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.

do lever need a reason to visit

“It’s

did you get any closer to

she the flaming

should have known that

that I

surprised that I didn’t even have to

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout

what was that

question throws off–guard. How did she know

about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation that she was indeed speaking about

of the two of you during movie night. How wsi not

course, it had to

woman.

trying to screw with Bryan. That’s

as a favor to

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

her what happened

find out about

would reveal the truth when the

pry.” Abigail says the moment

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

went in there with? Did rain

the house? is it as spooky in there as

wake mynd, “it’s slot nicer

all lies. And my

incident. Els a long

have the whole night before your driver

morning. I mean, is sleep that

Abigail think of me after tell her the

me crazy, along with

don’t know where to start. Everything was fine until he walked me to the

to watch a

were you in

movie, and I hate

and walked with me to the

is beautiful, by the way. It’s enormous,

other cool things. One of

a gold candle. I’ve never seen anything like

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

it with. Adam saw that I was in

to his shower. And he

toe… To

car immediately and turns to

straight, you

also in his

te

look

though we

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

medi, i don’t

gold candle

Did you ask Adam

what if the candle

ned.”

think I would have died if

as lost

according to Adam, he

I’m not sure if he

S

more than he’s

dimed that the water

with

touch that

did. I just knew that the water

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

I’m gratatul for that. I didn’t wait

it anymore. I was tired

memory of it was still there. What

when Adam was

have helped me?

it even the candle that

Would it happen again?

many questions that

had sprund some even on ferme san dalewly drift away into a dupsip with the imates of

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

my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the

adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t

I went to a pool party…More like

She also doesn’t

times after i

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