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

my shoulders. “It’s just late

any closer to the girl that

the flaming

that Lizzie would

she learned that I suspected

didn’t even have to

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

then, Adam, what was that girl doing

throws off–guard. How did she

talking about?’ lask waiting for the

of you during movie night. How wsi

Of course, it

woman.

trying to screw with Bryan.

a favor to Ashton,

know she won’t believe the lie,

her what

let anyone find out about Amiera, not

truth when the time

to pry.” Abigail says the moment

“But what’s up with your hair,

outfit you went in there with? Did rain manage to

as spooky in

“it’s slot nicer

my hair i staking

incident. Els a long

the whole night before your driver came

the morning. I mean, is sleep

will Abigail think of me after tell her the

along with other words. But Abigail was nothing

to start. Everything was

to watch

you in

sigh, “it was a herror movie, and I hate

noticed and walked with me to

the way. It’s

cool things. One

be a gold candle. I’ve

My body felt like it was

with. Adam

me to his

To

stops the car immediately and

straight, you

also

te

and look and

though we are

her fear ofanyone finding out and reportinluck

medi, i don’t understand.

gold candle

you ask

any ease. what

ned.”

I would have died if it was” i point out.

as lost

according to Adam,

I’m not sure if he

S

more

that the water handled me,

with

him. It’s his touch that apped the

did. I just knew that the water

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

and I’m gratatul for that. I

it anymore. I was tired and needed it.

pain was one, the memory of

had happened when Adam was not

have helped me?

was it even the candle that

Would it happen again?

so many questions that I

bid Abipall had sprund some even on ferme san dalewly drift away into a dupsip with the imates of Adamclose

the driver balready waiting for me when i wake up. Il say

found out the truth of where I

your clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she

a pool party…More like a

bathroom. She also doesn’t know that

after i

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