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

shoulders. “It’s

any closer to the

the flaming

have known that Lizzie

learned that

I didn’t

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout

tell me then, Adam, what

throws off–guard. How did she know

waiting for the confirmation that she was indeed speaking

the two of you during

it had to be

woman.

screw with Bryan.

as a favor to

know she won’t believe the

her what

anyone find out about Amiera,

truth when the time

mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment

what’s up with your hair, and

you went in there with? Did rain

it as spooky

“it’s slot nicer

are all lies. And my hair i staking

Els a long

the whole night before your driver

in the morning. I

think of me after tell

along with other

where to start. Everything was fine until he walked me to the

there to

were you

sigh, “it was a herror movie, and I hate

walked with me

way. It’s enormous,

cool things.

be a gold candle. I’ve never seen anything like

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

touched it with. Adam saw

he carried me to his shower. And he

to toe… To help

stops the car immediately and turns to me

me get this straight, you were not only in

but also

te

and look

noonhen though

this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone

don’t understand. How

gold candle

you? Did you ask Adam

ease. what if the candle

ned.”

died if

as lost

according to Adam,

not sure if he willing the truth,

S

more

that the water handled me,

with

that apped the pain i’m mat

I just knew that the water would have

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when

for

I was tired and needed

was one, the memory of it was

happened when Adam was not around? Who

have helped me?

it even the

Would it happen again?

that I wished I had

ferme san dalewly drift away into a dupsip with the imates of Adamclose

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

out the truth of where I was

My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I

went to a

also

times after

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