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 just late

you get any closer to the girl that you

the flaming

have known that Lizzie would

she learned that I suspected

surprised that I didn’t even have

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout her…All,

Adam, what was that girl

throws off–guard. How did she know that invited

talking about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation that

sent me this picture of the two of you during movie

Brenda. Of course, it had to be

woman.

with

a favor

believe the lie, but it was

telling her

find out

would reveal the truth when the time was

mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment

what’s up with your hair, and where

there with? Did

is it as spooky

“it’s slot

all lies. And my hair i

incident. Els

the whole night

morning. I mean, is

of me after tell her the

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

know where to start. Everything was fine until he walked

you went there to watch a

were you in the

a herror movie, and I

and walked with me to the

by the way. It’s enormous, and

other cool things. One

gold candle. I’ve never seen anything like

it, something strange happened. My body felt like it was on fire. My entire body, not

with. Adam saw

me to his shower. And he soaked me

to toe… To help

stops the car immediately and turns to me

this straight, you

also in his

te

look and

though we are

of this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone finding out

i don’t understand.

gold candle

ask Adam what was

ease. what

ned.”

think I would have died if

as lost

and according to Adam, he don’t

he willing

S

know more than he’s

that the water

with

touch that

just knew that

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

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

tired and needed

one, the memory of it

had happened when Adam was

have helped me?

was it even the candle that caused

Would it happen again?

that

san dalewly drift away into a dupsip with the imates of Adamclose to

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

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 night. Still, I put on a brave face and walked inta

me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t blame

I went to a pool party…More like a

also doesn’t

times after i left

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