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

shrug my shoulders. “It’s just

closer to the girl that you

the

known that

she learned that I suspected

surprised that I didn’t even have

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout

tell me then, Adam, what was that

How did she

the

of you during movie night.

Brenda. Of course, it

woman.

screw with Bryan. That’s

a favor to Ashton, nothing

the

telling her what happened

let anyone find out about Amiera,

reveal the truth

mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment I

what’s up with your hair, and

outfit you went in there with? Did

it as spooky

wake mynd, “it’s slot nicer than

all lies. And my hair i

Els a long

the whole night

morning. I

me after tell her

along with other words. But Abigail was nothing like

start. Everything was fine until he walked

there to watch a

were you in

“it was a herror movie, and I hate

with

the way. It’s enormous, and there

cool

be a gold candle. I’ve never seen anything

something strange happened. My body felt like it was

I touched it with. Adam saw

to his

to toe… To help with

car immediately and turns to me

straight, you were

but also in his

te

look and

elha noonhen though we

tur tantahit” i aik her

i don’t understand. How

gold candle

Did you ask Adam

any ease. what

ned.”

would have died if

as lost

to Adam, he don’t

he willing the truth, he

S

more

the water handled me,

with

his touch that apped the pain i’m

I just knew

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

for that. I

was tired and needed it. Even

memory of it was still

Adam

have helped me?

even the

Would it happen again?

questions that I wished

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

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

I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put on a brave

mother adiks me, she

I went to a pool

She also

after i left the

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