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
“It’s just
get any closer to the girl that you
she the flaming
known that Lizzie
she learned that I
surprised that I didn’t even have to
about lying to her
“No?” she asks.
ite
“No.” i cantum
I was
telanjabout her…All,
then, Adam, what was that girl doing
did
the confirmation
picture of the two of you during movie night. How wsi not
it had
woman.
with Bryan. That’s
favor
know she won’t believe the lie, but it
her what
couldn’t let anyone find out about Amiera,
would reveal the truth when
mean to pry.” Abigail says the
the vehicle. “But what’s up with your
in there with? Did rain manage to
the house? is it as spooky in there as
“it’s slot nicer than
are all lies. And my hair
incident. Els a long
night
morning. I mean,
Abigail think of me after tell her
along with other words.
was fine until he walked me to the
went there to watch
were you in
movie, and I hate
walked with me to the
by the way. It’s enormous, and
cool things. One of
a gold candle. I’ve
body felt like it was on fire. My entire
with. Adam saw that I
carried me to his
toe… To
immediately and turns
let me get this straight,
also
te
look and
though we are
aik her fear ofanyone finding out and reportinluck
medi, i don’t
gold candle
you? Did you ask Adam what was
what
ned.”
think I would have died if it was” i
as lost
and according to Adam,
I’m not sure if he willing the
S
know more than
dimed that the water
with
that apped the pain i’m mat
the water did. I just knew that
Hect without him there.
Abigail don’t
when
for
anymore. I was tired and needed it. Even
one, the memory of it was
Adam
have helped me?
even the candle
Would it happen again?
were so many questions that I wished
the bid Abipall had sprund some even on ferme san dalewly drift away into a dupsip
driver balready waiting for me when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame before I know
guilt from lying to my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I
My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t blame
a pool party…More like a shower
Adam’s bathroom. She also doesn’t know
after i left the
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