All Chapters of Shadows Between Us: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter Twenty-One

Felicity stared at her phone, watching snaps from her streaks and stories roll in from Charity and her friends. She had made excuses earlier about having too much school work and deadlines whys he couldn’t follow them to leave school, now they were off to an overnight party.She had no desire to be caught up in their chaos tonight. Let them have their fun, she told herself. She had other priorities—and other people to think about. “Felicity, you’re really going to sit here and do homework while we’re turning up?” Mope teased, peeking over her shoulder. Anjola and the others were buzzing around in the background of the phone call, clearly excited for the night ahead.“I have a ton of stuff to get done,” Felicity replied, forcing a shrug. She wasn’t lying: she did have work waiting. But mostly, she wanted to stay away from Charity and the potential complications of being too close to her chaos.Charity rolled her eyes at her. “Fine, nerd. Don’t let fun pass you by.” And with that, she

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Chapter Twenty-Two

By the time the sun was up, the hostel came alive again.Doors slammed, kettles whistled, someone in Block C was shouting about a missing charger—just the usual Monday chaos.Mope and the girls came back early, dragging their bags and their half-finished stories with them. Their makeup from the night before had become smudges, but their energy was louder than ever.They pushed into the room Felicity shared with them, still laughing from whatever gossip they’d been holding on to since dawn.“Felicity!” Bisola called dramatically, dropping onto her bed. “You missed the craziest night ever.”“That party was mad,” Mope added, flinging her wig onto her pillow. “Actual madness. People were outside, inside, hanging from windows—everything.”Anjola burst into laughter. “And tell her how Charity disappeared. Abeg, tell her!”Felicity sat up, tightening her satin bonnet. “What happened?”“Oh!” Bisola slapped her thigh. “Your roommate left us like wind. One minute she was dancing, the next—‘I ha

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Chapter Twenty-Three

Felicity didn’t mean to cry. She really hadn’t. She’d planned to hold everything in, pretend her heart wasn’t being torn apart, and go on about her morning like nothing had gone on.But when Victoria and Gwen walked into the room and found her still curled up on her bed, eyes bright red and pillow held closely to her chest, there was no way of hiding it.The door had barely clicked shut behind them before Gwen noticed, her laughter dying instantly.“Felicity?” she said softly, stepping closer slowly. “What happened?”Victoria set her cup of noodles down at the nearest table, her eyebrows drawing together. “Whats wrong? Who hurt you?” Her voice calm.Felicity shook her head and wiped her cheeks quickly, trying to play it off like it was nothing, but the tears kept flooding down her face anyways. She hated how weak she felt. She hated how obvious it was. And she hated that she couldn’t even manage to keep up the pretense that everything was fine.“I’m okay. It’s nothing,” she whispered.

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Chapter Twenty-four

Leon had been dreading this dinner from the very moment his father’s text came in that morning: Be home by six. Bring Charity.He read it twice, feeling his stomach knot both times. There was no room for argument. There never was.Now he was sat in the backseat of the car his father sent to pick them up, Charity besides him, practically growing.She’d dressed up for the occasion—silky dress, subtle perfume, she wore a smile like she was about to receive an award.“You’ve been quiet for a while now,” she said, nudging his arm lightly. “Are you okay?”Leon forced a smile. “Just tired.”“Hmm.” Charity leaned her head against the seat, satisfied. “Well, tonight is important. You should at least look excited.”Excited.That was the last thing he felt.By the time they got to the dining room, his father was already seated at the head of the long table. His step mom had walked into in with a dish she just made and had placed it at the center of the table.“Come and take a seat you guys” she

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Chapter Twenty-five

Felicity sat in the cafeteria staring at the plate of rice in front of her. She had tried eating earlier, but every spoonful felt heavy, pointless. Her chest felt tight, her head felt full, and the rest of the world moved like a blur around her.Students rushed past her table carrying trays. Someone laughed too loudly at the corner. A girl dropped her bottle and groaned dramatically. The air buzzed with Monday chatter, but inside Felicity, everything was quiet. Too quiet.She kept replaying last night in her head — the silence from Leon, the uncertainty, the way her heart felt like it had been wrung out. She hated that she had let herself believe him. She hated that Victoria and Gwen had to watch her cry.She pushed her rice again, staring at the grains like they were to blame for her mood.“Felicity?”Her eyes lifted slowly.Deji stood there, holding a tray and looking like he wasn’t sure she wanted to see him. His brows were drawn together in concern, but there was something cautiou

