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
- 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.
lever need a reason to
“It’s just
closer to the girl
she the flaming
have known that Lizzie
she learned that I suspected
didn’t even have
about lying to her
“No?” she asks.
ite
“No.” i cantum
I was
telanjabout her…All,
tell me then, Adam, what was that girl
off–guard. How did she know that invited Amirahie
you talking about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation that she was
of the two of you during movie night. How wsi not
Brenda. Of course, it had to
woman.
just trying to screw with Bryan.
a favor to Ashton,
she won’t believe the lie,
her
let anyone find out about Amiera,
truth when the time
pry.” Abigail
up with
in there with? Did rain manage
is it as spooky in there
slot nicer than
lies. And my hair i staking we
Els
whole night before
morning. I mean, is
of me after tell her the
with other words. But Abigail was nothing
start. Everything was fine until he walked me to
went there to
you in the
sigh, “it was a herror movie, and I hate
and walked with me to the
by the way. It’s enormous, and there
statues amongst other cool things. One
a gold candle. I’ve never seen anything like
body felt
Adam saw
carried me to his shower. And he
toe… To
car immediately and turns to me
get this straight, you
also in his
te
and look
elha noonhen though we are in
her fear
don’t understand.
gold candle
to you? Did you ask Adam what
make any ease. what if the candle
ned.”
think I would have died if it was” i
as lost
to Adam, he
he
S
know more than
the water
with
that apped the pain i’m
knew that the water would have
Hect without him there.
Abigail don’t
question when
I’m gratatul for that.
was tired and needed it. Even
of
Adam was not around? Who
have helped me?
it even the candle
Would it happen again?
that
dalewly
for me when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame
the feeling of guilt from lying to my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put
Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious,
went to a
also doesn’t know that
outfits three times after
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