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.

need a reason

shrug my shoulders. “It’s just

you get any closer to the girl that

she the

have known that Lizzie

she learned that I

didn’t

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout her…All,

me then, Adam, what was that girl doing

How did she know that invited Amirahie

for the confirmation that she was indeed speaking

sent me this picture of the two of you during movie night.

it had to

woman.

trying to screw with Bryan. That’s all. I’m

a favor to Ashton,

believe the lie, but it was still

her

let anyone find out about Amiera,

reveal the truth when the time was

Abigail says the moment

“But what’s up with

went in there with? Did

is it as spooky in there as

mynd, “it’s slot nicer than

lies. And my hair i staking

incident. Els

the whole night before your

I mean,

of me after tell her the

me crazy, along with other

to start. Everything was fine until he walked me to the

to watch a movie?”

were you

“it was a herror movie, and I

noticed and walked with

by the way. It’s enormous, and there

cool things. One of

gold candle. I’ve never

But when I touched it, something strange happened. My body felt like

it with. Adam saw that I

to his shower. And he soaked me

To

stops the car immediately and turns to

get this straight, you

but also in

te

and look

noonhen though we are

tantahit” i aik her fear

i don’t understand.

gold candle

that to you? Did you ask

what if the candle

ned.”

think I would have died if it was” i point out.

as lost

and according to

if he willing the truth,

S

know more than he’s

that the water

with

him. It’s his touch that apped the pain i’m

knew that the water would

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

home, and I’m gratatul for that.

tired and needed it. Even

was one, the memory of it was

had happened when Adam was not

have helped me?

even the candle that caused

Would it happen again?

that I

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

when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am

so scared that they somehow found out

clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she

I went to a pool party…More like

also

times after

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