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Chapter Twenty-Six

Charity had been in a good mood since morning, humming that smug little tune she used when everything seemed to be going her way. By noon she was out with her siblings, hopping from one high end store to another.At one counter, a huge diamond ring caught her eyes, shining under the lights like it had been waiting for her.“Oh wow” she said, leaning closer. “This…this is definitely it. Nothing smaller makes sense.”Charity: Baby, you don’t need to stress looking for anything. I’ve found the style I want. Just plan a proper proposal, okay? Something huge. Something people will talk about for weeks. I want a moment I can post — like, everyone-has-to-be-jealous level.She reread it, smiled, and sent it.To her, it wasn’t demanding. It was simply her standards.Leon was parked outside his stepmom’s boutique, palm pressed to his temple like this week has been dragging him. His phone vibrated with a message from Charity, and one glance at the preview, pulled a groan straight out of him. “P

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Chapter Twenty-Seven

Leon woke up to the soft click of Felicity’s bathroom door. She was getting ready to step out, her voice gentle as she told him she had errands to run. He only nodded, pretending everything inside him wasn’t tangled.She left with a small, uncertain smile, and the moment the door shut behind her, his phone buzzed.Debit Alert.The amount made his stomach drop — the kind of figure he had never willingly spent in his entire life.He blinked at it once.Twice.Then checked the details again just to be sure he wasn’t hallucinating.Merchant: Diamond Crest Jewelers.Charity.“Unbelievable,” he whispered, dragging a hand down his face. “She really did it.”She’d gone ahead and bought the ring herself.And not just any ring — it was the exact price range she knew he would hesitate to approve. The kind of ring that sparkled loud enough to blind people.He tossed his phone onto his couch and stood there for a moment, shaking his head in disbelief. He wanted to call her immediately, but he forc

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Chapter Twenty-Eight

Derin had been restless all morning. She sat on her bed hugging a pillow, watching Victoria scroll through her phone, the silence between them filled with little unspoken things Derin had held in for weeks. Eventually she cleared her throat.“Can I ask you something?” Derin said softly.Victoria looked up. “Shoot.”Derin hesitated, then let everything tumble out at once. “How come in our group, I’m never… included? Like, you guys talk, gist, laugh, run outside to discuss things — and nobody ever calls me. But when it’s my turn to talk, suddenly everyone’s gathered.”Victoria’s eyebrows lifted. “Where did that come from?”“It’s true,” Derin insisted. “Felicity calls you, calls Mope, calls Gwen… but never me. Sometimes I don’t even know what’s going on. I’m always the last to hear anything.”Victoria sighed, shifting on her chair. “Derin… it’s not intentional. Felicity isn’t excluding you purposely. You’re just… quiet. She probably thinks you don’t care.”“But I do care,” Derin murmured

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Chapter Twenty-Nine

Felicity didn’t notice it at first.They were all in the common area — Gwen sprawled on the rug painting her nails, Victoria sitting on the bed scrolling through TikTok, Chizobam and Vickian sharing chin-chin from a plastic container. It felt like one of those warm, chaotic evenings where everyone talked over everyone.Felicity sat in the middle of the bed, hugging a pillow to her chest. She had been quiet for too long, and the weight inside her chest finally pushed the words out.“So… Leon and I were supposed to have dinner tonight,” she began.Gwen’s head snapped up. “Wait, actual dinner? Like, romantic setting or food-is-food setting?”Felicity shrugged helplessly. “He said he wanted to talk. I wanted to ask him what we are. I’m tired of being in the dark.”Victoria nodded. “Good. You deserve clarity.”Chizobam muttered, “Clarity wey go break your heart,” and everyone snorted.But Derin… Derin didn’t laugh.Felicity glanced at her. Derin’s expression was stiff, polite — almost like

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Chapter Thirty

Charity came out of the bathroom in a towel, steam still clinging to her skin, humming one of her feel-good songs. She reached for her body cream—then stopped.Sitting right on top of her small travelling bag was a document she had never seen before.Leon’s school docket.Her humming stopped immediately.She picked it up slowly, flipping it over as if the explanation would be written somewhere on the back.How did this even get here?He definitely didn’t give her this. And Leon wasn’t even around the hostel—he never came here unannounced.Before she could spiral too far, the door opened and Felicity walked in with a nylon of snacks.Charity lifted the docket. “Hey… did you drop this here?”Felicity blinked. “Oh! Yeah. Sorry. His lecturer gave it to me to keep since Leon wasn’t in class today. I didn’t want to forget so I placed it where you’d see it.”Charity stared at her for a second too long—just enough for something uneasy to flicker in her chest. It didn’t make sense. Why would Fe

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