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

“It’s just late

any closer

she the flaming

should have known that

she learned that I suspected

surprised that I didn’t even have to

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

tell me then, Adam, what was that girl doing

did

the

me this picture of the two of you during

it had to be

woman.

to screw with Bryan.

favor to

know she won’t believe the lie,

telling her

let anyone find out

the truth when the time was

pry.” Abigail

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

in there with? Did rain manage

the house? is it as spooky in there

mynd, “it’s slot nicer than

my hair i

incident. Els a long

the whole night before your driver came

morning. I

me after tell

with other words. But Abigail was

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

there to watch

were you

movie, and I

and walked with me to

by the way. It’s

cool things. One of

candle. I’ve never

touched it, something strange happened. My body felt like

I touched it with. Adam saw

me to his shower. And he

To help with

car immediately and turns

this straight, you were not

also

te

look

noonhen though we are

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

i don’t understand.

gold candle

you ask Adam what

ease. what if the

ned.”

would have died if it was” i

as lost

according to

if he willing the truth, he

S

know more than

the

with

him. It’s his touch that apped

the water did. I just knew that the water would have

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when

home, and I’m gratatul for that.

anymore. I was tired and needed

pain was one, the memory of it was still there. What

happened when Adam was

have helped me?

even the

Would it happen again?

many questions that I wished I had

the bid Abipall had sprund some even on ferme san dalewly drift away into a dupsip

waiting for me when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye

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

clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she

like I went to a pool party…More like

Adam’s bathroom. She also doesn’t know that

after i left the

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