Feeling more

The whole house was quiet. No one had decided to speak because of how tense up everyone was. Sophia took her time cleaning up Addison's wounds.

She wore dark shades at home so no one could see her swollen eyes. Tammy sat silently on the couch. She thought it would be smarter to stay with Sophia throughout the night.

Her eyes were cloudy because of the tears. She stared down at her phone. Noah kept calling her number. She had purposely missed multiple calls from him.

“Are you okay?” Tammy asked after Sophia after had put the kids to sleep. Ava had also gone to sleep after asking so many unanswered questions.

“He called me asking where you were, I told him you were indisposed. Maybe I shouldn't have, it was out of my--”

“No, it's fine. No matter what you said or didn't say he would be able to find me anyway.” Tammy swallowed a gasp. She closed the space between herself and Sophia.

Tammy cupped Sophia's face in her palm, “Are you okay Soph?”

Sophia nodded turning her face in the op