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.

lever need a

my shoulders. “It’s just late

you get any closer to

the

that Lizzie would be restless

learned that I

I didn’t even have

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

me then, Adam, what

off–guard. How did she know that invited Amirahie

are you talking about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation that she was indeed

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

course, it had to be

woman.

just trying to screw with Bryan.

favor to

believe the

her what

couldn’t let anyone find out about Amiera, not

reveal the truth

to pry.” Abigail says the

what’s up

you went in there with? Did rain manage to

as spooky in there as

slot

all lies. And my hair i

incident. Els

have the whole night before

in the morning. I mean, is sleep

will Abigail think of me after tell

call me crazy, along with other words. But Abigail

Everything was

to

were you in

“it was a herror movie, and I hate

noticed and walked with me to the library.

way. It’s enormous,

cool things. One of

candle.

when I touched it, something strange happened. My body felt like it was on fire.

it with. Adam saw that

his shower. And he

To help with

stops the car immediately and turns

me get this straight, you

also

te

look

elha noonhen though we are

this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone finding

i don’t understand.

gold candle

to you? Did you ask Adam what was in

what if the

ned.”

if it was” i point out.

as lost

to Adam, he don’t

not sure if he

S

more than he’s

that the water handled me,

with

him. It’s his touch that apped the

water did. I just knew that

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when

home, and I’m gratatul for that. I didn’t wait to

was tired and needed it.

the memory of it was

Adam was not

have helped me?

the candle

Would it happen again?

questions that I wished I

ferme san dalewly drift away into

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

somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put on a brave face and walked

My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t blame her.

to a

also doesn’t know that

after i

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