I Never Imagined ✔️

Chapter 46: Uncovered

 I don't feel any better today. You could say that I feel a little bit worse. It's hard to describe all the emotions that I feel in one sentence. I could write an entire essay about it. If only my English teacher would let us do that. I would get an A+ in the class. But either ways, I stay miserable for the whole day. I have no reason to be happy.

My mom was rather chill with the whole situation. She knew that fights were a normal part of a relationship, because she recalled her and my dad going through one long before they were married. My dad and my brother were livid, however. 

After I told them both the whole story, I could practically see the steam shooting from their ears. I'm pretty sure my dad wanted to choke Ray at that point, while Anthony wanted to do much worse. I didn't let them do that, because he's still human.

"You'll need this," Sonia's voice says, while setting down the grocery bag. I don't move one muscle from my bed, and just continue to be wrapped in the many layers of blankets. Sonia sighs. 

"Sophia, you can't be miserable forever. You have to get up and actually do things," Sonia says. I sigh. "I have no reason to be happy right now. I feel so awful," I say. Sonia rubs my back. 

"I'm not asking you to be happy. I just want you to talk to me. I brought ice cream. Oreo ice cream," she says, and I know she's trying to bribe me with the last option. Smart girl, I tell you. I sit myself up and I look at her. Sonia flinches a little bit when she sees me. 

"Yikes. You don't look too good, Sophia," she says. I shrug. "I don't really care, Sonia. I'm too sad to care," I say, as she opens the Oreo ice cream. 

"Fine. That's fair enough. But I'm here to help you drown your sorrows. Here," she says, while placing the carton in my lap and handing me a spoon. When my fingers wrap around the spoon, I immediately go in and start to inhale the ice cream. Sonia just looks at me with a weird face while she brings out her mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

"I thought you were insane, but then I remembered they're Oreos. Of course you're going to inhale it. But seriously, SLOW DOWN! You're going to choke!" Sonia says. I give her the "don't tell me how to live my life" look as I continue to down my ice cream. 

"You know, Sophia, you're going to have to deal with him either ways. You're the VP of the student council, and prom is coming up next month. You're going to have to face him when it comes to those things," Sonia says. I sigh. 

"Don't remind me. I'm probably going to have some civil conversation, but I don't know if we're even going to go anything past that. It'll be too awkward for us," I say, as I nibble on a piece of Oreo. 

"Well, it's a start. I get that you guys want a break, but honestly, if it becomes too much, I will drag you by the hair and make you guys talk like I did in the 7th grade. I don't care if you're screaming. I'm going to make you guys talk," Sonia says, as she continues to lick her ice cream. I shrug. 

"Good luck with that. Ray will probably run as I'm coming," I say, and before Sonia can sass me any further, a knock comes at the door. 

"Sophia. I have some people that want to see you," Anthony's voice says at the door. I sigh. 

"Bring them in," I tell him. The door then swings open, and three familiar guys are standing there. My three remaining guy friends, Rob, Henry, and Vince. Along with Ray, they've been my friends since I was waddling around in diapers, speaking a mix of gibberish and English.

 I haven't seen them in so long. I saw Rob and Henry over Thanksgiving break, and the last time I saw Vince was a year ago, when he was visiting from Canada. It feels good to see them again.