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 visit

my shoulders. “It’s just late

get any closer to the girl that you

she the

should have known that Lizzie would be

that

that I didn’t even have to

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

Adam, what

did she know

you talking about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation

of the two of you during movie night. How wsi not even

course, it had to be

woman.

trying to screw with Bryan. That’s all.

as a favor to Ashton,

she won’t believe the lie, but it was still

telling her what

couldn’t let anyone find out about Amiera, not

the truth when the

mean to pry.” Abigail

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

there with? Did rain manage to

the house? is it as spooky in there as

wake mynd, “it’s slot nicer than expected.

are all lies. And my hair i staking we

Els

night before

morning. I mean,

of me after tell her

with other words. But Abigail was nothing

Everything was fine until he walked me

to watch a movie?”

you in the

“it was a herror movie, and

and walked with me

by the way. It’s

statues amongst other cool things. One

be a gold candle. I’ve never seen anything like

it, something strange happened. My body felt like it was on fire.

with. Adam saw

he carried me to his

To help with the

the car immediately and turns to

get this straight,

but also in

te

and look

though

aik her

medi, i don’t

gold candle

Did you ask Adam what was in that

make any ease. what if

ned.”

if it was”

as lost

to

if he willing the truth,

S

more than

dimed that the water

with

his touch that apped the pain i’m

just knew that the water

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when

for that. I didn’t wait

was tired

one, the memory of

happened when Adam was not

have helped me?

the

Would it happen again?

questions that I wished I had

even on ferme san dalewly

when i wake up. Il say

found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put on a

happened to your clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I

to a

also doesn’t

after i

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