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

shrug my shoulders. “It’s

did you get any closer to the girl

the

should have known that

that I

I didn’t even have to think

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout her…All,

Adam, what

question throws off–guard. How did she know that invited Amirahie

the confirmation that

of the two of you during movie night. How

course, it had to be that

woman.

trying to screw with Bryan. That’s all.

favor

she won’t believe the lie, but it

her

couldn’t let anyone find

would reveal the truth when the time was

pry.” Abigail says the

up with your

you went in there with? Did rain manage

is it as spooky in there as

“it’s slot

And my

incident. Els a

whole night

the morning. I mean, is

will Abigail think of me after tell

me, call me crazy, along with

to start. Everything was fine until he walked

to watch a movie?” she

you in the

“it was a herror movie,

noticed and walked with me

way. It’s

statues amongst other cool

gold candle. I’ve never seen anything

body felt like it was on fire.

touched it with. Adam saw

he carried me to his shower. And he soaked

To help with

the car immediately and turns to me

let me get this straight, you were not only

also

te

and look and

noonhen though

her fear ofanyone

medi, i don’t understand.

gold candle

you? Did you ask Adam

any ease. what if the candle

ned.”

have died if it

as lost

according to

sure if he willing the truth, he

S

more than he’s

dimed that the water handled

with

his touch that apped the

did. I just knew that the

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when

home, and I’m gratatul for that. I

I was tired and needed it. Even

memory of

Adam was not around?

have helped me?

the candle that caused

Would it happen again?

so many questions that I wished I

some even on ferme san dalewly drift

for me when i wake up. Il say a

scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put on a brave face and walked

your clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and

went to a

She also doesn’t know

times after i left

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