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 reason to visit

my shoulders. “It’s

you get any closer to

the

have known that

she learned that

I didn’t even have to think

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout

me then, Adam, what was

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

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

sent me this picture of the two of you during movie night.

Brenda. Of course, it had to be

woman.

to screw with Bryan. That’s

as a favor to Ashton, nothing

she won’t believe the

her what happened

anyone find out about Amiera,

reveal the truth when

Abigail says the

up with

you went in there with? Did rain manage to

it as spooky in

mynd, “it’s slot

lies. And my hair i staking we

incident. Els

whole night before your

in the morning. I mean,

Abigail think of me after tell her the

along with other words.

Everything was fine until

there to watch a movie?” she

you

herror movie,

with me to the

by the way.

amongst other cool things.

candle. I’ve never seen

something strange happened. My body felt like it was on fire. My

Adam saw that I was in

he carried me to his shower. And he soaked

To help

the car immediately and turns

me get this straight, you

also in

te

and look

elha noonhen though we are

tantahit” i aik her

medi, i don’t understand.

gold candle

Did you ask Adam

make any ease. what if the candle

ned.”

would have died if

as lost

and according to Adam, he

not sure if he willing the truth,

S

more

the water handled me,

with

that

I just knew that the water would have

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

I’m gratatul for that. I didn’t

it anymore. I was tired

memory of it was

when Adam

have helped me?

even the candle

Would it happen again?

were so many questions that I wished I had

on ferme san dalewly drift away into a dupsip with

waiting for me when i wake up. Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame before I know

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 walked inta the

mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious,

like I went to a pool party…More like

also doesn’t know

after i left

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