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.

a reason to visit

shrug my shoulders. “It’s just late that’s

you get any closer to the girl that

the

known that Lizzie would

that I suspected

that I didn’t even have

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

Adam, what was that

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

about?’ lask waiting for the

the two of you during movie night.

it had to be that

woman.

screw with Bryan. That’s all. I’m

favor to Ashton,

believe the lie, but it was still

her what happened

anyone find out about Amiera,

truth when the time was

mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment

up with your hair, and

in there

is it as spooky in there as

wake mynd, “it’s slot nicer than

my hair i staking we

incident. Els a long

night before

I mean, is sleep

think of me

along with other words. But

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

there to watch a

you

sigh, “it was a herror movie,

noticed and walked with me to the library.

by the way. It’s enormous, and

amongst other cool

to be a gold candle. I’ve never seen

My body felt

I touched it with. Adam saw that I

to his shower. And he

to toe… To

car immediately and turns to

this straight, you were not only

but also in

te

and look

though

this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone

medi, i don’t understand.

gold candle

ask Adam

ease. what if

ned.”

would have died if

as lost

according to Adam, he

if he willing the truth, he

S

more than

dimed that the water

with

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

did. I just knew

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

for that.

tired and needed it. Even

pain was one, the memory of it was still there.

Adam was not

have helped me?

even the candle that

Would it happen again?

so many questions that

had sprund some even on ferme san dalewly drift

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

lying to my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put

My mother adiks me,

to a pool party…More

She also doesn’t know

three times after i

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