Chapter 17

Liz's POV.

"LIZ!" Karen called.

I stopped in my tracks and turned to see her running towards me. "What is it?" I asked frowning.

She stopped getting to me, and let out a harsh breath. "I've just been wondering why you've been so distant since the day started. Since the principal called Riele."

I scoffed. "I don't think you should be that daft, Karen. A ticking time bomb like Riele has exploded and I refuse to get hit by a shrapnel."

Karen furrowed her brows in confusion. "Aren't we supposed to be her friend?"

I chuckled at her juvenile way of thinking. "Are we supposed to be her friend?"

She gave me a disbelieving look. "So now that her day goes dark, we that are supposed to be the great natural force to provide light disappear out of sight, ah?"

I shook my head. "You're wrong, Karen. I'm not a light in Riele's life."

"If you're not, then what are you...?" She trailed giving me a look that's seeping guilty feelings inside me. "The opposite? Cause if you're not a light then you're a da