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

you get any closer to the girl that you

the

that Lizzie would be restless

that

surprised that I didn’t even have

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout her…All,

what was that

How did

for the confirmation that she was indeed speaking about

of

Of course, it had to be that

woman.

to screw with Bryan. That’s

as a favor to

won’t believe the lie, but it was still

her what happened

let anyone find

would reveal the truth when

mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment I

what’s up

went in there with? Did rain manage to

as

wake mynd, “it’s slot

all lies. And my hair

Els

the whole night before your

I mean,

will Abigail think of me

judge me, call me crazy, along with other words. But Abigail was nothing

was fine until he walked

to watch a movie?” she

you in the

movie,

and walked with

way. It’s enormous, and

cool things.

to be a gold candle. I’ve never

touched it, something strange happened. My body felt

with. Adam saw

carried me to his shower.

To help with the

car immediately and turns

this straight, you

also

te

look

though we

tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone finding out

medi, i don’t understand.

gold candle

to you? Did you ask Adam what was in

any ease. what if

ned.”

would have died if it

as lost

and according to

if he

S

know more than

dimed that the

with

It’s his touch that

knew that

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when

gratatul for that. I didn’t wait to

was tired and needed

the memory of it was

when Adam was

have helped me?

was it even the candle

Would it happen again?

many questions that I wished I

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

wake up. Il

guilt from lying to my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth

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

went to a pool party…More like

also doesn’t know that

times after

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