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

my shoulders. “It’s just late

any closer to

the

that Lizzie

that I

I didn’t

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

me then, Adam, what was

How did she know that

you talking about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation that she was indeed speaking

two of you during movie night. How wsi

Brenda. Of course, it had to be that

woman.

screw with Bryan. That’s all. I’m

as a favor to Ashton, nothing

she won’t believe the lie, but

telling her what

couldn’t let anyone find

would reveal the truth when

Abigail says the moment I

“But what’s up

went in there

is it as spooky in

slot nicer than expected.

lies. And my

Els a

whole night before your driver

I mean, is sleep

Abigail think of me after

me crazy, along with

where to start. Everything was fine until he

you went there to watch a movie?”

were you in

sigh, “it was a herror movie, and I hate

noticed and walked with me to

beautiful, by the way. It’s enormous, and there

statues amongst other cool things.

a gold candle. I’ve never seen

felt like it was on

it with. Adam saw that

to his

to toe… To

car immediately

straight, you were not only

also

te

and look and

elha noonhen though we

of this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone finding out and reportinluck to my

i don’t understand.

gold candle

ask Adam what was in

make any ease. what if the candle

ned.”

I would have died if it

as lost

and according to

he

S

more than

dimed that the water

with

It’s his touch that apped the

I just knew that

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when

home, and I’m gratatul for

I was tired and needed

one, the memory of it was still there.

Adam was

have helped me?

even the

Would it happen again?

so many questions that I

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

day, the driver balready waiting for me when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame before I

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

mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and

like I went to a pool party…More

She also doesn’t know that

outfits three times after i left

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