Chapter 4
Is This My Life?
Whilst the decision not to leave with Edgar presented more problems than it solved, it also brought comfort. Having a consensus of agreement gave Sophia options; she just didn’t know what they were yet. The couple drank their cooling coffees while the laptop ran through its boot up routine on the table and Sophia wrestled fear and panic into a state of veiled annoyance and dogged determination.
“I need to look for a job first,” Sophia stated between sips. “Something after school and at weekends, so I can pay to stay somewhere. Isn’t there an allowance I can get until I’m eighteen?”
Dane nodded. “But your parents or the state need to disenfranchise you. The care worker helped with my case because my dad’s dead and my mother’s in rehab.” His brows knitted. “Can
