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

any closer to

the

that Lizzie would be

that I

didn’t even

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

to telanjabout

tell me then, Adam, what was that

How did she

for the confirmation that

the two of you during movie night.

Of course, it had to be

woman.

trying to screw with

a favor to Ashton,

the lie, but

telling her

couldn’t let anyone find out about

the truth when the

mean to pry.” Abigail says

what’s up with your hair,

outfit you went in there with? Did rain

as spooky in

“it’s slot nicer

And my hair i staking we

Els

have the whole night

morning. I mean, is sleep

think of me

call me crazy, along with other

where to start. Everything was fine until he walked me

you went there to

you in the

a herror movie, and I

with me to the library.

way. It’s enormous, and there

statues amongst other cool things. One

a gold candle. I’ve never seen anything

when I touched it, something strange happened. My body felt like it was on fire. My entire

I touched it with. Adam saw that I was

to his shower. And he soaked me

to toe… To help

immediately and turns to

straight,

but also in

te

look and

though we are in

tantahit” i aik her fear ofanyone

don’t understand.

gold candle

ask

what if

ned.”

have died if

as lost

and according to Adam, he don’t

he willing the truth, he

S

know more

dimed that the water handled

with

It’s his touch that

just knew that the water would

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

question when we

I’m gratatul for that. I didn’t

tired and

memory of it was still there.

when Adam

have helped me?

it even the candle that

Would it happen again?

so many questions that I wished I

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

Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am

my parents. I’m so scared that they somehow found out the

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

a pool party…More like

Adam’s bathroom. She also

after i left the

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