CHAPTER 39

Sophia returned to what she couldn't quite call home and headed straight to her brother Charlie's room. Pushing the door open, she found him engrossed in a book on his bed.

"Hey, Charlie..."

"Soph..." He beamed and swiftly got off the bed, rushing towards her for a tight embrace.

"You were gone for so long; I thought you had left me..." His eyes teared up.

Sophia hugged him once more.

"I promised I'd never leave you, and I never break a promise to you, okay?" She reassured him, cupping his face in her hands with a warm smile.

Charlie smiled back and nodded.

"Where did you go? I was looking for you." Charlie inquired, settling back against the headboard, holding a closed book in his lap.

"I had somewhere I needed to go, sorry it just took longer than I expected..."

Charlie simply nodded, his gaze fixed on the book in his hands.

"Charlie..."

"Ummm...."

Sophia observed her brother, sensing an underlying issue. She took a seat on the bed, her fingers lightly brushing the soft fabric of th
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