He took a deep breath, turned around, glanced at Madam Scott, and said calmly, "Mom, don't mention Sophia Bennett anymore. I've cleared things up with her, and she won't bother me in the future."
A few days ago, when Sophia hadn't texted Christopher Scott, he was quite pleased, feeling a sense of relief.
This morning, when Sophia sent him that farewell text, he was still a bit happy.
However, the more he read the text, the more uncomfortable he felt, and the sense of happiness was replaced by an increasing sense of loss and loneliness.
This feeling invaded his life, invaded his thoughts, making the apartment he lived in for seven or eight years seem lifeless, empty.
This feeling was terrifying, so he fled, but when his mother brought up Sophia again, the feeling inexplicably worsened.
