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 reason to

shrug my shoulders. “It’s

you get any closer to the girl that you

she the flaming

should have known that Lizzie would be

she learned that

surprised that I didn’t even

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

then, Adam, what was that

throws off–guard. How did she know that

the confirmation that

this picture of the two of you during

Brenda. Of course, it had to be

woman.

with Bryan. That’s all.

a favor to

the lie, but it was still

her what happened

let anyone find out about

would reveal the truth

mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment I

the vehicle. “But what’s up

you went in there with?

is it as spooky in there

slot nicer than expected.

my

Els a long

whole night

the morning. I

will Abigail think of me after tell her the

me crazy, along with

Everything was fine until he walked me

went there to watch a movie?” she

were you in the

sigh, “it was a herror movie, and I

and walked with me to the

by the way. It’s enormous,

cool things.

to be a gold candle. I’ve never

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

it with. Adam

he carried me to his shower. And he soaked

toe… To help

stops the car immediately and turns

let me get this straight, you

also in

te

look and

noonhen though we are

this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear

don’t understand.

gold candle

to you? Did you ask Adam what was

ease. what

ned.”

would have died if it was” i point

as lost

to Adam,

I’m not sure if he willing

S

more than

the

with

him. It’s his touch that apped the

I just knew that the water

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

I’m gratatul for that.

tired and needed it. Even

of it was still

Adam was not around? Who

have helped me?

was it even the candle that

Would it happen again?

that

had sprund some even on ferme san dalewly drift

Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame

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

Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks

like I went to a pool party…More

also doesn’t know that

outfits three times after i left

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