Chapter 8: Learning how to work for myself

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Sophia: Hey, Ernie.
Ernie: Hi, Sophia. Thanks for the bait.
Elliana: Hello.
Sophia: Oh, great. You're finally awake. Are you okay? I heard you crying last night.
Elliana: Good morning, Sophia. Yeah I'm fine, I'm just missing home. What are you doing?
Sophia: Chores.
Elliana: what are Chores? I do not understand.
Sophia: No, of course not.
Elliana: Perhaps I could learn this "chores." You could teach me.
Sophia: You know, that's the best idea you've had.
Elliana: What must I do?
Sophia: We'll start you off easy. Inventory.
Elliana: Inventory?
Sophia: You know Counting. So You count what's in here, and put it in here.
Sophia's pov: hands her a bucket of worms and another bucket to put them in.
Sophia: Have fun. Oh! And when you're done, there's a whole other shelf, too.
Elliana's pov: opens the bucket and sees the worms.
Elliana: ew, this is literally disgusting...One.
Pasha: Everything okay?
Sophia: Oh, Yeah. Just peachy.
Pasha: You got the bow?
Sophia: Uh-huh.
Pasha: Stay above that line.
Sophia: What line?
Pasha: Right there.
Sophia: Okay. Dad why does Ellie hardly eat.
Pasha: In the past year she's been through a lot. She lost her father, she found laying there dead. So I guess she's just missing home as she can't contact her mum.
Sophia: Why can't she contact her?
Pasha: Because general farber has taken charge. One phone call could risk her life and give her location away.
Sophia: Oh I didn't know.
Pasha: Yeah.
Elliana: Ahhh! *the shelf falls down*
Pasha: Sophia, what's Ellie doing in the bait shop?
Sophia: Chores. Dad.
Pasha: Ellie! Are you okay?
Elliana: I'm all right. I think I need to bathe.
Pasha: Sophia, why don't you go on in and clean this up, okay?
Sophia: Why me? She's the one who did it.
Pasha: Come on, pal. I'll help you.
Sophia: *laughs*
Pasha: All right, it... It's not funny.
Sophia: Yes it is . Come on. You know it's a little funny.
Pasha: All right. Here. Go.
Sophia: You wanna laugh, too.
Pasha: No, I don't wanna laugh.
Sophia: Yes, you do.
Pasha: This is serious. Come on.
Sophia: Okay fine.
Pasha: What do you want for dinner tonight?
Sophia: Pizza.
Pasha: Pizza? We had pizza last night. How about... How about burgers?
Sophia: How about this? Pizza and burgers.
Pasha: Pizza and burgers.
Sophia: Yeah. I wanna do both.
Pasha: One as an appetiser, or just together?
Sophia: I don't know.

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