Sacrificial Lamb by Ashley Nicole

Author:Ashley Nicole [Nicole, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dark and Twisted Press
Published: 2020-05-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

The next day at Amanda’s, I sit slumped at her kitchen table It’s made of a tree stump with the middle carved out so a chair and legs can still fit under. I’ve been brooding since we left Katie’s yesterday. Katie hates me. She’ll never remember me or what we had.

Amanda sits in the chair opposite me trying to look at anything and everything except my face. Every now and then she pats my shoulder awkwardly in an attempt to comfort me.

I long for the closeness of another person. It’s like a burning need inside of me. I feel so alone. Alienated. Amanda lays her hand on the table after patting me and without thinking, I reach for it. I lace my fingers through hers and the warmth of her palm clears my head a bit.

She tries to pull her hand from mine. “What the hell are you doing?” She looks at me as if I had stripped all my clothes off.

I know I should feel embarrassed and probably scared by how she is going to retaliate but I don’t. I feel empty. “I’m sorry, I just need someone and you’re the only one here.”

She thinks about what I said for a moment, but then sighs and tightens her hold on my hand. “Fine. But if you try to kiss me, I will punch you.”

I flinch, not from the threat but from the thought of kissing someone other than Katie. Are she and I even still together? Or am I supposed to move on and find someone else like Amanda? I look at Amanda. Her tanned skin is smooth and toned. Her dark eyelashes brush her cheeks when she blinks or looks down. She is pretty, I can’t deny that, but could I be with her?

No.

I have to save Katie. She is living in a world where all her best memories have been stolen from her and she would not be okay with that.

I stand up but I don’t release Amanda’s hand. It still feels nice to have her near, even as just a friend. “Let’s go.”

She stands and lifts one eyebrow as she stares at me. “Go where? Hopefully not to my bedroom because I haven’t really cleaned it ever and -”

“No. We’re going to spy on Michael. I’m going to save Katie.” I don’t know if she was seriously thinking the bedroom was an option for us, but I don’t want to ask.

“Well, that little experiment lasted a whole two minutes.” She snatches her hand from mine and stalks past me to the door.

“It wasn’t an experiment. I needed someone to help me calm down.”

“Glad I could be of some use to you.” She opens the door and motions for me to go out.

“It’s not like that Amanda. What’s wrong? Look, I’m sorry I held your hand. I won’t do it again.” I walk through the door and steal a glance at her. Is that disappointment I see on her face? Once outside standing on her porch, I turn and really look at her, but she has her I-hate-the-world look plastered on.

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