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 to visit

“It’s just late

you get any closer

the flaming

known that Lizzie would be restless

she learned that I suspected

surprised that I didn’t even

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

what was that girl doing

did she know that invited

lask waiting for the confirmation that she

me this picture of the two of you during movie night.

course, it

woman.

with Bryan. That’s all.

as a favor to

the lie, but it

her

find out about

the truth when the time

mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment

up with

there with?

it as spooky in there as

mynd, “it’s slot nicer

lies. And my

Els a

have the whole night before your driver

the morning. I mean, is sleep

think of me after

along with other words. But Abigail was

was fine until

went there to

were you in

herror movie, and I hate those kind.

walked with me to the library.

by the way. It’s enormous,

other cool things. One

gold candle. I’ve never seen

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

Adam

carried me to his shower. And he soaked me

to toe… To help

stops the car immediately and turns to me

me get this straight, you were not

also in his

te

look

elha noonhen though we are in

this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone finding

don’t

gold candle

Did you ask Adam what was

make any ease. what if

ned.”

if it was” i point out. To

as lost

according to

sure if he willing the truth, he

S

know more than he’s

that the

with

him. It’s his touch that apped the pain i’m mat

water did. I just knew that the water would

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

I’m gratatul for that. I didn’t wait to

was tired and

pain was one, the memory of it was still there.

happened when Adam was not

have helped me?

even the candle

Would it happen again?

that I wished I

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

when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame before I know

from 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

Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and

a

also doesn’t

times after i left

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