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Ā Ā Ā Ā inĀ aĀ wayĀ dezzieĀ andĀ wyattĀ wereĀ aĀ lotĀ alikeĀ .Ā theyĀ didnātĀ likeĀ tooĀ muchĀ attentionĀ onĀ themselvesĀ ,Ā ifĀ anyĀ ,Ā butĀ theĀ differenceĀ inĀ thatĀ wasĀ thatĀ dezzieĀ wouldĀ putĀ everyoneĀ inĀ frontĀ ofĀ herselfĀ .Ā sheādĀ findĀ theĀ goodĀ inĀ everyĀ singleĀ personĀ andĀ sheādĀ putĀ themĀ firstĀ .Ā wyattĀ didnātĀ doĀ thatĀ .Ā wyattĀ sawĀ theĀ uglinessĀ inĀ everyoneĀ andĀ everythingĀ ,Ā Ā Ā (Ā Ā Ā especiallyĀ himselfĀ ,Ā Ā Ā )Ā Ā Ā thereĀ wereĀ onlyĀ aĀ fewĀ peopleĀ thatĀ thatĀ uglinessĀ didnātĀ showĀ upĀ forĀ andĀ itĀ wasĀ thoseĀ peopleĀ thatĀ wyattĀ wouldĀ putĀ beforeĀ himselfĀ .Ā wyattĀ keptĀ toĀ himselfĀ becauseĀ heĀ wasĀ selfishĀ ,Ā notĀ becauseĀ heĀ wantedĀ toĀ focusĀ onĀ anyoneĀ andĀ everyoneĀ elseĀ .Ā heĀ wasĀ selfishĀ becauseĀ heĀ feltĀ likeĀ heĀ wasĀ betterĀ offĀ notĀ knownĀ .Ā heĀ wasĀ betterĀ offĀ hiddenĀ .Ā nothingĀ couldĀ hurtĀ himĀ ifĀ heĀ wasĀ hidingĀ allĀ theĀ deepestĀ partsĀ ofĀ himĀ .Ā sureĀ ,Ā heĀ hadĀ thisĀ thoughtĀ thatĀ hisĀ issuesĀ werenātĀ worthĀ itĀ ,Ā thatĀ heĀ wasĀ savingĀ peopleĀ timeĀ byĀ notĀ speakingĀ aboutĀ itĀ butĀ againĀ itĀ allĀ cameĀ backĀ toĀ thisĀ selfishnessĀ inĀ himĀ .Ā itĀ allĀ cameĀ backĀ toĀ hisĀ ownĀ fearsĀ .Ā hisĀ issuesĀ werenātĀ worthĀ itĀ becauseĀ heĀ wasnātĀ worthĀ itĀ .Ā heĀ wasĀ savingĀ peoplesĀ timeĀ becauseĀ heĀ wasĀ worriedĀ theyādĀ findĀ himĀ aĀ wasteĀ ofĀ timeĀ .Ā itĀ allĀ cameĀ backĀ toĀ himĀ andĀ thatĀ wasĀ theĀ honestĀ truthĀ .Ā asĀ muchĀ asĀ heādĀ likeĀ toĀ believeĀ heĀ wasĀ moreĀ selflessĀ ,Ā heĀ wasnātĀ .Ā heĀ wasĀ moreĀ selfishĀ ,Ā stubbornĀ ,Ā andĀ pridefulĀ thanĀ selflessĀ .Ā asĀ muchĀ asĀ heādĀ likeĀ toĀ believeĀ thatĀ heĀ wasĀ moreĀ likeĀ dezzieĀ whoĀ soĀ willinglyĀ threwĀ herselfĀ onĀ theĀ trainĀ tracksĀ toĀ saveĀ everyoneĀ elseĀ .Ā thatĀ heldĀ herĀ tongueĀ becauseĀ sheĀ wantedĀ othersĀ toĀ focusĀ moreĀ onĀ themselvesĀ thanĀ herĀ ā¦Ā thatĀ wasnātĀ himĀ .Ā orĀ maybeĀ heĀ wasĀ justĀ hardĀ onĀ himselfĀ andĀ couldnātĀ beganĀ toĀ believeĀ thatĀ heĀ wasĀ anythingĀ butĀ selfishĀ .Ā heĀ couldnātĀ seeĀ himselfĀ asĀ anythingĀ otherĀ thanĀ somethingĀ badĀ ,Ā somethingĀ uglyĀ .Ā heĀ grewĀ upĀ withĀ uglinessĀ aroundĀ himĀ ,Ā heĀ wasĀ raisedĀ byĀ theĀ handsĀ ofĀ thoseĀ ugliestĀ ,Ā wouldnātĀ itĀ makeĀ senseĀ forĀ himĀ toĀ beĀ theĀ sameĀ ?Ā
keepingĀ hisĀ eyesĀ downĀ onĀ theirĀ handsĀ asĀ sheĀ bandagedĀ itĀ upĀ ,Ā wyattĀ clinchedĀ hisĀ jawĀ aĀ littleĀ dueĀ toĀ theĀ shootsĀ ofĀ painĀ heĀ feltĀ goĀ upĀ hisĀ armĀ whenĀ hisĀ handĀ wasĀ beingĀ messedĀ withĀ .Ā notĀ thatĀ dezzieĀ wasnātĀ beingĀ gentleĀ ,Ā sheĀ wasĀ doingĀ greatĀ .Ā butĀ ā¦Ā hisĀ fingersĀ wereĀ brokenĀ ,Ā thereĀ wasĀ noĀ gettingĀ awayĀ fromĀ theĀ healingĀ processĀ ofĀ painĀ .Ā painĀ wasĀ allĀ partĀ ofĀ itĀ andĀ heĀ knewĀ thatĀ betterĀ thanĀ anyoneĀ .Ā heĀ knewĀ aĀ thingĀ orĀ twoĀ aboutĀ feelingĀ painĀ andĀ healingĀ fromĀ itĀ ,Ā atĀ leastĀ whenĀ itĀ cameĀ toĀ theĀ outsideĀ .Ā whenĀ itĀ cameĀ toĀ theĀ innerĀ painĀ thatĀ suffocatedĀ himĀ ā¦Ā heĀ hadnātĀ quiteĀ figuredĀ thatĀ oneĀ outĀ yetĀ .Ā Ā Ā (Ā Ā Ā honestlyĀ ,Ā thatĀ wasĀ somethingĀ heĀ wasnātĀ sureĀ heādĀ everĀ figureĀ outĀ .Ā Ā Ā )Ā Ā Ā heĀ didnātĀ haveĀ thatĀ muchĀ hopeĀ inĀ himselfĀ .
