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

shoulders. “It’s

get any closer to the girl

the

that Lizzie would be

she learned that

that I didn’t even have to think

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout her…All,

me then, Adam, what was that girl doing

did she know that invited

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

this picture of the two of you during

it had to

woman.

with Bryan.

favor

the

telling her what happened

anyone find out about

the truth

don’t mean to pry.” Abigail says the moment

up with your hair,

you went in there with?

is it as

wake mynd, “it’s slot

lies. And my hair i staking we

Els a

the whole night before your

in the morning. I mean, is

me

me crazy, along with other words. But Abigail was nothing like

start. Everything was fine until he walked me to

there to

you in

was a herror movie,

walked with

by the way. It’s enormous,

other cool

a gold candle. I’ve

strange happened. My body felt like it was on fire. My entire body, not

Adam saw

he carried me to his shower. And

to toe… To help with

stops the car immediately and turns to

get this straight, you were not

also in his

te

look

elha noonhen though we

of this pain tur tantahit” i aik her

don’t

gold candle

you? Did you ask Adam

make any ease. what if the candle

ned.”

think I would have died if it was” i point out. To

as lost

and according to Adam, he don’t

if he willing the

S

more

that the water handled me,

with

him. It’s his touch that

did. I just knew that the water would have

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

I’m gratatul for

tired and needed it. Even

memory of it was still there. What

Adam was not around?

have helped me?

it even the candle that caused that

Would it happen again?

many questions that I wished

on ferme san dalewly drift away into a dupsip with the imates

wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and

my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth of where I was

clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me,

like I went to a pool party…More like a

She also doesn’t know

outfits three times after

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