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 reason to visit

shrug my shoulders. “It’s just late that’s

closer to the girl

she the

known that

learned that I suspected

I didn’t even have

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

tell me then, Adam, what

throws off–guard. How did she know

about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation

two of you during movie night. How

Brenda. Of course, it had

woman.

with Bryan. That’s all.

a favor to

won’t believe the lie, but it

her

couldn’t let anyone find out

would reveal the truth when

Abigail says the moment I

“But what’s up with your hair, and where

outfit you went in there with? Did

house? is it as spooky in there

wake mynd, “it’s slot nicer

And my hair i staking

incident. Els a

night before your driver came

the morning. I mean, is sleep that

of me after tell her the

judge me, call me crazy, along with other words.

Everything was fine

you went there to watch a

were you

herror movie, and I hate

noticed and walked with me to the library.

beautiful, by the way. It’s enormous, and

statues amongst other cool

candle. I’ve never seen

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

touched it with. Adam saw that

his shower. And he soaked me

toe… To help with the

car immediately

this straight, you were not only in

but also in his

te

look and

noonhen though

her fear ofanyone finding out and

medi, i don’t understand. How

gold candle

you ask Adam

any ease. what

ned.”

think I would have died if it was” i

as lost

according to Adam,

I’m not sure if he willing the truth, he

S

know more than

the water handled me,

with

It’s his touch that apped the pain

I just knew that the

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

gratatul for that. I didn’t wait

I was tired

was one, the memory of it

when Adam was not

have helped me?

the candle that caused that

Would it happen again?

many questions that

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

Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame

can’t stop the feeling of guilt 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 a brave face and

your clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t blame her.

a pool party…More

Adam’s bathroom. She also doesn’t know that

outfits three times after i left the

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