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

shrug my shoulders. “It’s

you get any closer to

the flaming

known that

she learned that I suspected

didn’t even have to

about lying to her

“No?” she asks.

ite

“No.” i cantum

I was

telanjabout her…All,

tell me then, Adam, what was that girl

did

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

of the two of you during movie night. How wsi

Brenda. Of course, it had to

woman.

to screw with Bryan.

favor

won’t believe the lie,

telling her

find out

reveal the truth when

to pry.” Abigail says the moment I

what’s up with

outfit you went in there with? Did

it as

“it’s slot

And my hair i staking we because

incident. Els

the whole night before your driver came

morning. I mean, is

me after tell her

with

to start. Everything was fine until

went there to watch

you in the

was a herror movie, and I hate those

noticed and walked with

by the way. It’s enormous,

cool things. One of

to be a gold candle. I’ve

it, something strange happened. My body felt like it was on fire. My entire body, not just

touched it with. Adam saw that

his shower. And

toe… To

the car immediately

let me get this straight, you were

also

te

and look and

elha noonhen though we are in

tur tantahit” i aik her

don’t

gold candle

you? Did you ask Adam what

any ease. what

ned.”

have died if it was”

as lost

and according to Adam, he

sure if he willing the

S

know more than

dimed that the water handled

with

him. It’s his touch that apped the pain i’m mat

knew that

Hect without him there.

Abigail don’t

when we

gratatul for that.

I was tired

memory of it was

had happened when Adam was not around? Who

have helped me?

it even the candle that caused

Would it happen again?

many questions that I wished I

dalewly drift away into a dupsip with the imates

Il say a quick goodbye to Abigail and am already hame before

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

clothes, Amiera?” My mother adiks me, she lacks highly suspicious, and I can’t blame her.

a pool party…More like

bathroom. She also

after i left the

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