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
- 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
get any closer to the girl that
she the
have known that Lizzie would
that I
surprised that I didn’t even have
about lying to her
“No?” she asks.
ite
“No.” i cantum
I was
telanjabout
me then, Adam, what was that girl doing
throws off–guard. How did she know that invited Amirahie
are you talking about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation that she was indeed
two of you during movie
Of course, it had
woman.
with Bryan. That’s
a favor to Ashton, nothing
won’t believe the lie, but it was still
telling her
let anyone find out
truth when the time was
mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment
what’s up with your hair,
outfit you went in there with?
is it as spooky in there as everyone
wake mynd, “it’s slot nicer than expected.
all lies. And my hair
Els a
night
I mean, is sleep that
Abigail think of me
crazy, along with other words. But Abigail
to start. Everything was fine until he
went there to watch a
you in the
movie, and I
noticed and walked with me to
is beautiful, by the way. It’s enormous,
amongst other cool things. One of
gold candle. I’ve never seen
something strange happened. My body felt like it was on fire.
I touched it with. Adam saw that
carried me to his shower. And
to toe… To help
car immediately and turns to
this straight, you were
but also in
te
look and
elha noonhen though
aik her fear ofanyone finding
medi, i don’t understand.
gold candle
to you? Did you ask Adam what was
ease. what if
ned.”
would have died if it was” i point
as lost
to Adam, he don’t
sure if he willing the truth, he
S
more than he’s
dimed that the water handled me,
with
that apped the pain i’m
did. I just knew that the water would have
Hect without him there.
Abigail don’t
when we
for that. I
anymore. I was tired and needed it. Even
of it was still there. What
happened when Adam was
have helped me?
even the
Would it happen again?
questions that I
dalewly drift
waiting for me when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame before
parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth
mother adiks me, she
like I went to a pool party…More like a
She also doesn’t
times after i
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