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

my shoulders. “It’s just late that’s

closer to

she the

should have known that Lizzie would be restless

that I suspected

didn’t

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

what was that girl doing

throws off–guard. How did she know

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

this picture of the two of you during movie night. How wsi not even

course, it had to be

woman.

with Bryan.

as a favor to Ashton, nothing

know she won’t believe the

her what happened

anyone find out about Amiera,

truth when

mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment I

what’s up with your hair, and

outfit you went in there with?

it as

wake mynd, “it’s slot nicer than

lies. And my

Els

the whole night before your

I

of me after tell her the

judge me, call me crazy, along with

where to start. Everything was fine until

there to

were you in the

herror movie, and I

walked with

by the way. It’s enormous, and there

cool things. One

to be a gold candle. I’ve never

body felt like it was on fire. My entire

Adam saw

carried me to his shower. And he

toe… To help with

the car immediately and turns to

let me get this straight, you were not only

also in his

te

and look

elha noonhen though we are

her fear ofanyone finding

don’t

gold candle

Did you ask Adam what was

make any ease. what

ned.”

think I would have died if

as lost

to Adam, he

not sure if he willing the truth,

S

more

the

with

that apped the

I just knew that the water would

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when

and I’m gratatul for that. I didn’t wait

tired

was one, the memory of it was still

when Adam was

have helped me?

it even the candle that

Would it happen again?

so many questions that I wished

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

Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame before

out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put on a

Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t

like I went to a

also doesn’t

after

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255