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And it feels like I can’t do this anymore, not without thinking of him every time I log on.
I take a deep breath as I hit the delete button.
Are you sure you want to delete your account?
I lied.
I definitely feel more hurt than foolish.
CHAPTER 27
Cassie
What are you doing here?”
Sophie is still standing on the faded carpet of the apartment hallway. I think I’m actually too stunned to even think to invite her in at first, stuck in the doorway as she rubs her arm guiltily.
“Sophie,” I press, gently grabbing her arm and pulling her inside the apartment before shutting the door. “How did you even get here?”
“An Uber,” she tells me matter-of-factly.
“An Uber,” I echo dumbly. “You took an Uber?”
“Yes.”
“All by yourself?”
She holds up a cell phone that I recognize. “I used my dad’s phone.”
“You used your dad’s...” I blink, trying to wrap my head around what she’s saying. “Where is your dad?”
“Working,” she tells me. “I snuck out of the office.”
“Sophie, that wasextremelydangerous. Do you understand me? You are way too young to be hopping into Ubers and going across town. How did you even get the address?”
“Dad had it on his phone.”
Everything she is saying sounds perfectly reasonable and logical, but nothing about it makes any sense. I know Sophie is an incredibly smart little girl, but this feels impossible, even for her.
“What are you doing here, Sophie?”
She looks down at the floor. “I needed to see you.”
“You needed to see me.”
“Yes. Dad wouldn’t let me call you.”
My stomach twists. She wanted to call me? The guilt I feel for not having said goodbye to her flares up like it’s brand new. “Sophie... your dad is probably freaking out.”
“No, he isn’t,” she mumbles. “He’s going to give me away.”
“What?”
She looks at me with a helpless expression. “He’s going to give me away! To Aunt Iris!”
“Come here.” I tug her hand, leading her to the couch, and pat the space beside me so that she can sit. “What are you talking about?”
“I heard him talking to her,” Sophie tells me. “On the phone. He was talking about me going to her house. He doesn’t want to keep me anymore because I ran you off.”
