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

shoulders. “It’s

get any closer to the girl that you

she the flaming

should have known that Lizzie would

learned that

surprised that I didn’t

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout her…All,

then, Adam, what was that

question throws off–guard. How did she know

talking about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation

this picture of the two of you during movie night. How wsi not even

it

woman.

trying to screw with Bryan. That’s all.

favor

know she won’t believe the lie,

telling her what

couldn’t let anyone find out about Amiera, not

would reveal the truth

Abigail says the moment

the vehicle. “But what’s up with your

outfit you went in there with? Did rain manage to

it as

mynd, “it’s slot nicer than

are all lies. And my hair i

Els a

have the whole night before your driver

morning. I mean,

Abigail think of me after tell

crazy, along with

Everything was fine until he walked

went there to watch

were you in the

was a herror movie, and I hate those

with me to the

way. It’s enormous,

cool things. One

candle. I’ve never seen

something strange happened. My body felt like

Adam saw that I was in

he carried me to his shower. And he soaked

toe… To

car immediately and turns

straight, you were not only in

but also

te

and look and

though we are in

this pain tur tantahit” i aik her

i don’t

gold candle

you ask Adam what was in that

any ease. what if

ned.”

would have died if it was” i point

as lost

according to Adam, he

if he willing the truth, he

S

more

dimed that the water handled

with

his touch that apped

water did. I just knew that the water would have

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

gratatul for that. I didn’t wait

it anymore. I was tired and needed

memory of it

when Adam was not around? Who

have helped me?

was it even the

Would it happen again?

questions that I wished

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

Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame before I know

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

your clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly

like I went to a

She also doesn’t know that

three times after i

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