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
- 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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