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 that’s

get any closer to the girl that

the

should have known that Lizzie would be

that I

surprised that I didn’t even have to think

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout

Adam, what

off–guard. How did she know

waiting for the confirmation that she was indeed

of the two of you during movie night. How wsi not

it had to be that

woman.

screw with Bryan.

a favor

won’t believe the lie, but it

her what

couldn’t let anyone find out about

the truth when the time was

pry.” Abigail says

“But what’s up

outfit you went in there with? Did

the house? is it as spooky

wake mynd, “it’s slot nicer than expected.

all lies. And my hair i staking we because

Els

night before your driver came

morning. I mean,

will Abigail think of me after tell her

call me crazy, along with other words.

where to start. Everything was fine until

there to watch a movie?”

you

a herror movie, and I

noticed and walked with me

by the way. It’s enormous, and

cool things. One of

be a gold candle.

something strange happened. My body felt

touched it with. Adam saw

carried me to his shower. And he

To help

the car immediately and turns

this straight, you

also

te

look

though we are in

i aik her fear ofanyone finding out and reportinluck to my

i don’t understand. How

gold candle

you? Did you ask Adam what was

ease. what if the candle

ned.”

would have died if it

as lost

and according to Adam,

sure if he willing

S

more than

the water handled

with

that apped the pain

the water did. I just knew that the water would have

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

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

was tired and needed

was one, the memory of it was still

Adam was

have helped me?

even the candle that

Would it happen again?

so many questions that

some even on ferme san dalewly drift away into a

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

stop the feeling of guilt from lying to my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the truth

happened to your clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious,

like I went to a pool

also doesn’t know

three times after

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