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 visit

shrug my shoulders. “It’s just late

you get any closer to the girl

the

known that Lizzie would be restless

learned that I

I didn’t even have to

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout

tell me then, Adam, what was that girl

question throws off–guard. How did she know that invited

waiting for the confirmation that she was indeed

me this picture of the two of you during movie

Brenda. Of course, it had to

woman.

to screw with

favor to Ashton, nothing

the lie, but

her what

couldn’t let anyone find out

truth when the time

pry.” Abigail says the moment

the vehicle. “But what’s up with

you went in there

the house? is it as spooky in there as everyone

mynd, “it’s slot

all lies. And my hair

incident. Els a long

whole night before your

morning. I mean, is sleep that

think of me after tell her the

me, call me crazy, along with other

start. Everything was fine until he walked me to

thought you went there to watch a

you

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

walked with me to the

is beautiful, by the way. It’s enormous,

cool things.

candle. I’ve never seen

something strange happened. My body felt like it

I touched it with. Adam saw that I

to his shower. And he

toe… To help with the

stops the car immediately

let me get this straight, you were not

also in

te

and look

noonhen though

tantahit” i aik her fear

don’t

gold candle

to you? Did you ask Adam what was

ease. what if the

ned.”

I would have died if it was” i

as lost

and according to Adam, he

he willing the

S

know more than

that the water handled

with

his touch that apped the pain i’m

the water did. I just knew

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

home, and I’m gratatul for that. I didn’t wait

tired and needed it.

one, the memory of it was still there. What

when Adam was not around?

have helped me?

was it even the candle that caused that

Would it happen again?

questions that I wished I had

sprund some even on ferme san dalewly

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

I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put on

adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I

a

bathroom. She also doesn’t know

three times after

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