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.

do lever need a reason to

shrug my shoulders. “It’s

you get any closer to the

the flaming

have known that Lizzie would be

she learned that I

I didn’t even

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout her…All,

what

throws off–guard. How did she know that invited

lask waiting for the confirmation that she was indeed speaking about

of the two of you during movie night.

it had

woman.

to screw with Bryan. That’s all. I’m

favor

won’t believe the lie, but it was still

telling her what

find out about

would reveal the truth when the time

to pry.” Abigail says the moment

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

in there with? Did rain

is it as

mynd, “it’s slot nicer

lies. And my hair i staking we

Els a long

the whole night before

morning. I mean, is sleep that

will Abigail think of me after tell her the

me, call me crazy, along with other words. But Abigail was

Everything was

you went there to watch

were you in

herror movie, and I

and walked with me to the

beautiful, by the way. It’s enormous,

amongst other cool things. One of

a gold candle. I’ve never seen

strange happened. My body felt like it was

Adam saw that

he carried me to his

toe… To

immediately and turns

this straight, you were not only

also in

te

and look and

noonhen though we

tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone finding out and reportinluck to my

don’t understand. How

gold candle

you? Did you ask Adam

what

ned.”

if it was” i

as lost

according to

sure if he

S

know more than he’s

the water

with

that apped

did. I just knew that the water would have

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when

gratatul for that. I didn’t wait

was tired and needed

the memory of it was still there. What

when Adam was not around? Who

have helped me?

the

Would it happen again?

so many questions that I wished I

some even on ferme san dalewly drift away into a dupsip with the

the driver balready waiting for me when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame

from lying to my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put

me, she lacks highly suspicious, and

a pool party…More like

Adam’s bathroom. She also doesn’t know that

after i

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