Chapter 17 Stay Awake

Frowning, I took a step back. I wanted to leave, but Amanda stood in my path. "You told him about all those things, right?" "What things?" I questioned, feeling mystified. "You told him I purposely made things difficult for you behind his back! You told him I was the one stirring up conflict between you guys! You told him I shoved you into the pool too, right?" Sneering, I shot back, "Well, you did do those things, so why are you afraid of being found out?" "I knew it was you!" Amanda shrieked before lunging at me. I instinctively shielded my belly, but I noticed she'd pulled out a dagger from somewhere. She wanted to kill me… She must have been pushed to the brink of despair to do something this extreme! "Cassie!" I heard a deep voice shouting at me. The pain I thought would come never did. When I opened my eyes, I found that Louis was standing in front of me defensively. The dagger had been plunged into his abdomen. He was bleeding profusely, and his face was pale. Despite