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 reason

“It’s

get any closer to the girl that

she the flaming

have known that Lizzie would

she learned that I suspected

that I didn’t even

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout her…All,

what was that girl doing

question throws off–guard. How did she know that invited Amirahie

waiting for the confirmation that

sent me this picture of the two of you during movie night. How wsi not

Brenda. Of course, it had to be that

woman.

screw with Bryan. That’s all. I’m

a favor to Ashton,

won’t believe the lie, but it was still

telling her what

couldn’t let anyone find out about Amiera,

reveal the truth when the time

to pry.” Abigail says the

vehicle. “But what’s up with your

went in there with? Did rain

the house? is it as spooky in there as everyone

“it’s slot nicer

lies. And my

Els a

night before your driver came

in the morning. I mean, is

Abigail think of me after

crazy, along with other

where to start. Everything was fine until he walked me to

to watch a movie?” she

you in the

a herror movie,

and walked with me to the library.

way.

other cool

gold candle. I’ve never

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

touched it with. Adam saw that I

his

To help with

car immediately and

me get this straight, you were not only in

but also

te

look

elha noonhen though

i aik her fear ofanyone finding

i don’t understand.

gold candle

you ask Adam what was

ease. what if the

ned.”

I would have died if it

as lost

to

sure if he

S

know more

dimed that the water

with

him. It’s his touch that

the water did. I just knew that the

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

I’m gratatul for that.

I was tired and

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

happened when Adam was not

have helped me?

it even the candle

Would it happen again?

were so many questions that

san dalewly drift away into a dupsip with

Il say

somehow found out the truth of where I was last night. Still, I put on a brave face and walked inta the

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

I went to a pool party…More like

Adam’s bathroom. She also

three times after

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