Chapter 616 - Crazy season (2/2)

Bridgette realized that Sophia is onto her and only options available are to come up with a lie or to tell the truth. She took a deep breath and spoke timidly: ”Yesterday… we were attacked and… Anna was kidnapped.”

”WHY WERE YOU HIDING THIS?”, Sophia roared.

”Everything is fine now…” Bridgette quickly spoke. ”Jeff, Sarah and Aiden saved Anna, and she was not hurt.”

”Details!”, Sophia demanded.

”I really don't know more than this. They knocked me out and when I woke up, Steve was next to me in the hospital. Only later I found out that kidnappers took Anna and left me behind.”

Sophia grabbed her phone and stepped out, leaving Felix to finish his talk with Bridgette.

She called JoAnna. Sophia thought she will lose her mind when phone rang all the way until it reached voicemail three times.

Sophia decided to call Sarah.

Sarah answered after few rings with a nasal voice.

”Are you crying?”, Sophia immediately asked.

Sarah was not successful in suppressing her sniffles. She was sitting in Aiden's lap and they just finished their talk about not separating.

”Yes.”, Sarah admitted. There is no point in hiding, Sophia heard her.

”Why are you crying?”

Sarah thought for a second how to respond… she remembered why she is crying, and she was upset that Aiden wanted them to separate. Sarah decided that it's time for her to get some sisterly support in scolding him for having such ideas. Besides, she will not lie.

”I'm crying because Aiden told me that it's best if I leave him…”

Aiden looked at Sarah in disbelief.

Sophia was shocked to hear Sarah's words. ”What?!! Where is he?”

”Here…”

”Put me on speaker!”, Sophia demanded.

Sarah tapped her phone. ”You are on speaker…”

”Aiden?” Sophia's stern voice came from the speaker.

Aiden felt danger seeping from the phone Sarah was holding. ”Yes…”

”YOU BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU MAKE MY BABY SISTER CRY?!” Sophia roared.

Aiden was not sure how to respond. He felt wronged. But at the same time, that was the truth… he told Sarah to leave and that made her cry.

”What exactly are you thinking?!!”, Sophia continued. ”You just got engaged, and you already want to break up? What kind of a man are you? … I know you love each other, and I don't know what happened, but whatever it is, you need to work it out, together. How can you give up on her so easily?”

Sophia paused to take a breath and Aiden used this chance to defend himself: ”I don't want to break up with her… I was just concerned that she will be hurt.”

Sophia stopped talking and analyzed what he said. She didn't miss that he spoke in past tense which means that he changed his mind.

”You are worried that Sarah will get hurt? She is used to physical damage. But if you push her away, no matter how good your intentions are, you will give her an injury that can't be fixed with ointments, stitches and bandages. Aiden, the world is not a kind place, and a lot of people will make Sarah cry. Don't be one of them. Sarah is not weak, but she needs your support and you can give it only if you are by her side.”

Sarah felt Aiden's hold on her tighten. She closed her eyes and emotions gushed from her in the form of another flood of tears because of Sophia's words. ”Thank you, big sis.”

”Don't thank me! What is going on there? Did you enter a crazy season? Few days I don't hear from you, and today I found out that Bridgette ended up in a hospital, Anna got kidnapped, Aiden wants you two to split up, and you are crying…” Sophia exhaled sharply, trying to release some of her built up frustration.

”It's a mess…”, Sarah didn't know how else to explain.

”Video call… tonight, when Anna is done with her shift in the hospital!”, Sophia demanded.