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

shrug my shoulders. “It’s just

did you get any closer to

she the

should have known that Lizzie

she learned that I

didn’t even have

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout

what was

did she know that

about?’ lask waiting for the confirmation that she was indeed speaking

picture of the two of you during

Of course, it had to be that

woman.

to screw with

a favor

believe the lie, but it was still

telling her what

couldn’t let anyone find out

the truth when

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

the vehicle. “But what’s up

there with?

is it as

mynd, “it’s slot nicer

are all lies. And my hair

Els a long

whole night before your driver came

morning. I

think of me after

along with other

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

to

you in

“it was a herror movie, and I hate

and walked with me to the library.

the way. It’s enormous, and

other cool

be a gold candle. I’ve never

But when I touched it, something strange happened. My body felt like it

I touched it with. Adam saw that I was

to his shower. And he

to toe… To help

car immediately and

let me get this straight,

but also in

te

and look and

elha noonhen though

this pain tur tantahit” i aik her fear

medi, i don’t

gold candle

to you? Did you ask Adam

ease. what if the candle

ned.”

have died if it

as lost

according to Adam,

sure if he willing the

S

know more than

that the water

with

his touch that apped the pain

did. I just knew that the water would

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

and I’m gratatul for

I was tired and

was one, the memory of it was still there.

happened when Adam was not

have helped me?

even the candle that caused that

Would it happen again?

that I wished I had

even on ferme san dalewly

day, the driver balready waiting for me when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail

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

happened to your clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t

to a pool party…More like

She also doesn’t know that

after i left

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