Chapter 30 Advantageous Iii

• Erica's [POV]
• So I kept it in. I shut my emotions off. And I learned to toe the line of being who I was always meant to be while hiding my truest self whenever I was in his shadow. I played the piano. I honed my craft. And I perfected every challenge he threw my way until the day he died.
• But once he was gone, I swore I'd never play again. Until Judge asked me to. At first, I was angry. I was grief-stricken, and not just for my family or the memories that stirred when I associated them with my performances. I was also grieving for the loss of myself. The little girl who wanted to choose her path.