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.

lever need a

“It’s just late that’s

did you get any closer

the flaming

that Lizzie would be restless

she learned that I suspected

surprised that I didn’t even

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout her…All,

me then, Adam, what was that girl

How did she

about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation that she

the two of you during movie night.

Brenda. Of course, it had

woman.

just trying to screw with Bryan.

a favor to Ashton, nothing

believe the lie, but it was still

telling her

couldn’t let anyone find out

the truth when

pry.” Abigail says the moment I

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

went in there

it as spooky in there as everyone

wake mynd, “it’s slot

And my hair i staking

incident. Els a long

night before

morning. I mean, is

Abigail think of me after

judge me, call me crazy, along with other words. But Abigail was nothing like

know where to start. Everything was fine until he walked me

there to watch a movie?” she

you in

was a herror movie, and I hate

with me to

way. It’s enormous, and

cool

gold candle. I’ve never seen anything like

felt like it was on fire.

it with. Adam saw that I

to his shower. And he

to toe… To

stops the car immediately and turns to

straight, you were

also in his

te

and look and

noonhen though we are in

of this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone

don’t understand. How

gold candle

ask Adam what

what if

ned.”

I would have died if it

as lost

according to

sure if he willing the truth,

S

know more

the water handled

with

him. It’s his touch that

water did. I just knew

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

I’m gratatul for that. I

was tired

one, the memory of it

had happened when Adam was not

have helped me?

the candle

Would it happen again?

that I wished

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

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

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

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

I went to a pool party…More like a shower

also doesn’t know

times after i

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