Ā Ā Ā glancingĀ backĀ upĀ atĀ herĀ ,Ā wyattĀ couldnātĀ helpĀ butĀ bringĀ upĀ hisĀ freeĀ handĀ andĀ placeĀ itĀ onĀ topĀ ofĀ hersĀ asĀ sheĀ wasĀ wrappingĀ hisĀ handĀ .Ā moreĀ soĀ tryingĀ toĀ getĀ herĀ toĀ stopĀ focusingĀ onĀ wrappingĀ hisĀ handĀ andĀ moreĀ soĀ focusĀ inĀ onĀ himĀ .Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā heyĀ ,Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā theĀ maleĀ spokeĀ softlyĀ ,Ā heĀ didnātĀ knowĀ whyĀ butĀ thereĀ wasĀ somethingĀ aboutĀ herĀ wordsĀ thatĀ brokeĀ hisĀ heartĀ .Ā maybeĀ itĀ wasĀ theĀ factĀ thatĀ sheĀ wasĀ puttingĀ soĀ muchĀ worryĀ andĀ soĀ muchĀ trustĀ inĀ someoneĀ likeĀ himĀ ?Ā someoneĀ thatĀ noĀ matterĀ howĀ hardĀ heĀ tiredĀ notĀ toĀ ,Ā heĀ disappointedĀ peopleĀ .Ā althoughĀ ,Ā heĀ knewĀ dezzieĀ ,Ā heĀ knewĀ sheādĀ alwaysĀ beenĀ likeĀ thisĀ butĀ thereĀ wasĀ somethingĀ aboutĀ thisĀ timeĀ ā¦Ā andĀ himĀ blatantlyĀ lyingĀ toĀ herĀ faceĀ ā¦Ā makingĀ promisesĀ thatĀ heĀ probablyĀ couldnātĀ keepĀ ā¦Ā thatĀ hurtĀ himĀ .Ā Ā Ā (Ā Ā Ā possiblyĀ becauseĀ heĀ wasĀ thinkingĀ aboutĀ possiblyĀ hurtingĀ herĀ .Ā Ā Ā )Ā Ā Ā butĀ thereĀ wasĀ thatĀ prideĀ againĀ tellingĀ himĀ heĀ couldnātĀ admitĀ ,Ā notĀ evenĀ toĀ theĀ personĀ thatĀ hadĀ knownĀ himĀ longestĀ ,Ā heĀ couldnātĀ admitĀ thatĀ heĀ wasnātĀ okayĀ andĀ thatĀ itĀ feltĀ likeĀ nothingĀ wouldĀ beĀ okayĀ .Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā youĀ wonātĀ seeĀ meĀ likeĀ thisĀ againĀ ,Ā okayĀ ?Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā heĀ attemptedĀ toĀ smileĀ .Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā nowĀ chinĀ upĀ ,Ā kidĀ .Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā wyattĀ teasedĀ ,Ā raisingĀ hisĀ handĀ upĀ andĀ puttingĀ hisĀ indexĀ fingerĀ underĀ herĀ chinĀ ,Ā Ā heĀ tappedĀ itĀ aĀ coupleĀ timeĀ .Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā youĀ reallyĀ thinkĀ iādĀ wannaĀ faceĀ theĀ wrathĀ ofĀ dezzieĀ lovelessĀ ?Ā iĀ knowĀ iāmĀ aĀ littleĀ offĀ myĀ rockerĀ butĀ iĀ knowĀ betterĀ .Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā andĀ inĀ aĀ wayĀ ,Ā heĀ feltĀ likeĀ heĀ wasĀ makingĀ aĀ promiseĀ toĀ herĀ thatĀ heādĀ doĀ hisĀ bestĀ toĀ stayĀ awayĀ fromĀ fenixĀ .Ā althoughĀ ,Ā wouldĀ heĀ keepĀ itĀ ?Ā likeĀ statedĀ beforeĀ ,Ā heĀ hadĀ aĀ knackĀ forĀ disappointingĀ peopleĀ .
the fact that they were so much alike was something dezzie had thought of often. she believed it was what made them so close. it was almost as if they knew what each other were thinking before the thought even had time to process. perhaps that was why she was so protective of him, because she saw pieces of herself in him. it was weird though, because in all reality, dezzie did hate herself. she hated herself for not being enough for her father to stick around, and hated herself for letting certain situations