Chapter 4 – The End

Charlie stared at the phone replaying the short conversation in his head. What was wrong with Sophie. Why was she so upset and where the hell was she.

As soon as he heard the front door he ran from the kitchen to see a tearful Sophie standing in the hall looking at him with heartbroken eyes.

"What's wrong?" he said rawly.

She burst into tears and he instinctively closed the distance and held her. He could feel her rest her head on his shoulder but she didn't wrap her arms around him. After a long minute – when her sobs had quietened – he took a measured step back from her.

For a few minutes he looked into her eyes. The showed nothing but distress.