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.

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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