of my trail of thought. She didn't lift her head to look at me but stared at my hand instead.

"Huh?" I replied stupidly.

"Your hand is full of dishwasher."

My head snapped down, and indeed I had a hand fully cupping a lot of dishwasher. I had been pressing the head numerous times unconsciously.

I laughed nervously and tried to dump it into the sink when Tiana's small hands grabbed my wrist. Butterflies erupted in my stomach, just by her single touch.

"Are you going to kill all the ocean life down there?" she said angrily. She poured the liquid from my hand into a washed bowl.

"Thanks," I said. I doubted she heard it because I had said it so small, but if she had, she wasn't giving a reply.

Taking off her rubber gloves, she turned around and walked away to where Charlie was and Charlie slung his arm over her shoulder. I had to keep cleaning the dishes in order to stop myself from clenching my fists. Charlie was definitely into her, anyone could see that. Did letting him in so easily make her into him too?

Stop thinking about her, Parker. You made your decision to stay away.

'I am staying away, physically.'

Your mind is not staying away from her.

'You are my mind.'

Stay away from her, me!

'Like that'll work.'

I finished up the dishes and dragged myself to the tent. I was about to crawl in when Nate grabbed ahold of my shirt and tugged.