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.

a reason to

“It’s just late

did you get any closer to the girl

she the flaming

have known that Lizzie

learned that I suspected

that I didn’t even

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

tell me then, Adam, what

question throws off–guard. How did she know that invited Amirahie

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

picture of the two of

it had

woman.

trying to screw with Bryan.

favor to Ashton,

won’t believe the lie,

telling her what happened

find out about Amiera, not

would reveal the truth when the

Abigail says the

vehicle. “But what’s up with your

in there

it as spooky in there as everyone

mynd, “it’s slot nicer

my hair i staking we

Els

night before your driver

morning. I mean, is sleep that

me after tell her the

me, call me crazy, along with other

to start. Everything was fine

went there to

you in

“it was a herror movie, and I

and walked with me to the

beautiful, by the way. It’s enormous, and there

statues amongst other cool things.

to be a gold candle.

body felt like it was

with. Adam saw that

carried me to his shower. And he soaked

To help

stops the car immediately

straight, you were

also in

te

look and

elha noonhen though we

tantahit” i aik her

i don’t understand.

gold candle

ask Adam what was

make any ease. what if the

ned.”

would have died if it

as lost

according to Adam, he don’t

he willing

S

more than he’s

that the water handled me,

with

him. It’s his touch that apped the

I just knew that the water would

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

gratatul for

was tired and

one, the memory of it was still there.

happened when Adam

have helped me?

even the candle that caused

Would it happen again?

questions that I wished I

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

i wake up. Il say a quick

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

clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I

a pool

also doesn’t

outfits three times after i left

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