Chapter 13: Echoes of Silence

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The day of the exams dawned with a sense of foreboding hanging heavy in the air, the weight of impending tests looming over the students like a dark cloud.

But for Sofia and Lucas, the atmosphere was charged with an additional layer of tension—a palpable silence that stretched between them like an insurmountable chasm.

As they made their way to the examination hall, their footsteps echoed hollowly in the empty corridors, their minds preoccupied with thoughts of the confrontation that had occurred between them just days earlier.

Lucas's encounter with Sofia and Rohan had left him reeling, his heart torn between conflicting emotions of jealousy, regret, and longing.

Despite his efforts to push aside his feelings for Sofia, Lucas found himself unable to shake the memory of her tear-streaked face, the pain in her eyes haunting him like a ghost from the past.

And though he tried to bury himself in his studies and immerse himself in his burgeoning friendship with Emily, Sofia's presence lingered like a shadow at the edge of his consciousness, a constant reminder of the rift that had formed between them.

Meanwhile, Sofia too grappled with the aftermath of their encounter, her heart heavy with the weight of unspoken words and unresolved emotions.

She had tried to reach out to Lucas, to bridge the divide that had sprung up between them, but he had rebuffed her attempts at reconciliation, his silence a painful reminder of their fractured friendship.

As they entered the examination hall, Lucas and Sofia exchanged a fleeting glance, their eyes meeting briefly before quickly darting away.

The tension between them was palpable, a silent barrier that seemed to stretch on indefinitely, dividing them from each other like a gaping chasm.

Throughout the exams, Lucas struggled to concentrate, his mind wandering back to thoughts of Sofia despite his best efforts to focus on the task at hand. He glanced over at Emily, who sat beside him, her presence a constant reminder of the facade he had built around himself—a facade that crumbled in the face of his unresolved feelings for Sofia.

And as the exams drew to a close and the students filed out of the examination hall, Lucas found himself grappling with a sense of emptiness that gnawed at his insides.

He longed to reach out to Sofia, to break through the walls of silence that had sprung up between them, but he couldn't bring himself to take that first step.

As he walked away from the examination hall, Lucas felt a pang of regret wash over him, his heart heavy with the weight of missed opportunities and unspoken words.

And though he tried to bury his feelings beneath a facade of forced happiness, he knew that deep down, his thoughts would always drift back to Sofia—a silent echo that reverberated through the empty corridors of his heart.









































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As the days dwindled down to the final countdown before graduation, Sofia and Lucas found themselves caught in a web of silence that seemed to grow thicker with each passing moment.

Despite their shared history and the bond that had once united them, they remained locked in a standoff, their hearts heavy with the weight of unspoken words and unresolved emotions.

With each passing day, the tension between them seemed to mount, a silent barrier that loomed larger and larger, casting a shadow over the fleeting moments of their final days at UWC Atlantic College.

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