“It’s not you I’m looking for; I want to speak to Sonia. Is she there with you?” Grace asked on the other line, prompting Charles to glance over at Sonia.

“She’s here,” he answered.

 

“Pass the phone to her.”

Having made a noise of agreement, Charles handed Sonia his phone while saying, “Here, it’s my mom.”

Sonia took the phone over and greeted pleasantly, “Mrs. Lane.”

“Sonia! I’ve missed you so much.” Grace beamed as soon as she heard Sonia’s voice on the other end of the call.

 

Sonia, on the other hand, smiled as well. “I’ve missed you, too, Mrs. Lane.”

“You could always drop by to see me, you know,” Grace pointed out, feigning dejection.

 

“Sorry, Mrs. Lane. I’ve been tied up with tons of stuff recently. I barely have time to breathe,” Sonia winced and said apologetically.

“Well, you could come over for a meal right now if you have the time. I’ll bust out a few of my best recipes for you,” Grace cajoled kindly.

Sonia was just about to say something when Charles—who had been eavesdropping—spoke up instead. “Mom, I’m bringing my darling for seafood.”

Grace, however, was insistent as she countered, “You know how restaurants never run a quality check on their seafood supplies, and it’s not as if they could do better than me when it comes to cooking.”

interjected, “Thank you for the offer, Mrs. Lane.

See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that the younger girl had agreed to drop

Charles put his phone away and gave Sonia a resigned look. “Well, it looks like we’re going to

always next time, anyway. Now, we should probably go and pick out gifts for your parents.” With that, she linked arms with him and led him

picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for Curtis. Then, they made their

Grace had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace was like a second mother to her, having taken

wasn’t long before Charles and Sonia pulled up

six years, though she noted that the house looked the same as it had before. As such, she did not feel out of place at all and rather felt a warm sense

ran out of the house to greet her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up.

greeted with

side and drawled sarcastically,

I say I’m getting tired of it. My attention is on Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me take a good look at you!” She clasped Sonia’s hands in hers and slowly spun her around, then concluded

amused by the remark. “No, I

have,” Grace insisted. “Your face is all

now I appear a little more slender than usual,” Sonia

course. Come along, then.” Grace took her by the

entering the villa, Sonia noted that there was no one else at home but

with his buddies. No matter. Sonia, why don’t you tell me how you’ve been for the past six years.” Ever since Grace

with a nod and began to detail the life she had had with

table in a physical show of frustration and snapped, “I knew those Fullers were rotten! You should have told us how badly they were treating you, Sonia. If you had told us, then we would have stood up for you and gotten

agreed as he bit into an apple. “That’s what I told

wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her

Charles and Grace’s outward concern, Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes as she said, “I didn’t want to make

the Lanes. She might have been able to get them to stand up for her throughout her marriage to Toby, but they couldn’t come to her defense all the time. Besides, they weren’t actually

you?” Grace gently prodded the younger girl’s forehead and heaved

good-naturedly as she wrapped the latter’s

at this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair with

Charles frowned as he sniffed the air curiously. “Mom, what do

of her thoughts, and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet in a

in the pot, and thankfully, she made

two tall glasses of juice over to Sonia and said, “Here you go, Sonia. Have some juice while you watch

Mrs. Lane.” Sonia nodded with

and help me out in

He could hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at

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