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

any closer to the

she the flaming

have known that Lizzie would be restless

she learned that

surprised that I didn’t even have

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout her…All,

Adam, what was that girl

question throws off–guard. How did

for the

this picture of the two of you during movie night. How wsi

Brenda. Of course, it had

woman.

just trying to screw with Bryan. That’s all.

a favor

won’t believe the lie, but it was

telling her what

find out about

truth when the time was

to pry.” Abigail

the vehicle. “But what’s up

outfit you went in there with? Did rain manage

house? is it as spooky

wake mynd, “it’s slot nicer than

are all lies. And my hair i staking we

Els

the whole night

in the morning. I mean,

me after tell her the

call me crazy, along with other words. But

know where to start. Everything was fine until he walked

to watch a

you in the

herror movie, and I hate those

and walked with me

way. It’s

cool things. One

a gold candle. I’ve never seen

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

with. Adam

he carried me to his shower. And he soaked

To help with

stops the car immediately and turns to me

let me get this straight, you were not only in

but also

te

look and

noonhen though

of this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone finding

don’t understand. How

gold candle

you? Did you ask Adam what

ease. what

ned.”

think I would have died if it was” i point out.

as lost

and according to Adam,

if he

S

more than

dimed that the water handled

with

that apped the pain i’m

just knew that the water would have

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when

for that.

tired and

the memory of it was still there. What

Adam was not around?

have helped me?

it even the candle that caused

Would it happen again?

questions that I wished I

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

the driver balready waiting for me when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to

lying to my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put on a brave face and walked inta the

mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and

like I went to a pool

also

times after

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