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Chapter twenty two: Like it would change anything
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2026-04-30 21:56:33
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HER: Secrets I carried alone Chapter twenty four: Dancing with danger
I opened the door and Jay was there. He didn't step in immediately like he used to. He just looked at me for a second like he was trying to figure something out about me before I even said anything. "You're home," he said. "I said I was," I replied and moved aside so he could come in. He walked in slowly and this time he didn't just sit like before. He actually looked around a bit like he was noticing things he didn't notice before. I closed the door and turned back to him, and the silence came quickly between us. He didn't sit right away. Instead, he looked at me properly. "You've been ignoring me lately," he said. "You started it, I'm fine," I answered quickly, like I already had the response ready. He nodded but it didn't feel like agreement."I had some things to take care of" .It felt like he was just holding the thought. Then he said, "And I know you're not fine cuz you always say that."I shrugged slightly, trying to keep my
HER: Secrets I carried alone Chapter twenty three: Things I forgot on purpose
When I got back to school, everything looked the same. Same buildings, same noise, same people moving around like nothing had changed. But something felt off. Not around me. Inside me. I dropped my bag on the bed and sat down slowly, staring at nothing in particular. I thought coming back would distract me, that once I was here again, everything would just settle. But it didn't. My dad's voice kept replaying in my head. "I'm sorry."That word was supposed to mean something. It was supposed to fix something. But it didn't, and I didn't understand why. I leaned back slightly, letting out a small breath, and that's when the thoughts started. Not the usual overthinking. Something else. Memories.Small ones. The kind you don't even realize you've forgotten, or maybe I knew but I preferred to forget. I remembered waiting. Waiting for him to show up, waiting for him to call, waiting for something that always felt like it was coming but never really
HER: Secrets I carried alone Chapter twenty two: Like it would change anything
I didn't text Jay again. Not because I was trying to be strong or anything deep like that. I just didn't feel like chasing something that clearly didn't want to be chased. Seen. That was enough information. So I left it. And for once… I didn't overthink it. A few days later, my phone rang. I stared at it before picking up."Hello?" There was a pause. Then a voice I hadn't properly heard in a long time. "Anna… it's your dad."I went quiet for a second. I knew who he was but why was he calling me. "…Okay," I said slowly. "Hi.""I want to see you," he said. That was it. No explanation. No warning. Just that.I sat up properly. "Why?" Another pause."I'll explain when you come." I should have said no. I almost did. But I didn't. "…I'll come," I said.Going back home felt strange. Like I was walking into something that once belonged to me but didn't feel like mine anymore. When I got there, he was already sitting in
HER: Secrets I carried alone Chapter twenty one: Just like that
I woke up the next morning with one thing on my mind. Ella. I knew she wasn't okay, even if she was trying to act like she was. And for once, I didn't want to stay stuck in my own head. So I picked up my phone and texted her. Me: Are you free today?She replied after a bit. Ella: Yeah… why?I smiled slightly. Me: We're cooking.There was a pause. Then: Ella: Cooking what? Me: Jollof rice. Don't argue.She sent a laughing emoji. Ella: Okay boss.When we met up, she looked fine. Too fine.Like she had already decided she wasn't going to let anything show. I noticed it immediately, but I didn't say anything."Come," I said, grabbing her wrist lightly. "Market first." Ella looked at me. "You're actually serious about this?" "Very serious."She narrowed her eyes. "You? Cooking?" "Don't annoy me," I said, trying not to smile. At the market, I started picking things like I knew what I w
HER: Secrets I carried alone Chapter twenty: I was stuck in my head
I didn't even know how much I missed Ella until she sat beside me in class again. Everything just felt lighter somehow. Like the whole place wasn't pressing on me like usual. We were supposed to be listening, but honestly, I don't think either of us were. "I'm serious," Ella whispered, leaning a bit closer. "This lecturer actually thinks that microphone is doing something." I tried not to laugh too loud. "No because tell me why he's shouting like we're in different countries." "And you'll still strain your ears and hear nothing," she added. That one got me and I laughed under my breath. "At this point I think he just enjoys watching us suffer." Ella shook her head, smiling.For a second, it was normal again. But I noticed something. I didn't say anything though. She was laughing… but there was always that small pause before it. Like her mind wasn't fully here.I frowned a little but kept quiet. Not yet.
HER: Secrets I carried alone Chapter Nineteen: The secret I kept alone
When Ella left, her words didn't. "You never let anyone know how you feel." They kept replaying in my head. How was I supposed to? If I could spill everything, I would have. But every time I try, it never ends well. I either get misunderstood, or worse—they see too much. The parts of me I don't even understand myself. And once that happens, I can't take it back. I become too open, too easy to read… and somehow it always ends up hurting me. I do try to open up, I really do. It's just that every time I get close to saying something real, I remember—and I stop. It wasn't the first time. **** Back when things with Stephen were still real, there was a part of it I never told anyone about. Not even Ella. I wasn't like this with him. I didn't hold back or overthink every little thing. I said what I felt, I laughed easily, I let myself be seen without trying to hide parts of it. He knew about my family—things I didn't even like thinking abou
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