Sophie when she was little.
The way she held the newborn wasn’t awkward.
It wasn’t uncertain.
She moved with the practiced rhythm of someone who had been caring for that child for a while.
Eventually, I couldn’t keep quiet anymore.
“How long are you planning to keep her?”
“Just a few days.”
“And after that?”
Sophie looked down.
“Her mother gets paid at the end of the week. She needs enough money to get somewhere safe.”
“Why can’t her mother keep the baby until then?”
Sophie swallowed.
“I promised I
