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

my shoulders. “It’s just late

did you get any closer to the girl that you

she the

known that

that I suspected

surprised that I didn’t even have to think

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout

tell me then, Adam, what was that girl doing

off–guard. How did she know that invited

waiting for the confirmation that

of the two of you during movie night. How wsi

it

woman.

just trying to screw with Bryan. That’s

a favor to Ashton, nothing

won’t believe the lie,

telling her

couldn’t let anyone find out about Amiera, not

reveal the truth when the

to pry.” Abigail says the moment

up with your hair,

you went in there with? Did rain manage to

as spooky

slot nicer

are all lies. And my

incident. Els a

the whole night before your

I mean,

of me after tell her the

me, call me crazy, along with other words. But Abigail was

don’t know where to start. Everything was fine until he

thought you went there to watch a

you

“it was a herror movie, and I hate

noticed and walked with me

is beautiful, by the way.

cool things. One of

a gold candle. I’ve

strange happened. My body felt

touched it with. Adam saw

carried me to his shower. And he

To help with the

car immediately

this straight, you

but also in his

te

look

though we are

of this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone

i don’t

gold candle

you ask Adam what was in that

ease. what if the candle

ned.”

have died if it was”

as lost

and according to

I’m not sure if he

S

more than he’s

that the water

with

his touch that apped

water did. I just knew that

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when

and I’m gratatul for that.

tired

the memory of it

when Adam was not around? Who

have helped me?

was it even the

Would it happen again?

were so many questions that

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

i wake up. Il

can’t stop the feeling of guilt from lying to my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was

Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she

went to a pool party…More like

also doesn’t know

outfits three times after i left

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