The car ride home was uncomfortable and I kept fidgeting, trying to shake the feeling off. I caught Josh's awkward glances and scowled at him. It's all his fault that I can't help the Storm Hawks, it's his fault for yelling at Finn, it's his fault for everything that went wrong. If only he took my place in moving, this would have never happened. I wouldn't know the Storm Hawks were real... Finn wouldn't exist to me... My throat closed up and I felt confined in the roomy car. Fi's face was twisted with mixed emotion and I shot her a quick half-smile even though I didn't feel happy, nowhere near it.

"Taryn... I..." Josh attempted to reconcile but I shot him shut with a remark of my own.

"If you didn't want me to get hurt or you wanted to protect me, why didn't you take my spot? Why did you even come here?" I muttered snidely as I dug around my pocket for my I-pod. Melanie was the only thing that was going to get me out of this. If you're wondering, Melanie is the name for my I-pod. I find it's just simple to name my electronics. I don't know why I do it but I do. In fact, My phone's name is Lyra while my laptop's name is Zeke. It's quite cute and it helps my imagination.

"Taryn, I didn't... I wanted you to be safe..." Josh's mouth moved but I barely heard him, still digging for Melanie.

"You're lying, I can tell, Josh." I hit the slick surface of my I-pod and started pulling her out when a soft hand touched mine. My heart jolted and I looked up at Fi's face as she shook her head. I sighed and let go of my I-pod, facing toward Josh. "Why are you so protective, Josh? Nothing happened, I swear!" I explained, a inflection slowly rose in my voice and I choked it off.

"Cause you're my baby sister!... Besides, I know you didn't do anything..." Josh exclaimed lightly.

"Exactly! I'm old enough to... wait, you knew I didn't do anything? Why the hell did you get mad at Finn than?" My hands clenched the green sweater I got from Finn. I laughed at the irony of this situation. I finally got to wear the sweater home but at such a big price. I can't believe this! Why did he do this?

"You're my sister... I don't want anything bad to happen to you!" Josh exclaimed, tears soft on his face. Dylan coughed lightly and turned right, signifying that we were close to home. I sighed, debating if I should just pull Melanie out and drown out this stupid feeling. I grabbed Mel and put both earbuds in. I turned on Airplanes and looked out the window, trying to drown out the slight murmur that was still reaching my ears. I closed my eyes and just listened to the song and what it meant.

"...but that's just how the story unfolds. You get another hand soon after you fold and when your plans unravel in the sand, what would you wish for if you had one chance? So airplane, airplane..." My right earbud was tugged out and I sighed.

"What is it now, Fi?" I asked, turning to toward her. However, it wasn't Fi whom tugged my earbuds; It was Josh. They must have gotten home already and I just wasn't all here. Josh gulped and dropped the earbud, falling back toward me before hitting me in the hand. I sighed and pulled out the other earbud, wondering how this was going to go down. I'm not his puppy!

"Um, Taryn,... I know we got off on a wrong foot but... Just understand my point of view..." Josh touched the back of my hand and I ripped it out of his grip.

"Why should I understand you? Why do you think you know everything!" I spat at him. "I'm not a child, Josh! I know what I'm doing!"

"I know, Taryn but you're..."

"...My sister, yeah, yeah. It's the same old story every time! It's starting to get boring." I cut him off and blew off his attempt to reconcile. He ruined everything for me! He didn't have to be there. He could be at home, helping Mom with her Yoga or something right now.

"I don't want you to get hurt again..." Josh muttered and I got angry.

"DON'T YOU DARE BRING MY PAST INTO THIS! That was completely my fault! You had nothing to do with it!" My head pounded from my frustration. It burned between my eyes and pressed the sides of my nose. It disappeared for a bit and came back with twice the power. I groaned and turned to Josh.

"You don't listen, do you? You never listen..." With that, I opened my door and climbed out of the car, making sure I didn't hit my head on the roof. I slammed the door shut before Josh could protest and I skirted around the front of the car, attempting to get into the house before he got out. My attempts failed as the car door clicked and Josh got out.

"Taryn..."

"I'm done talking, Josh. There is nothing more to say..." I simply said before entering the house.

"Are you ok? Did you see Josh came?" Dad asked as I skirted past him toward the basement. Something in Dad's voice caught me from heading down the stairs. I stood, tittering on the top step with my back toward Dad when I heard Josh come in.

"Yeah, I seen he came... wish he didn't, though..."