happen in the first place. but, yet she loved those parts of wyatt. maybe thatās why it was so easy for them. sure, they were normally sarcastic with one another, but it was just easier that way for them, at least thatās how she saw it. even in their sarcastic moments, they could see past it and get the small bits of truth that dimmed through their words. it was refreshing, because at the end of the day she knew that at least one person in the world understood her, even if she wished he didnāt. because they maybe, he could love himself and see just how much he truly deserved. but then again, dezzie was selfish in that light, because then he wouldnāt be around her. heād finally see that she was just some stupid girl who wasnāt going anywhere in life. in fact, she didnāt even know where she wanted it to go. she worked at the diner, and that was as far as she ever got. the girl knew that if he ever did realize he deserved the world, and far greater things than cornell could offer, sheād obviously have to go. because she was stuck here, and cornell would always have itās grasp on her.Ā
his words struck her like ice through her chest. while most would take that as a comfort, dezzie knew him better than that. the boy was a gluten for punishment, and would take it wherever it was dished out. it was something sheād come to realize about the other in the long while that theyāve known each other. so instead of thanking him for his comfort, she frowned at him.Ā ādonāt you dare say it like that either. i know what that means, wyatt. thatās not aĀ āiāll be okay, this wonāt happen againā thatās a cope out in saying that even if it happens you wonāt let me see it.ā she huffed, her eyebrows knitting together.Ā āand fuck, i might get mad but donāt fucking push me out because of it. iāll get over it, no matter what, but let me be there for you.āĀ she could have been wrong, but thatās what it felt like, and that hurt her worse than anything to think that he would go to someone else, or suffer in silence by himself.Ā
she rolled her eyes as he called her a kid, playfully swatting his hand away.Ā āiām not the kid, mr.barely legal to drink.ā she said, sticking her tongue out at him. sure, if the two stood next to each other, the height difference alone would make anyone believe dezzie was definitely the younger of the two, but she held pride in the fact she was two years older then him. it made it so easy to tease him about it.Ā ākeep calling me kid, and iāll make sure you do face that wrath.ā she teased, a laugh leaving her lips before she went to finishing up his hand. dezzie reached her arm around, pulling it across one last time before securing the wrap in place.Ā āthere, perfect. now please, do not take this off. if it starts hurting, just use icy hot, or go between an ice pack and heating pad. i might be able to get my mom to get you some low grade pain killers from the hospital if you need. sheād definitely do it if i told her it was for you.ā