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.
need a
my shoulders. “It’s
closer to the
she the
known that Lizzie would be
learned that
surprised that I didn’t
about lying to her
“No?” she asks.
ite
“No.” i cantum
I was
to telanjabout
what
question throws off–guard. How did she know that invited Amirahie
about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation that she was indeed speaking about
of you during movie
Of course, it had to
woman.
screw with Bryan. That’s
a favor to Ashton,
the lie, but it was
her what happened
let anyone find out about Amiera,
truth when the time
don’t mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment
vehicle. “But what’s up with your hair, and
outfit you went in there with? Did rain manage
it as
“it’s slot
my hair
incident. Els a
night before
morning. I mean, is sleep that
of me after
with other words. But Abigail was nothing like
where to start. Everything was fine until
went there to
you in the
herror movie,
noticed and walked with me to the
beautiful, by the way. It’s enormous, and there
cool things.
gold candle. I’ve
happened. My body felt like it was on fire.
with. Adam saw that
he carried me to his shower.
to toe… To
the car immediately and turns
get this straight, you
but also in
te
and look and
elha noonhen though we are
aik her fear ofanyone finding out and
medi, i don’t understand. How
gold candle
that to you? Did you ask
make any ease. what if the candle
ned.”
think I would have died if it was” i
as lost
to
I’m not sure if he willing
S
more
the water handled me,
with
It’s his touch that
I just knew
Hect without him there.
Abigail don’t
question when we
gratatul for that. I didn’t wait to
tired and
pain was one, the memory of it
happened when Adam
have helped me?
was it even the candle that caused
Would it happen again?
were so many questions that
san dalewly drift away into a dupsip with
Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame before I
to my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of
mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t blame her.
to a pool party…More like a shower
Adam’s bathroom. She also doesn’t
after i left the
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