Shadowed Whispers by Elle Lincoln

Author:Elle Lincoln [Lincoln, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Frankie

Avoiding someone is never just about being out of sight. Today, I’m dodging Dorian and our burdensome lunches—not out of choice, but necessity, as I’m bound for a class with Mr. Mercer. The mirror on my closet door taunts me with reflections of a clouded morning sky, the gray light making everything feel heavy, like the air itself is saturated with a storm yet to break. As I pull my damp hair through my sweater, memories flood forward unbidden. The past refuses to stay buried, especially on days like this.

As I gaze into the mirror, the reflection doesn’t show the woman I’m striving to become. Instead, it reveals the frightened little girl I once was—her eyes too large for a harsh world, hiding her vulnerability behind a façade of bravery.

No matter how many times I try to kill that inner child, she just won’t die, and I need her to die. I need her to go away so I can look myself in the eye and say I did what I could to save her. The truth is, I couldn’t save myself then. The fabric of my sweater feels like a thin barrier against the flood of emotions threatening to spill out of me.

All that pain bubbles up and drags me down beneath the waves of memories better left forgotten. The sensation is like drowning, with the past pulling me under. As I tie my shoes, the simple action feels monumental, each loop a small victory against the sorrow that tries to sweep me away.

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