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

my shoulders. “It’s

any closer to the

she the

that Lizzie

that

didn’t even have to think

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout her…All,

what was that girl

throws off–guard. How did she know

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

this picture of the two of

Of course, it had

woman.

just trying to screw with Bryan. That’s all.

a favor to

won’t believe the lie, but it was

telling her what happened

couldn’t let anyone find out about Amiera,

truth when

Abigail says the moment I

vehicle. “But what’s up with your

there with? Did rain manage

house? is it as

slot

lies. And my hair i staking we

incident. Els a long

have the whole night before your driver came

in the morning. I mean, is

think of me after tell

me, call me crazy, along with other words.

Everything was fine until he

went there to

were you

movie, and

noticed and walked with

way. It’s enormous,

cool

candle. I’ve

My body felt

with. Adam

his

to toe… To

the car immediately and turns to

get this straight, you were

but also in

te

look and

elha noonhen though we are in

tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone finding out and reportinluck

medi, i don’t

gold candle

that to you? Did you ask

any ease. what if the

ned.”

died if it was” i point out.

as lost

according to Adam,

sure if he willing

S

know more than he’s

that the

with

touch that apped the pain

did. I just knew that

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when

home, and I’m gratatul for that. I didn’t wait to

anymore. I was tired and

the memory of it was still

happened when Adam was not

have helped me?

the candle that caused

Would it happen again?

many questions that I wished I

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

up. Il say a quick

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

clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she

went to a pool

also

three times after i left the

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