“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.”

Lane. We’ll

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

look. “Well, it looks like we’re

Now, we should probably go and pick out gifts for

they made their rounds through the boutiques in the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for Curtis. Then, they made

Reeds, and their relationship was more family than anything else. In particular, Grace had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace was like a second mother

wasn’t long before Charles and Sonia pulled up in

the first time Sonia had dropped by in six years, though she noted that the house looked the same as it had before. As

sound of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of Sonia, and she approached the latter with her arms

Sonia greeted with

by the side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind me, Mom. I’m just your biological son, is

pointedly, “I see you every day, and believe me when 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 plaintively, “You’ve

somewhat amused by the remark.

“Your face is all cheekbones

little more slender than usual,” Sonia placated. “Alright, that’s enough

her by the hand and

no one else at home

how you’ve been for the past six

began to detail the life she had had with

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

into an apple. “That’s

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

Charles and Grace’s outward concern, Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears

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 related to her, which meant her troubles would only

you?” Grace gently prodded

but she smiled good-naturedly as she wrapped

at this gesture and

as he sniffed the air curiously. “Mom, what do you have on the stove? I

Grace snapped out of her thoughts, and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet in a flurry and exclaimed, “Oh, no! My seafood

to salvage the chowder simmering in the pot, and thankfully, she

of juice over to Sonia and said, “Here you go, Sonia. Have some juice while you watch a bit

Lane.” Sonia nodded with a

a look. “Come and help me

as he

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