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Chapter 28- The Weight of Shadows

Author: Britney Mason
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-28 21:57:33

The morning sun filtered through the tall windows, but the light didn’t chase away the heaviness in Sonia’s chest.

Sitting through the committee meeting felt like wading through mud—everyone’s eyes on her, but none of them really seeing her.

Just Silas’s shadow, the lost boy everyone thought she replaced. But she wasn’t Silas, no matter how many times she wore his blazer or tried to speak like him.

When the meeting broke for a brief pause, Sonia didn’t wait.

She stood and slipped out before anyone could ask her a question she wasn’t ready to answer.

The hallways were cold and silent, just how she liked them.

She needed space to breathe, to think without everyone’s judgment pressing down like a weight.

She rounded the corner and nearly bumped into Eric.

He was leaning casually against the wall, looking less like the untouchable Eric Blackbourne and more like a kid who didn’t quite know what to say. His usual confident smile was softened, almost uncertain.

“Hey,” he said, like a question.

Sonia blinked. “Hey.”

“Mind if I walk with you?” His voice was low, careful.

She nodded.

They started walking side by side, but neither rushed to fill the silence. It was that kind of quiet that feels heavy and safe all at once.

After a moment, Eric broke the silence. “You’re not Silas,” he said. No accusation. Just a fact.

Sonia laughed, bitter but tired. “No, I’m not.”

His eyes caught hers, honest and searching. “Then who are you?”

She looked away, swallowing the lump in her throat. “I don’t even know anymore. Sometimes I think I’m just a scared girl pretending to be her brother.”

Eric stopped and looked at her, really looked. “Maybe you don’t have to pretend.”

The words hit her like a shock. Maybe she didn’t have to wear that blazer like armor forever.

He reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, a simple, human touch that made her heart skip.

“Why do you still wear it?” he asked softly.

Sonia bit her lip, her fingers tightening around the blazer she still carried folded over her arm. “Because sometimes it’s the only thing that makes me feel strong.”

Eric smiled, small and gentle. “I don’t think you need it to be strong.”

She wanted to believe him. She wanted to drop the act and just be herself, but the fear still lingered, what if letting go meant losing everything?

He stepped closer, his breath warm against her cheek, but gave her space. “Whenever you’re ready.”

They walked back in silence, but this time it felt different , lighter, less like a battle.

That night, alone in her dorm room, the silence was different too. It wasn’t empty. It was filled with memories, regrets, and a small flicker of hope. She pulled out Silas’s notebook and stared at the blank page.

Her pen trembled as she wrote:

I’m not Silas. I’m just me. And I’m scared, but maybe that’s okay.

She closed the notebook and felt the weight in her chest shift, just a little.

Her phone buzzed, a message from Eric.

Dinner?

She smiled. Maybe, just maybe, she could start to be honest. Not with the world, but with herself.

She texted back, I’d like that.

Later, under the soft glow of the stars by the lake, they walked slowly, side by side. The night was quiet, but their hands found each other, fingers intertwining like a silent promise.

Eric stopped, looking at her with a vulnerability that made her heart ache. “Who do you want to be, Sonia?”

She swallowed, unsure if she even knew the answer. “Someone who doesn’t have to hide.”

His thumb brushed over her knuckles. “Then we’ll figure it out together.”

When their lips finally met, it wasn’t perfect — it was messy and hesitant and full of everything they’d been holding back. It was real.

And for the first time in a long time, Sonia felt something that wasn’t fear or pain.

She felt alive.

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