Chapter 21: Weled Sonia
Andrea was still trying to make sense of the sudden almost kis” that had left her face burning hot, when Daten made an abrupt from his sitting position and headed to the door with a diencken his lave. She was so confused that at that exact moment, she could hardly determine stut role. was playing Ronia, whom all expected to be of Andra, the lake stuck
The door opted, crvealing a very fragile looking woman. It was nanny Jia who Andrea had only hinandabout and not seen befer. The woman, out of her senses for a moment and with ber
slike sorts, bolted to her and wands embraider.
*Sonia” enied Nanny lia with a choked velce, “Where have you been? I was so worried about you. You look very different.
Alfast, Andrea trane not knowing how to respond. But almost in an instant, as if toeven make her more self–conscious, are leaned in closer, this time, closer and to her ear, he had said, ” That’s many lia. She used to the case of Sonia.*
That helped Andrea in tegaining het composare very quickly. She need the Lavor to the woman and tried to make it the kind who one is meeting a loved one after a long time. Andana would feel the heated manny Jianace, the forseen in her touch president that she was really happy to see.
*Shave missed you granny,” Andira cooked her lipstominic Sonia’s voice. Those words felt different to her, yet as if she had won them before, like a dramatist trying a costume of
Jia slightly withikew while still clutching her ame, worry etched on her face as he lied though Anda. “You have changed a fot,” she saidas if struck by something. “What have you been doing for the last couple of years? Den told me that you went for a vacation, on acre? Did you how a quaria!”
The bombshell subjugated Andrea’s composure at once. She was not ready for this and even more, for the bunge of the questions that sought for a response that was absent. She threw a quick look in the duction of Daten who seemed to be perfectly fine just a few paces away as his wide detached look only encouraged her to keep playing this charade.
“Uh, y–yes_I went on a cruise just for some relaxation,” Andrea replied thoughtfully, her voice trading off. There was just too much stuff |
Nanny Ja’s expressioned to way she tried to understand what Andica meant “Space? With Daren? she repeated, this time much softer. “You used to tell me everything Sonia.s
my life at that point. I wanted to get away” “Who don’t you say anything now? Was it too horrible?*
Truthfully, Andrea felt the walls clesing in on her However, the forced herself to smile. *Na, nothing hellish, I simply required some time out, to decide something”
Jia looked at her for a moment longer and then sowed hate a little. “You have always been strong, Sonia, the remarked in a low voice. “But you are different now. You have…. changed, Nather, You have changed. Are you alright?”
Anda pallowed the feeling she had concerning the pretense. Continuing with the lie was necessary; there was naging back now. “I’m okay Nanny, Andrea replied in a low but firm voice. “I promise.”
Nanny lia did not have a choice but to come to teams with her sentul acceptance. However, a small load of uncertainty still hung in her eye. You can call me anytime you feel aktive, she said kandy, enclosing her ones again into her warmth “t’s been ages since we last saw each other.”
“I missed you too,” Andrea said, already feeling the quis of the falsehood When released her and Daren sprung into the picture, it felt to her like she was derulating away from herself when this confused blend of portraits.
Who was she at present? Sonia? Or Anda?
And for how long would she be able to presend until she was unmasked, without everything crumbling around her?
As soon as nanny lia Depped Back Daten slid his arms around Andrea, enveloping her in a sweet embrace, His voice dropped to a conspiratorial tone as he whispered in her ear, “I missed liv And so the fun she did, nanny.”
Andrea’s heart raced in panic as she fought for composure by Date’sembrare even without knowing who in this charade she was looking this man provided wrapped around her and she felt peaceful, even if she was restless just moments ag
Andrea or Sonia Butonlook at the com
Mary Jia et mutabath and rolled her eyes and shook her head. “And that is why you went off on a break,” she said, framing just a little “I thought it was the other way of lesting
There was a pause from Andrea as she held her breath in She piled her head to Dare, astonished.
- d. “Wretchedness” the repeated in a soft wo
Having no sight of Andrea’s face, Nanny said with much morety. “You Because Daren was not in his element without you.“Turning in look at Andrew, she added: “I could tell there was some problem, but he did not go into details. It has been the years since I first met him. Look at my baby now,” she said, taking Andrea’s face in her hands and staring at her with melst eyes. “I think your hair has also reduced. Are you eating well? Don’t bother, I am here now.”
There was a lot going on in Andrea’s und Sonia had been depressed? How could she have possibly missed that? Daren had not talked about that before. In that instant, the childish burdans of the role began toscane Daren even more The character she was playing was a tough one harder than she had anticipated
Dom’s hand which was placed on her back had changed from being gentle to a bit tense, bringing the urge to emind her to focus. He shot her a quick look which if manslaced into word would have read “Igor this,” before shotting his gaze to the mamy Ira
anny,‘ he untered with a light laugh, though his eyes remained serious. “I did not want to distress you. Sonia was going through plenty of issues, but she is stronger than that! Nanty accepted the explanation, her perspective having shifted, although she still looked concerned, “Well, that’s alright. I mean, at least, she is line. I will see to it that she is alright.” Andera smiled out of necessity, wishing it could allow her to appreciate the most wealthy aspect of the conversation. She directed her sight sightly cards Daan, wishing for him to help bridge the difference that she could not
But as for her, she fell as though she was stilte informed, though she felt she had enough information, What other truche bout Sonia was she ate of? And how was she going to do that, maintain this presence, without knowing everything?
