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

my shoulders. “It’s just

did you get any closer to

the flaming

have known that Lizzie would

she learned that I suspected

surprised that I didn’t

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout her…All,

me then, Adam, what was that girl

did

about?’ lask waiting for the

two of you during movie night. How wsi not even

Brenda. Of course, it

woman.

with Bryan. That’s

favor to Ashton, nothing

believe the lie, but it was

her what

anyone find out

truth when the

mean to pry.” Abigail says the

“But what’s up with

in there with? Did

the house? is it as spooky in there

mynd, “it’s slot nicer

my hair i staking we because

incident. Els

night before your driver

morning. I mean,

of me after tell her

crazy, along with other words. But

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

thought you went there to watch a

you in the

herror movie, and I

and walked with me to the

by the way. It’s

statues amongst other cool

to be a gold candle. I’ve never

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

Adam saw

his shower. And he soaked

To help with the

the car immediately and turns

get this straight, you

but also in

te

and look

noonhen though we

this pain tur tantahit” i aik her

don’t understand. How

gold candle

Did you ask Adam what was in that

what

ned.”

I would have died if

as lost

to

not sure if he willing the

S

more than

that the

with

him. It’s his touch that apped the

I just knew

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

and I’m gratatul for

was tired

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

when Adam was

have helped me?

the

Would it happen again?

questions that I wished I had

even on ferme san dalewly drift away into a dupsip

balready waiting for me when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and

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

adiks me,

to a pool party…More like

also doesn’t

times after i left the

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