Needless to say Leo had been shocked, and a bit angry, but hadn't shown it there. The family had finished their discussion, Sophie describing what triggered her binges and how in between she fought them, trying not to eat, but it was so hard it would hurt. After the location of the third stash though, no one had really wanted to continue, especially Leo. So they finished an hour later with a pretty good solution. Since Sophie's treatment had brought her back up to body weight, her purple clad uncle was gonna start her on Paxil, and monitor her behaviors.
In the meantime, she would be watched twice a day to make sure she ate and not purged and the scale would be locked up, only to be used by Don to keep track of her weight to make sure she was keeping healthy. She and Mikey would work hard on communicating to Marie on the astral plain for extra support, and Leo would start leading her and all of his brothers in ninjustu training again. Her stashes would be raided and food would be locked up, so she wouldn't be tempted. Plus, she would continue to care for Thomas in every other way that didn't concern food.
Mikey was also watching his daughter very carefully. Now that he was sure of what triggered Sophie's bingeing/purging behaviors, he had the tools to prevent it. One thing Sophie had mentioned was the twenty topping her father insisted on putting on his pizza. Mikey knew she had always disliked it, but she had told him all the strong, pungent smells made her nauseous and want to binge, sometimes even without stuffing her face first. Thinking about it now, he observed he could do with less, but it wouldn't be easy.
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The next morning, Sophie was awoken by the vibrating of her T-phone. She had always loved getting up early, it gave her time to wake up and organize her thoughts. This morning, Sophie would've much preferred to stay under her covers. Her head hurt and her stomach felt bloated from being forced to eat last night.
Nevertheless, she picked up the phone, taking a double take at the number. Tentatively, she answered. "Hi Jazz, what's up?" She asked, being so happy and nervous at the same time, she barely heard her response. "Sorry, what'ya say. I just woke up."
"Seriously, it's almost four in the afternoon." Jasmine started to say as Sophie grabbed her clock from the side table.
"Nantekotta, watashi wa sore ga asa no yottsuda to omotta!" Sophie panicked as Jasmine started to yell on the other side.
"Sophie, Sophie! Remember, me no Japanesey speaky!" Jasmine said trying to calm her down. Sophie caught her breath.
"Sorry Jazz. I just...I have something to do." Sophie said, looking in the crib, wondering where Thomas was.
"Ok, I just wanted to say I'm really excited for tonight and I can't wait."
"Well, that's nice." Sophie said, not really listening. "Ok, gotta go. Call ya later. Bye!" She quickly hung up the phone, Sophie's brain finally registering what Jasmine had said. "Wait, what's happening tonight?" She wondered aloud. Looking at Thomas's schedule, she found four pm and ran to the dojo where she sighed in relief. On the floor was Thomas who was sitting on the ground, playing roll the ball with Leo.
"Why didn't anyone wake me up?" She said as Leo lifted his head. Sophie could tell her uncle was still angry with her because his face went stoic, with. Sophie almost turned away, but instead made her face as unemotional and stoic as her uncle's.
"Don wanted to let you sleep." Leo said, in a slightly angry tone before looking back at Thomas who had started to hiss. Leo rolled the ball back, getting his attention slowly. "Come on Thomas, roll it back now." Leo instructed gently. Sophie huffed as she left the dojo. She knew Leo would be mad at her, but she just didn't expect him to act so harsh and dismissive. Right at that moment, she wanted to cry. All her life, she had wanted to please her uncles, and she, making one mistake ruined her relationship with her eldest uncle and the new clan leader.
Her stomach gave her that familiar lunch and she ran to the pantry. Finding it locked, she pounded the lock, which was attached to a large chain against the tan pantry, letting out a choked sob. The chains slammed against the pantry, which sparked attention. Suddenly, she heard footsteps and tried to run out of the kitchen, but was caught by a green hand. She looked back, finding her red clad uncle with a frustrated frown on his face, she knew he had seen the whole thing.
