Gone Phishing_New Zealand Teens by K. T. Bowes

Author:K. T. Bowes [Bowes, K. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: catfish, romance mystery, love and romance, love and intrigue, mystery romance, teenage romance, phishing, facebook, suspense
Goodreads: 32611831
Publisher: Hakarimata Press
Published: 2016-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Failure

The woman dismissed the salesman, assuring him she’d be fine. Then she walked to a kitchen and filled a glass with cool water. “Drink this,” she said, putting it under Sophia’s nose. “Take a moment to get a hold of yourself.”

Sophia swallowed the water, choking on it in her haste to obey. The woman’s eyes never left her face, sitting opposite with her blonde hair sweeping around her shoulders. Sophia gulped until the glass sat empty in her fingers and no choice remained but to lift her eyes to face the woman observing her with cool interest. “Please don’t make us move here,” she said, a hiccup interjecting mid-sentence. “Can’t you let him wait until the end of the year? I won’t live with my mum and I’ve nowhere else to go.” Another tear coursed down Sophia’s face and dived off her chin.

The woman’s brow knitted and she shook her head. “Sweetheart, I don’t know who you are. I think you’ve made a mistake.”

Sophia gripped the glass in her hand and sat forward on her chair, her cheeks pink and her eyes filled with desperation. “It’s you! I recognise you from the pictures. You speak to my dad most days, please don’t lie.”

The woman sighed and reached over, taking the glass from Sophia’s twisting fingers and putting it on a coffee table between them. Her brown eyes looked kind as she sought clarity. “Who’s your father, sweetie? What’s his name?”

“Edgar Armitage!” Sophia bounced in the chair, her eyes flashing. “He thinks you’ve got work for him here and he’s resigning his job and selling our house. I don’t want to come to Palmy; my life in Hamilton is fine!”

The woman squeezed the bridge of her nose between thumb and forefinger and closed her eyes. When she opened them, determination back lit the stunning blue irises. “Start at the beginning,” she demanded. “I need you to explain.”

The story emerged in the wrong order, interspersed with remembered detail and tangents with no discernible relevance. Sophia fidgeted through the process, becoming frustrated with her companion’s sense of disbelief. “I promise you, Sophia, I’ve never spoken to your father.” She shook her long blonde hair behind her shoulder and sighed. “You’re sure he’s talking to me? I know Melody isn’t a common name but it might be someone else.”

Sophia shook her head and wiped her eyes on her wrist. “It’s you. I saw the photos.” She leaned forward. “There’s one of you on a boat and another in front of the garage.” Sophia stood and ran to the window. “You stood there by a flash Mercedes.” She raked the woman’s face for any subtle differences. “Your hair looked redder and you’ve lost weight. It was you for sure.”

Melody stood and put a hand to her mouth. “I know the photos. My husband took the one on the boat before he died.” She took a step towards Sophia and then whirled away, heading for the glass office with her heels clicking an angry beat.

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