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

shoulders. “It’s just late

closer to the

she the

should have known that Lizzie would be restless

that I

that I didn’t even have

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

then, Adam, what was

did she know that

are you talking about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation

of the two of you during movie night. How wsi

Of course, it had to

woman.

to screw with Bryan. That’s all. I’m

favor

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

her what happened

let anyone find out about Amiera, not

truth

to pry.” Abigail says the moment

vehicle. “But what’s up

there with? Did rain manage to

as spooky in

slot nicer

all lies. And my hair i staking we because

Els a

whole night before your driver

in the morning. I mean, is sleep that

Abigail think of me after tell

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

know where to start. Everything was fine until he walked

went there to watch

were you in

a herror movie, and I hate those

and walked with me to

beautiful, by the way.

other cool things.

gold candle. I’ve never

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

Adam saw that I

to his shower. And

toe… To help with the

car immediately

let me get this straight, you were

also in

te

look

elha noonhen though we are

her fear ofanyone finding out

don’t

gold candle

that to you? Did you ask

ease. what

ned.”

would have died if it was” i

as lost

and according to Adam,

if he willing the

S

more than he’s

the water handled

with

him. It’s his touch that apped the

water did. I just knew that

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when

and I’m gratatul for

tired and needed

one, the memory of it was still there.

Adam was not

have helped me?

the candle

Would it happen again?

were so many questions that I wished I

onto the bid Abipall had sprund some even on ferme san dalewly drift

wake up. Il say

parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put on

Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t blame

I went to a pool party…More like

She also

times after

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