Brian had to be pacified for long time. He had turned into nagging aunt. Sometimes, Sophia missed the old, world weary Brian. In contrast, handling Mrs Higgins was easy peasy. She had single handedly brought up a headstrong girl. She knew when to nag and when to give space. She just asked if she needed money and support. After a reassured no, she didn't say much. Yep, Sophia preferred Mrs Higgins.
Sophia never had true mother's love. So she didn't know that Mrs Higgins freeted even more, a lot more than Brian after the call. Even the call was effort of nearly an hour of prepping herself. Sophia was good girl. But in the end, she was still...a girl. A young one at that. Would this betrayal from her family really not affect her?
