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 reason to visit

shrug my shoulders. “It’s just

get any closer to the girl that

she the

have known that Lizzie would

that I

surprised that I didn’t even have

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout

me then, Adam, what was that girl doing

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

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

two of you during movie

Of course, it had

woman.

with Bryan. That’s

a favor to Ashton, nothing

won’t believe the lie, but it was still

telling her

let anyone find out

truth when the time was

mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment

what’s up with your hair,

outfit you went in there with?

is it as spooky in there as everyone

wake mynd, “it’s slot nicer than expected.

all lies. And my hair

Els a

night

I mean, is sleep that

Abigail think of me

crazy, along with other words. But Abigail

to start. Everything was fine until he

went there to watch a

you in the

movie, and I

noticed and walked with me to

is beautiful, by the way. It’s enormous,

amongst other cool things. One of

gold candle. I’ve never seen

something strange happened. My body felt like it was on fire.

I touched it with. Adam saw that

carried me to his shower. And

to toe… To help

car immediately and turns to

this straight, you were

but also in

te

look and

elha noonhen though

aik her fear ofanyone finding

medi, i don’t understand.

gold candle

to you? Did you ask Adam what was

ease. what if

ned.”

would have died if it was” i point

as lost

to Adam, he don’t

sure if he willing the truth, he

S

more than he’s

dimed that the water handled me,

with

that apped the pain i’m

did. I just knew that the water would have

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

for that. I

anymore. I was tired and needed it. Even

of it was still there. What

happened when Adam was

have helped me?

even the

Would it happen again?

questions that I

dalewly drift

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

parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth

mother adiks me, she

like I went to a pool party…More like a

She also doesn’t

times after i

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