Chapter 17

to me with a very concerned yelped look on his face

“How did you manage to leave the house without them

kuning

w e you when he asks with new intens.

“am…I lied.” Iconleu. ‘1 told them that was going to a friend’s house.”

“A friend’s house?” he questions. Which friend?”

I’m surprised that he even wants to know this small detail. Why should it matter which friend!

He’s standing doser to me now as he waits for me to

“Abigail…” I want to t#1 him mare; I want to say to him that she’s the only friend that I have now and that the two people closest to me betrayed me. But I don’t need to say these things everyone in school already knows, and even he asked me if i still loved Bryan. He already knows, i know this;

but I still want to tell him more. I want to open up to him,

and I want to hear his responses. I’m slightly crazy; I know

that, and he may already know this as well.

He steps back after hearing my response. Til have the

guard see you out after you get changed. Goodbye, Amiera.”

I don’t have a chance to protest before he bolts out of

the room. It seems as though he’s trying his best to get me to leave. I’m suddenly reminded of the last time he did this to

leve. I’m suddenly reminded of the last time he did ihis to

  1. me. The time I liked his client without hiki pemikian.

Today he was trying to get away from me once mori.

Why did he keep doing this? Why did he

vi sem

ested in me, only to push me out a few minutes later?

I spin the dar in my hand over and over again. I’d finally found her; after years of searching, she was finally

within my grasp

But I don’t feel the sense of accomplishment was

haping to feel. My emotions manage to surprise me even

more than she does.

Why did I feel the need to protect her today? My primary

mission was to guide her towards the candle; it was a simple

test: The burning sensation would have stopped on its own

even without my interference, it would have taken a long

time, but it still would have stopped.

So then why did I rush to help her?

Every time I close my eyes, I hear her screams; I’ve

listened to cries before, but none has ever managed to flip

my insides as hers did.

“Fuck” i slam the knife down onto the wooden table

and mumble some more as I get up.

I thought that I was more prepared for her arrival than

They dont know that I’m here.”

Why did those words impres me much should not

Chure that her penis didn’t know that he was in my home,

walso shouldn’t care that she didn’t live here tonight with

Did she even get home safelyt Should have allowed

her out?

‘Why do you look se stressed out?”

Tlook up, and Lizzie is standing a few feet away from me. Was so bottled up in my thoughts that I didn’t realize

her presence?

“I’m not.” I’m afraid I have to disagree with her. “What brings you here?

She crosses her arms over her chest and frowns at me.

need a reason to

shrug my shoulders. “It’s just

did you get any closer to the

she the

have known that Lizzie would be

that I

I didn’t even

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout her…All,

what

did she know that invited

the confirmation that she was indeed

me this picture of the two of you during

it had

woman.

trying to screw with Bryan. That’s all.

favor to Ashton,

she won’t believe the lie, but it

telling her what happened

couldn’t let anyone find out

reveal the truth when

to pry.” Abigail says the moment

the vehicle. “But what’s up with your hair,

there with?

it as spooky in there as everyone

mynd, “it’s slot nicer

are all lies. And my hair

Els

night before your driver

the morning. I mean,

think of me after tell

with other

where to start. Everything was

went there to watch a movie?”

you in the

movie, and I hate those kind.

and walked with me to the

way. It’s enormous, and there

amongst other cool things. One

candle. I’ve

My body felt like it was on fire. My entire body,

touched it with. Adam saw that

to his shower.

To

stops the car immediately and

me get this straight, you

but also

te

look and

elha noonhen though

of this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone

don’t

gold candle

ask Adam what

any ease. what if the

ned.”

if it

as lost

according to Adam,

sure if he willing the

S

more

dimed that the

with

touch that apped the pain i’m mat

the water did. I just knew

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

and I’m gratatul for

I was tired and

memory of it was

Adam

have helped me?

it even the

Would it happen again?

so many questions that

dalewly drift away into a

wake up. Il say

stop the feeling of guilt from lying to my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was last

My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t

went to a pool

bathroom. She also

after i left

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